Internship | Job Vacancies at Aga Khan University Hospital

Aga Khan University Hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan and Nairobi, Kenya are private, not-for-profit institutions providing high quality health care. The Main Hospitals serve as the principal sites for clinical training for the University's Medical Colleges and Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Pakistan and East Africa. Our Vision of Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is to be the premier, tertiary, teaching and referral health care facility in sub-Saharan Africa. ​For over fifty years, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH) has been taking care of families in East Africa. As a private, not-for-profit hospital, we strive to provide access to quality healthcare to all who need it. At AKUH, patients are our first priority. Our team of medical professionals, faculty and staff are here to provide you and your loved ones with the highest standards of healthcare. 

Receptionist, Cancer Centre at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Description

Job Summary

To provide professional reception, administrative, client-service, and sample coordination support to the NGS Unit by managing front-office activities, facilitating communication and appointments, maintaining accurate records, and supporting the efficient flow and documentation of samples received and dispatched by the Unit.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage the NGS Unit reception and serve as the first point of contact for clients, visitors, clinicians, and other stakeholders.
  • Receive and route samples delivered to the NGS Unit in accordance with established procedures.
  • Maintain a comprehensive log of all samples received and/or sent/dispatched by the NGS Unit.
  • Ensure sample records contain all required information and are kept current.
  • Flag discrepancies or missing sample information to the relevant NGS Unit staff.
  • Coordinate appointments and routine client enquiries.
  • Manage telephone calls, emails, messages, and other correspondence.
  • Maintain accurate administrative and sample-related records.
  • Support filing, scanning, photocopying, data entry, and document management.
  • Assist with meetings, workshops, training sessions, and other NGS Unit activities.
  • Support maintenance of reception and administrative supplies.
  • Maintain confidentiality of patient, laboratory, and institutional information.
  • Comply with hospital, NGS Unit, quality, safety, and infection prevention procedures.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

  • Diploma in Business Administration, Secretarial Studies, Health Records, Health Administration, or a related field.
  • Additional training in customer service, records management, or healthcare administration will be an added advantage.

Relevant Experience

  • Previous experience in a hospital, laboratory, healthcare, or other professional service environment is preferred.
  • Experience in reception, customer service, records management, or administrative support.
  • Experience maintaining registers, logs, or electronic records.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and basic data-entry systems.

Apply: https://aku.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=26000467&lang=en

Management Trainee, Aspire Future Leaders Program, Human Resource at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Description

Introduction to Aspire Future Leaders Programme

Aspire Future Leaders Programme is a fast-track twelve-month job rotation, which serves as a catalyst for career development. The programme serves as a strategic talent pipeline, aimed at nurturing future leaders by immersing participants in meaningful, real-world work and cross-functional learning experiences

The components of the programme have been weaved together such that our trainees emerge with valuable insights, the ‘know-how’ to deliver, and confidence to make meaningful decisions pertaining to their future careers.

The programme includes global exposure, mentorship, leadership networking opportunities and customized learning and development opportunities.  

We invite applicants from Kenya and Uganda to join this exciting program, offering a clear career pathway for growth and development.

Responsibilities

  • The rotation programme will help to gain functional expertise. They will be working on assigned projects in their departments of rotation. These may include:
  • Review HR processes, systems, and global best practices to identify opportunities for enhancing human capital management and organizational effectiveness.
  • Support executive search and talent acquisition initiatives through market research, talent mapping, and industry analysis.
  • Participate in Learning and Development programs, including training coordination, internship support, and volunteer engagement initiatives.
  • Assist the Office of Wellbeing, Employee Engagement, and Belonging in developing and implementing employee-focused programs and annual engagement initiatives.
  • Contribute to special projects focused on process automation, system enhancements, operational efficiency, and the implementation of new HR initiatives.
  • Support data collection, analysis, and reporting activities to generate workforce insights and improve decision-making through HR analytics.
  • Develop analytical skills and apply data-driven approaches to identify trends, measure outcomes, and support strategic human resource planning.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on initiatives that enhance employee experience, organizational culture, and business performance.

