Project Intern
Sybyl Limited
Nairobi, KenyaPosted Posted today
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Job description
Role Summary
As a Project Intern within the Projects Department at SYBYL LIMITED, you will work closely with project managers, enterprise engineers, and PMO leaders to support the delivery of mission-critical ICT and enterprise IT solutions across Kenya and East Africa.
This role offers hands-on exposure across the complete project lifecycle, from initial scheduling and stakeholder coordination to governance, quality assurance, and post-implementation reviews. It is ideal for an ambitious, detail-oriented ICT graduate or early-career project coordinator looking to build enterprise-grade project management expertise.
Key Responsibilities.
Planning, Scheduling & Delivery
Assist project managers in drafting, maintaining, and tracking detailed work breakdown structures, project schedules, resource plans, and milestone budgets.
Help monitor task progress against defined scope, deliverables, timelines, and quality benchmarks.
Coordinate milestone handoffs between internal technical teams, vendors, and clients.
PMO Governance, Documentation & Reporting
Support PMO governance standards by maintaining accurate and up-to-date project repositories, decision logs, and meeting minutes.
Prepare consistent, professional status updates, progress reports, and dashboards for internal leadership and external stakeholders.
Assist with change management documentation and verify compliance with standard project management frameworks and company policies.
Stakeholder Coordination & Risk Management
Serve as an operational liaison between internal business units, end users, systems engineers, and partner vendors.
Proactively identify and log potential project bottlenecks, constraints, and delivery risks in the project risk register.
Support timely escalation of unresolved impediments to ensure minimal disruption to project milestones.
Quality Assurance & Post-Implementation
Assist in quality assurance checks for technical deliverables and system change requests.
Participate in project post-mortems, lessons-learned sessions, and operational handovers to client support teams.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education & Certifications
Bachelor's Degree or Higher Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Information Technology (BBIT), or a related ICT field.
Professional certifications or coursework in Project Management (e.g., CAPM, PRINCE2 Foundation, or equivalent) are highly advantageous.
Experience & Practical Exposure
6 months to 1 year of hands-on experience or practical exposure in project coordination, PMO support, ICT support, or an enterprise technology environment (including completed internships or industrial attachments).
Methodologies & Tooling
Foundational understanding of standard project methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).
Working proficiency with project tracking and productivity software (e.g., Jira, Microsoft Project, Trello, Excel, and Google Workspace).
Core Competencies & Soft Skills
Strong analytical, organizational, and time-management capabilities with high attention to detail.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills suitable for professional stakeholder engagement.
Proactive mindset, curiosity to learn enterprise technologies, and the ability to work collaboratively in fast-paced team environments.
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