About KEPSA
Kenya Private Sector Alliance is the apex body for private sector in Kenya. KEPSA brings together local and foreign business associations, federations, chambers of commerce, professional bodies, corporates including multinationals, large and medium-sized corporates, SMEs and start-ups from all sectors of the economy, representing over 1 million businesses locally and over 45million businesses globally through the membership of ICC-Kenya Chapter. We enable these businesses to speak with one voice when engaging Government, development partners and other stakeholders on cross-cutting policy issues affecting private sector development and we implement programs that ensure the social-economic development of the country including women and youth empowerment.
KEPSA serves as a federation of over 80 Associations and professional bodies. In the EAC region, KEPSA serves as the national focal point of the East African Business Council and engages closely with peer apex bodies in the EAC region to resolve any emerging business issues as well as to promote trade and investment.
Program Description
KEPSA together with the Ministry of Information, Communications and Digital Economy and with funding from the Mastercard Foundation, has partnered in the implementation of components of the Ajira Digital Program with an aim of enabling over 1 million Kenyan young women and men to access dignified and fulfilling work through digital platforms over three years.
In 2016, The Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Information, communications and digital economy developed and established the Ajira Digital Program to bridge the gap between skills demand and lack of jobs. The program aims to introduce young people to digital and digitally-enabled work and provide the tools, training and mentorship needed for young people to work and earn an income with dignity. The program also seeks to contribute to the attainment of the country's vision 2030 objective of becoming a globally competitive knowledge- based middle-income economy in an increasingly digital world.
The Ajira Digital Program aims to introduce young people to digital and digitally-enabled work and provide the tools, training and mentorship needed for young people to work and earn an income with dignity achieving the country's objective of a globally competitive knowledge-based middle-income economy in an increasingly digital world. The program vision is to position Kenya as a choice labor destination for multinational companies as well as encourage local companies and public sector to create digital work and thus catapult Kenya onto the Global map, recognized as a Freelance hub. The Ajira Digital Program covers five programs across the supply, demand and linkage aspects of the job’s ecosystem:
Supply: Provide access to training and mentorship (work readiness and up-skilling opportunities)
Program 1: Operationalization of existing Ajira Youth Empowerment Centre (AYECs).
Program 2: Institutionalize Ajira Digital Clubs and curriculum in higher-level learning institutions (TVETS and Universities)
Demand: Increase local availability of dignified work
Program 3: e-Government: Public Sector providing digital work
Program 4: Private sector engagement: Support of digital platforms Linkage: Enhance central linkage/information repository for all stakeholders & beneficiaries
Program 5: Revamp of the existing Ajira Digital Portal (https://ajiradigital.go.ke/) to offer relevant and timely labour information to benefit the ecosystem needed to grow digital and digital-enabled opportunities.
Job Summary
The Business Development Intern will play a pivotal role in supporting the Ajira Digital Program's objectives, with a primary focus on fostering Private Sector Engagement. This entails working closely with partners to create job opportunities for enrolled young individuals. The intern will contribute to strategic planning and operational execution, facilitating the outsourcing of digital and digitally-enabled work by partners and the private sector
Your Data
If you choose to apply for this position, you will be providing us with your Personal Data, which we will process for the purposes of selecting a candidate for the position only.
We will keep the Personal Data you share with us as part of the application process for six months from the deadline for application, after which it will be deleted.
Your Personal Data will be accessed only by our HR Staff managing the recruitment process, as well as the members of the selection panel.
You have the right to:
a) ask us for access to your Personal Data and for information about how we process it;
b) to ask us to rectify the Personal Data we have on record for you;
c) to ask us to delete your Personal Data or restrict its use; and
d) to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
To exercise these rights, please contact; [email protected]
If you have any concerns or complaints about how KEPSA processes your Personal Data, please submit them to [email protected]