 Requirements

  • Master’s or Bachelor’s degree, preferably ongoing in Human Resource or related field.
  • -Maximum one(1) year of relevant  experience.
  • Applicants must demonstrate strong academic performance.
  • Applicants must be residing or have permission to work in the country of application

Apply: Job Description - Management Trainee, Aspire Future Leaders Program, Human Resource (260002YC)

The Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa is hiring: Operations and Business Development Manager


The Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa is seeking an experienced professional to provide operational leadership while driving business development, service growth and strategic initiatives across the hospital.

The role brings together hospital operations, business development, marketing, strategic partnerships and service-line growth, with responsibility for strengthening service delivery, market presence and sustainable growth.

Candidates should have relevant management experience, strong leadership and analytical capabilities, and experience in operations, business development, marketing or related healthcare commercial activities.

Application deadline: 9th October 2026
Please indicate the position you are applying for in the email subject line.

Please note: AKHS does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

Management Trainee – Facilities Administration Office at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Description

Introduction to Aspire Future Leaders Programme

Aspire Future Leaders Programme is a fast-track twelve-month job rotation, which serves as a catalyst for career development. The programme serves as a strategic talent pipeline, aimed at nurturing future leaders by immersing participants in meaningful, real-world work and cross-functional learning experiences. It is designed to offer core professional skills through project-based learning, mentorship and exposure to processes and systems. 

The components of the programme have been weaved together such that our trainees emerge with valuable insights, the ‘know-how’ to deliver, and confidence to make meaningful decisions pertaining to their future careers.

The programme includes global exposure, mentorship, leadership networking opportunities and customized learning and development opportunities.  

We invite applicants from Kenya to join this exciting program, offering a clear career pathway for growth and development.

Responsibilities

  • Learning & Technical Development – Participate in structured training, coaching, mentorship, leadership development, competency assessments, and departmental rotations across engineering functions.
  • Asset & Inventory Management – Assist with asset data management and asset inventory verification.-
  • Digital Facilities Management – Participate in digital facilities management by supporting CMMS data management, maintenance performance monitoring, predictive maintenance analysis, and the preparation of maintenance reports and dashboards
  • Compliance & Accreditation Support – Support digital records, compliance documentation, accreditation activities, and departmental KPI reporting
  • Engineering Projects – Support the planning, coordination, monitoring, and documentation of engineering projects while gaining exposure to project management processes and stakeholder engagement.
  • Operational Efficiency – Participate in process improvement initiatives and support the review of engineering guidelines, procedures, programmes, and departmental policies.
  • Performance Monitoring – Assist in monitoring and analyzing utility performance, equipment reliability, energy consumption, maintenance KPIs, and downtime trends.
  • Upcoming projects – Engage in innovative upcoming objects that are prioritized by the Engineering Department.

Requirements

  • Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
  • Recent graduate or up to one(1) year of relevant engineering experience.
  • Industrial attachment or internship in facilities management, utilities, building services, or hospital engineering will be an added advantage.
  • Applicants must be residing or have permission to work in the country of application

We’re looking for graduates and young professionals known for their excellence—both academically and professionally. These individuals are committed, curious, and quick to adapt in a fast-changing world. They’re confident communicators, bold thinkers, and lifelong learners who invest their most valuable resource (time) into broadening their knowledge, skills, and experiences across both social and professional spheres.

Apply: https://aku.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl

Management Trainee – Strategic Communication at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Description

Introduction to Aspire Future Leaders Programme

We’re looking for graduates and young professionals known for their excellence—both academically and professionally. These individuals are committed, curious, and quick to adapt in a fast-changing world. They’re confident communicators, bold thinkers, and lifelong learners who invest their most valuable resource (time) into broadening their knowledge, skills, and experiences across both social and professional spheres.

Aspire Future Leaders Programme is a fast-track twelve months job rotation, which serves as a catalyst for career development.  It is designed to offer core professional skills through project-based learning, mentorship and exposure to processes and systems. 

The components of the programme have been weaved together such that our trainees emerge with valuable insights, the ‘know-how’ to deliver, and confidence to make meaningful decisions pertaining to their future careers.

