Design and Innovation Intern at PATH

PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms-vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations-that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passio...
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Design and Innovation Intern

  • Job TypeContract
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldInternships / Volunteering 

Description of the project the intern will complete

  • Assist in synthesizing learnings to create a comprehensive technical document for projects across the Living Labs portfolio starting with the LIFTUP project.
  • Rapidly gather information through desk research and document reviews.
  • Conduct key informant interviews and engage with users if needed.
  • Develop written technical case studies and project outcomes documenting learnings and insights.
  • Collaborate with project teams and other stakeholders.
  • Adhere to Living Labs procedures for human subjects’ research including privacy and confidentiality.

Description of the learning objectives and goals of the internship

By the end of the internship, they will be able to:

  • Understand how to apply HCD in a development sector
  • Learn about the HCD principles and use.
  • Write concise and professional technical case studies

Proposed activities for the internship

  • Synthesis of collected data from co-design workshops.
  • Writing findings and insights from project user research activities.
  • Working with the team to assist in any documentation needed.
  • Formulating recommendations for projects

Benefit to intern

  • Building their professional capacity in a fast-paced environment in health.
  • Learn about application of human-centered design

Description of skills and experience the intern should have

  • Ability to engage users through virtual tools.
  • Ability to multitask and work on different projects.
  • Comfortable with working openly and transparently, sharing works-in-progress, failures, successes, and lessons-learned.
  • Creative and curious.
  • Voracious learner.
  • Passionate about addressing health issues in low-resource settings.
  • Receptive to and values open and honest feedback from colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Fearless about sharing ideas.
  • Independent thinker that takes initiative.
  • A Bachelor’s degree in design, engineering, product management or research.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to PATH on path.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

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