Intern - (The Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA)

CoM SSA is co-funded by the European Union (EU), the German Federal Ministry of Economic
Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Spanish Agency for International Development (AECID) and is co-implemented by GIZ, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Expertise France (EF), and the Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID). BMZ's contribution is commissioned through the GIZ Multi-Donor Platform Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Investments in Cities (CIVIC), including the CoM SSA and the C40 Cities Finance Facility (CFF). The CIVIC platform supports cities in advancing inclusive, climate-smart infrastructure by fostering international partnerships and leveraging public and private investment for resilient urban development.

GIZ implements CoM SSA Phase IV in collaboration with national and local stakeholders in four
focus countries—Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria. The GIZ CIVIC–CoM SSA team operates from Brussels, Berlin, Bonn, and in-country offices across the focal countries, ensuring close coordination between local implementation and global policy dialogue.

In pursuit of the attainment of project goals, the CoM SSA project is recruiting an intern to provide crucial support to the entire CoM SSA team (Country team and international colleagues) to ensure the smooth operation and implementation of project activities, focusing on organization, communication, and data handling.

The intern will work under the direct supervision of the National Project Advisors with the support of the head of project based in Brussels, Belgium.

The intern will gain practical experience by performing the following activities across the various facets of the CoM SSA project and contributing meaningfully to its objectives.

1. Specific Technical Tasks

• Developing a Flood Early Warning Information System (FEWIS)-Mombasa
  

• Integrated River Sub Catchment Plan Development, Njoro, Nakuru
  

• Developing Blue-Green Infrastructure Strategy for Nairobi city:
  

• Support the Urban Smart Energy (USE) project preparation for financing Nakuru, Kisumu
  and Mombasa and any other partner to be identified.

• Provide technical support in reviewing Mombasa County Building Code.
  

• Support the establishment of a Climate and Energy Innovation hub in Nakuru county.
  

• Support the operationalization of Nyamira county’s Solid Waste Strategy
  

2. General Administrative Support

• Coordinate internal and external meetings: schedule, send invitations, prepare agendas, take notes, and develop meeting reports/minutes.
  

• Provide logistical support for events, workshops, or training sessions (e.g., venue booking, material preparation, participant registration, capturing photos and videos).
  

• Draft and format routine correspondence, emails, and official letters.
  

• Maintain organized digital and physical filing systems for project documents, contracts, and communications.
  

• Supporting partners and external consultants with various tasks, ensure smooth
  coordination with partners and external consultants.

3. Monitoring and Communications Support

• Support the collection and entry of monitoring data related to SEACAP implementation, energy access improvements, and mitigation/adaptation actions from signatory cities.
  
• Assist in compiling data and preparing preliminary drafts for project progress reports, performance indicators, and impact assessments.
  
• Draft articles or social media posts to highlight project achievements, city successes, and upcoming events for GIZ and CoM SSA newsletters, website, and social media.
  
• Assist in maintaining contact lists for partners, cities, and other stakeholders, and support outreach campaigns.
  
• Share monitoring forms (e.g., attendance sheets, satisfaction surveys) with M&E focal point.
  

4. Knowledge Management Support

• Assist in collecting, categorizing, filling and disseminating reports, case studies, and other
  relevant documents from CoM SSA cities and partners, ensuring easy retrieval.
• Support the upkeep of the CoM SSA internal database (MS Teams), ensuring information is accurate, up-to-date, and accessible through data entry, quality checks, and content
  uploads.
• Help draft concise summaries or abstracts of key documents for broader dissemination.
  

• Identify and curate external resources (e.g., relevant research, funding mechanisms and opportunities, climate tools) valuable to CoM SSA cities, and help integrate them into the
  knowledge database (MS Teams).

• Assist in preparing materials for peer-to-peer learning sessions, webinars, or workshops, drawing from collected knowledge and best practices.
  

5. General Obligations

• Familiarize with GIZ's planning, implementation, visibility guidelines, and information
  procedures

• Represent and defend the interests of the project
  

• Perform any other tasks assigned by the supervisor or line manager.
  

Qualifications and specialist knowledge (optional, if required)

Qualification

• Have a minimum of bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Geo-Informatics, or other related fields.
  

Other Competencies and Skills

• Must have proficient knowledge on database management systems and application development.
  
• Adequate understanding of the ICT infrastructure installation.
  
• Strong attention to detail; reliable and self-starting personality
  
• Very good time management and flexibility in working
  
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written); Full professional proficiency in English
  
• A great professional attitude and ability to work in a diverse and multicultural team/environment
  
• Experience on knowledge management, writing and publication will be an added advantage.