The programme includes global exposure, mentorship, leadership networking opportunities and customized learning and development opportunities.  

To create compelling written and visual content that brings the University’s people, mission and impact to life across channels while developing strategic storytelling and content leadership capabilities through rotations, mentorship and project work. 

We invite applicants from Kenya to join this exciting program, offering a clear career pathway for growth and development.

Critical Accountabilities 

  • Written storytelling – Research, interview, draft articles for newsletters and social media
  • Visual content creation- Design graphics, social media tiles and infographics on Canva, capture and edit photographs and short form videos as per the visual brand guideline.
  • ; Multi-channel storytelling – Adapt and package stories for web, social media, email and print by applying basic SEO and accessibility practices
  • Content planning and campaign support – Contribute ideas to the editorial calendar, support the conceptualization and execution of storytelling campaigns
  • Stakeholder engagement – Build relationships across departments to identify authentic stories; conduct interviews; secure necessary consents and permissions; respect privacy and sensitivities.
  • Learning and leadership development; – Participate in structured rotations, mentorship and training; take ownership of at least one end-to-end storytelling project; present learnings; progressively build strategic storytelling capability.
  • Administrative support- Provide administrative support to the Storytelling Lead and team in instances where procurement of outsourced services or items is required.

 Requirements

  • Master’s or bachelor’s degree in communications, Journalism, Media/Mass Communication, Marketing, English, Graphic Design, Digital Media or related discipline. 
  • Excellent writing and storytelling skills;Visual design proficiency; familiarity with social media and CMS platforms;
  • Creativity; organization; collaboration; cultural sensitivity; ambition for strategic content leadership.
  • Applicants must be residing or have permission to work in the country of application

Relevant Experience 

  • Maximum one year of relevant experience including internships, freelance, volunteer or academic project work.
  • Portfolio demonstrating written and visual work required.
  • We’re looking for graduates and young professionals known for their excellence—both academically and professionally. These individuals are committed, curious, and quick to adapt in a fast-changing world. They’re confident communicators, bold thinkers, and lifelong learners who invest their most valuable resource (time) into broadening their knowledge, skills, and experiences across both social and professional spheres.

Apply: Job Description - Management Trainee - Strategic Communication (2600037D)

Management Trainee – General Finance at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Description

Introduction to Aspire Future Leaders Programme

We’re looking for graduates and young professionals known for their excellence—both academically and professionally. These individuals are committed, curious, and quick to adapt in a fast-changing world. They’re confident communicators, bold thinkers, and lifelong learners who invest their most valuable resource (time) into broadening their knowledge, skills, and experiences across both social and professional spheres.

Aspire Future Leaders Programme is a fast-track twelve months job rotation, which serves as a catalyst for career development.  It is designed to offer core professional skills through project-based learning, mentorship and exposure to processes and systems. 

The components of the programme have been weaved together such that our trainees emerge with valuable insights, the ‘know-how’ to deliver, and confidence to make meaningful decisions pertaining to their future careers.

The programme includes global exposure, mentorship, leadership networking opportunities and customized learning and development opportunities.  

To provide dedicated capacity to the General Finance department for the timely completion of institution-wide fixed assets verification and stock count exercises, while supporting core finance functions, thereby safeguarding the integrity of financial statements, audit readiness and institutional accountability.

We invite applicants from Kenya to join this exciting program, offering a clear career pathway for growth and development.

Responsibilities

  • Fixed Assets Verification – Conduct 100% verification of the institution’s fixed assets in coordination with the General Finance team.
  • Stock Count Support – Support the institution-wide stock count exercise, including physical verification and reconciliation of stock records.
  • Reconciliations – Perform reconciliations of assigned financial accounts and records.
  • G-L Variance Analysis – Analyze general ledger variances and investigate discrepancies.
  • Assigned Report Preparation – Prepare finance reports as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

  • Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
  • No prior work experience mandatory; this is an entry-level trainee role. Exposure through coursework, attachment, or internship in finance/accounting is an added advantage.

