Sponsor Relations Intern

Background Information

ChildFund is an international child-centered development organization. We are a member of the ChildFund Alliance; a global network of 12 organizations that assists more than 60 million children in 60 countries around the world. ChildFund Kenya works through 12 local partners (LP’s) comprised of 38 community organizations in 26 counties. The thematic areas that we focus on are Child Protection, Household Economic Strengthening, Early Childhood Development, Education, WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene), Emergency Response, Health and Nutrition. Our three-fold mission is to help deprived, excluded and vulnerable children improve their lives and become adults who bring positive changes to their communities; to promote societies that value, protect and advance the worth and rights of children; and to enrich supporters’ lives through their support of our cause.

Objectives:

Active participation of sponsored children with their families in Sponsorship and Program Activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in timely processing of general children and sponsor correspondences.
• Ensure high quality and timely downloading of sponsor mail from the Donor Portal.
• Ensure timely uploading of electronic children’s mail to the Letter Translation Exchange.
• Printing of the donor mail and submitting them to the Implementing Partners.
• Always ensure personal responsiveness and adherence to child safeguarding policy and procedures, and make sure all risks are mitigated, and child safeguarding is at all times integrated in sponsorship intervention and activities.
• Performing any other task as assigned by the supervisor

PREFERED COMPETENCES

• Strong interpersonal communication skills; ability to work and communicate with employees of all levels.
• Good written and oral communication skills in English; fluency in Swahili required.
• Computer proficiency in general office software applications (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in international development, child development, community development, or a related field.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Ability to work independently and with minimum supervision to meet strict deadlines.
• Ready to abide by ChildFund’s safeguarding policies.

Duration of service: 6 months

*Interested candidates who meet the above qualifications should send their application letter **indicating in the subject line the program he/she is applying to** and a CV, to **KenyaHR@childfund.org** to reach us not later than **Monday, 14th July 2025.*** *ChildFund Kenya is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.* ***Job disclaimer and notification:*** *Beware of scams - ChildFund Kenya does not ask for payment at any point during our recruitment process.*