Youth Design Intern

JOB DESCRIPTION

ABOUT YLABS

YLabs (ylabsglobal.org) designs programs that address the key health challenges facing disadvantaged youth. We work with governments and partner organizations to create, evaluate and scale solutions designed with young people that address the key health, economic and social challenges facing today’s youth. We bring a unique mix of human-centered design, impact evaluation, adolescent medicine, and implementation know-how to the global problems facing youth. Founded, in 2014, our work has received international innovation awards from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Packard Foundation.

JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking a Youth Design Intern for an exciting role with YLabs to support the CyberRwanda project, a youth-facing digital platform that combines an edutainment webcomic, with family planning and reproductive health and economic empowerment information and online ordering of contraceptives and other pharmaceutical products. You will play an integral part of our team in representing and advocating for youth perspectives in our technology and service design. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in the human-centered design approach, while working to improve access to health services for youth.

YOU WILL:

• Support the team in researching and testing of our youth-focused projects
• Support training and advocating for youth perspectives within healthcare and schools
• Participate in interviewing youth, pharmacists, and school professionals to determine how to improve CyberRwanda from the youth perspective
• Help the team come up with improvements and innovations to enhance the user experience for young people
• Receive training in human centered design and gain experience working at the intersection of technology and health

YOU HAVE:

• A passion for addressing issues facing youth, especially surrounding health
• Experience working in roles educating, training or supporting other young people is desirable
• Excited to learn new skills and help young people thrive
• Excellent writing and speaking skills
• Sensitivity, excellent listening skills, and kindness towards others
• Detail-oriented, observant, and eager to learn
• Comfortable with technology, such as digital learning and using new platforms
• Fluent in Kinyarwanda and English
• Are between the ages of 18 and 26

LOCATION

This role is based in Kigali, Rwanda. Given the current circumstances due to COVID-19, our office is subject to occupancy guidelines and much of the work will be conducted remotely.

BENEFITS

Salary range: RWF 6,250,000 to RWF 8,625,000, commensurate with experience. This is a 12-month contract, subject to 15% withholding tax.

To apply, send a resume and cover letter to [email protected] with the subject line “Youth Design Intern”. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. All YLabs offers of employment are conditional on satisfactory background check and criminal record clearances.

ABOUT YLABS’ COMPENSATION

YLabs adheres to Project Fair’s principles and standards to establish equity in pay with the overriding principle of “equal pay for work of equal value” outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals. All salary ranges are based on level within the organization and are competitive to regional and national salary benchmarks, based on the respective office location.