Relevant Experience 

  • Up to one years of relevant experience including internships, freelance, volunteer or academic project work. Portfolio demonstrating written and visual work required.
  • Applicants must be residing or have permission to work in the country of application
  • We’re looking for graduates and young professionals known for their excellence—both academically and professionally. These individuals are committed, curious, and quick to adapt in a fast-changing world. They’re confident communicators, bold thinkers, and lifelong learners who invest their most valuable resource (time) into broadening their knowledge, skills, and experiences across both social and professional spheres.

Apply: Job Description - Management Trainee - General Finance (2600037C)

Management Trainee – Internal Audit at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Description

Introduction to Aspire Future Leaders Programme

Aspire Future Leaders Programme is a fast-track twelve-month job rotation, which serves as a catalyst for career development. The programme serves as a strategic talent pipeline, aimed at nurturing future leaders by immersing participants in meaningful, real-world work and cross-functional learning experiences

The components of the programme have been weaved together such that our trainees emerge with valuable insights, the ‘know-how’ to deliver, and confidence to make meaningful decisions pertaining to their future careers.

The programme includes global exposure, mentorship, leadership networking opportunities and customized learning and development opportunities.  

The Management Trainee supports the Internal Audit Department and is developed, through a structured programme under the IT Audit Specialist, into a competent internal auditor specializing in information systems and IT audit. The trainee learns to plan and execute audits of the University’s applications, data and IT-dependent business processes, including the electronic health record (Meditech), finance and HR systems; to test application controls and IT general controls; to perform data analytics; and to document working papers to professional standard.

We invite applicants from Kenya to join this exciting program, offering a clear career pathway for growth and development.

Responsibilities

  • Assist senior auditors in planning and conducting internal audits.
  • Perform tests of application controls and IT general controls.
  • Extract, clean and analyze data from systems.
  • Prepare well-referenced working papers.
  • Draft audit observations.
  • Follow up management actions from prior audits.
  • Support fraud and forensic investigations.
  • Build and maintain data-analytics scripts and audit-automation routines.
  • Pursue professional qualification and structured rotations; undertake assigned duties. 

Requirements

  • Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Accounting or a related field from a recognized University (minimum upper second class or equivalent).
  • Studying toward, or willing to commence, a recognized professional qualification: CISA (preferred) and/or CIA, CPA or ACCA.
  • Working knowledge of data analysis tools (Excel, SQL, Python, IDEA or ACL advantageous).
  • Computer literacy across common business applications.
  • Entry level; one to two years of work experience.
  • Internship or attachment in internal audit, external audit, IT, information security or a finance/accounting function is an advantage.
  • Exposure to databases, ERP or clinical systems, scripting or data analytics is favorable.
  • Applicants must be residing or have permission to work in the country of application

Apply: Job Description - Management Trainee - Internal Audit (2600037G)

Intern – Human Resource at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Description

Job Purpose

Provide administrative and coordination support to the Learning and Organizational Development function as well as the other HR departments while gaining practical exposure to learning, talent development, employee engagement, and organizational development processes. The intern will observe, learn, and assist with assigned activities under supervision to develop professional HR knowledge and skills.

Key responsibilities:

  • Support the coordination of learning and development activities, including training logistics, scheduling, and communication with participants.
  • Assist in maintaining learning records, attendance sheets, training databases, and filing systems.
  • Support preparation of training materials, presentations, and learning resources.
  • Observe and participate in learning and organizational development projects to gain practical exposure.
  • Support employee engagement and wellness initiatives as assigned.
  • Assist with data entry, report preparation, and documentation related to learning and development activities.
  • Assist with data entry, report preparation, and documentation related to learning and development activities.
  • Perform other administrative and learning assignments as delegated by the supervisor.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills required:

  • Bachelor’s degree student or recent graduate in Human Resource Management, Psychology, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or a related field.
  • No prior work experience required.
  • Previous involvement in student leadership, volunteer activities, projects, or internships is an added advantage.
  • Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Eagerness to learn and develop professionally.
  • Positive attitude and willingness to take direction.
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality.
  • Reliable, responsible, and professional conduct.
  • Ability to work collaboratively within a team.

Apply: Job Description - Intern - Human Resource (260003D2)

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