Graduate student at University of Nairobi joins PM World Library internship program
14 March 2020 – Dallas, TX, USA and Nairobi, Kenya – PM World has announced the appointment of Ms. Grace Chebet as a project management research intern for the PM World Library. Grace is currently pursuing her Master of Arts program in Project Planning and Management at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, for the academic year 2019-2020.
Ms. Chebet holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Moi University, where she studied from 2011-2015. She also studied at the Kenya Institute of Management in 2015 undertaking a certification course in Monitoring and Evaluation. Grace has also undertaken other short developmental courses in Project Management and Design for Professionals from the Humanitarian Leadership Academy.
From 2015 to 2017, Grace worked as a Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation assistant at Heifer International under the East Africa Dairy Development Program (EADD), where she was involved in; framework design, setting up databases and data management. From 2017 to 2018, Grace worked at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) as a monitoring and evaluation assistant based in Dadaab refugee camp near the Somali border. She worked closely with teams from multiple sectors; WASH, Education and ICLA (Information Counselling and Legal Assistance) in conducting various surveys and evaluations.
Major Field of Study: Business Management, Monitoring and Evaluation and Project Management. Research interests: Project Management, Strategic Planning and Management, Project sustainability, Humanitarian aid management, Development projects, Global initiatives, Economic development, Feasibility studies.
PM World offers virtual project management research internships to university students worldwide who are studying project management at recognized universities. Internships offer students an opportunity to research specific program/project management topics, network with other interns, gain significant visibility and contribute to PM World’s dual missions of knowledge sharing and continuous learning. On completion, they receive a certificate, letter of reference and five years of free PMWL membership. To see participating interns, go to https://pmworldlibrary.net/university-interns
To learn more about Grace Chebet and to follow her research, visit her intern profile page at https://pmworldlibrary.net/grace-chebet/
To learn more about PM World student internship opportunities, go to https://pmworldlibrary.net/students/ and scroll down to “internships” or contact help2@pmworldlibrary.net
The PM World Library is a global resource for continuous learning in portfolio, program and project management. The PMWL is produced and maintained by PM World, which also publishes the monthly PM World Journal (ISSN 2330-4880), a web-based publication featuring dozens of articles, papers and stories about projects and project management around the world. To learn more, visit https://pmworldjournal.com/ and https://pmworldlibrary.net/.
