Project Management Intern

Job Title: Project Management Intern

Department: Project Management Office (PMO) / Implementation
Reports To: Project Manager
Internship Duration: 3 months
Location: Ntinda

About ABC

Analytics Business Centre (ABC) is a SaaS and technology company building and implementing digital business solutions. We also operate a digital payments gateway, alongside business software, automation, systems implementation and technology services. We're looking for ambitious, recent graduates ready to gain real-world experience in a fast-moving technology business.

Purpose of the Role

The Project Management Intern will support the planning, coordination and delivery of technology implementations, SaaS deployments and product development projects, working closely with developers, clients and consultants.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Support project planning and implementation
  
• Maintain project plans and trackers
  
• Track tasks, milestones and deadlines
  
• Prepare meeting minutes and action logs
  
• Follow up with internal teams and clients
  
• Support software implementation projects
  
• Maintain project documentation
  
• Track risks, issues and dependencies
  
• Prepare weekly project status reports
  
• Support user acceptance testing and project handover
  
• Coordinate between developers, clients, consultants and other stakeholders
  

Education Requirements

• Recently completed a degree/diploma in Project Management, Information Systems, Business Administration, IT, Engineering or a related field from a recognised university or tertiary institution
  
• Previous full-time employment is not required; relevant academic projects, internships or volunteering are an advantage
  

Technical Skills

• Comfortable with Microsoft Office/Google Workspace (especially Excel/Sheets)
  
• Exposure to project management tools (e.g. Trello, Asana, MS Project, Zoho Projects) is an advantage
  
• Basic understanding of project management concepts and terminology
  
• General digital literacy and comfort learning new systems
  

Soft Skills & Competencies

• Strong organisational skills
  
• Good communication skills
  
• Attention to detail
  
• Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders
  
• Problem-solving ability
  
• Initiative and ownership
  
• Ability to work under deadlines
  

Benefits

What the Intern Will Learn

• How technology implementation and SaaS deployment projects are planned and delivered
  
• Real-world stakeholder coordination across clients, developers and consultants
  
• Risk, issue and dependency tracking on live projects
  
• Project status reporting and documentation practices
  
• Exposure to user acceptance testing and project handover processes
  

3-Month Performance Expectations

• Maintain accurate, up-to-date project trackers and documentation
  
• Produce clear, timely meeting minutes and action logs
  
• Proactively follow up on outstanding actions with stakeholders
  
• Support delivery of at least one project milestone or task set
  
• Demonstrate growing confidence coordinating between teams
  

What Success Looks Like After 3 Months

• Project trackers and documentation are accurate and consistently updated
  
• Status reports are submitted weekly, on time and clearly written
  
• Follow-ups with stakeholders happen proactively, without prompting
  
• Demonstrates reliable coordination across developers, clients and consultants
  
• Contributes meaningfully to at least one successful project milestone
  

Potential Career Path

Strong performers may progress toward roles such as Junior Project Coordinator, Project Officer, or Project Management Assistant within ABC.

Career Opportunity: This is a three-month graduate internship. Interns who demonstrate exceptional performance, strong learning ability, professionalism and a good fit with ABC may be considered for longer-term or permanent employment, subject to organisational requirements.