PSC Announces Mass Recruitment of Interns in Ministries,Departments and Agencies; How To Apply

The Public Service Commission (PSC) on Tuesday, August 13 advertised internship opportunities for interested and qualified Kenyans who upon being successful will be posted to various Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

In a notice, PSC revealed that the recruitment is part and parcel of its Public Service Internship Programme (PSIP), a Government youth empowerment programme whose main objective is to offer college graduates the opportunity to gain hands-on experience and build skills in order to enhance their chances for employment, networking and entrepreneurship.

“The Public Service Commission (PSC) is pleased to announce the recruitment of interns (Cohort 7) under the PSIP for the Financial Year 2024/2025,” the notice read in part.

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Those interested in the internship positions must however wield a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university.

Furthermore, they must have graduated not earlier than the year 2018; and be proficient in computer skills.

Successful candidates will undertake the following duties, which are not limited to;

1. Completing duties mutually agreed upon and assigned by the supervisors;
2. Documenting relevant skills acquired in their areas of deployment; and
3. Actively participating in any relevant mentorship activities and additional responsibilities designed for the programme.

The internship programme is for a duration of 12 months, without any possibility of renewal.

In terms of stipend, the interns will be paid at a rate which will be determined by the government.

On successful completion of the Internship Programme, the interns will be awarded a certificate. 

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How To Apply

“Interested and qualified graduates are requested to make their applications through the Commission's job portal accessible through www.publicservice.go.ke or www.psckjobs.go.ke by September 2, 2024,” the notice added.

The Public Service Internship Programme is a Government initiative to offer an opportunity for college graduates to acquire and develop valuable technical and professional skills while gaining work experience. The Commission first rolled out the programme in the financial year 2019/2020 with budgetary funding from the exchequer.

The programme aims to enhance youth development and employability by creating clear linkages between education, training and work and providing hands-on experience to build upon skills learned in the classroom and give them a competitive edge in the job market

It also aims to indoctrinate the interns on public service etiquette, values and ethics, establish a database of skills available to the public service for future HR needs and promote inclusivity, and diversity as envisaged in the Constitution

PSIP furthermore offers the youth financial incentives through payment of a stipend and exposes them to possibilities of entrepreneurship.

The internship programme comes a few days after the State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs announced that it is recruiting Kenyans who will serve as enumerators, a move that adds to the expanding opportunities for Kenyan youth to work in government positions.

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An enumerator is a professional who gathers citizen data for the Census by visiting specific households. He or she needs skills in navigation for efficient travel, customer service for effective interviewing, technology for data collection and analysis and foreign language proficiency to communicate with diverse communities.

The individual visits neighborhoods and households with records not recorded in the Census and collects as well as records demographic information, such as age, religion and location from residents.

“The State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs will be recruiting casuals for twenty-one (21) days to serve as enumerators to carry out data collection in the counties of Uasin Gishu (658), Bomet (521), Nyeri (312), Nakuru (1,002), Siaya (495), Kiambu (833), Nandi (432), Nairobi (1,495), Embu (276), Busia (730), Trans Nzoia (425) and Kericho (380),” the job notice by the State Department read in part on Wednesday, August 7.

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