Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Intern

The Near East Foundation (NEF) is offering paid (college credit also available) internships through its US Headquarters office downtown Syracuse, NY. The internship will begin as soon as possible and run through the end of the Fall semester, with potential for extension.

Our internships are in-person and require 10 hours per week (up to a maximum of 15 hours) at NEF's office in downtown Syracuse, NY. The schedule is flexible between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, Tuesday through Thursday, based on the student’s academic commitments.

Undergraduate Hourly Rate:  $18

Graduate Hourly Rate:  $20

About NEF

The Near East Foundation (NEF) is on a mission to do development differently through community-led, people-powered action across the Middle East, Africa, and the Caucasus. To achieve this, we work alongside people impacted by conflict, injustice and poverty and collaboratively create opportunities for people to cultivate new skills and access the resources and tools needed to shape their own future.

Applicants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with NEF’s goals and mission prior to applying by visiting www.neareast.org.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Intern

NEF’s MEL department is seeking an intern for the Fall 2024 - 2025 Academic term, with potential for extension. The internship offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in data management, analysis, and knowledge management in a dynamic international development environment. The MEL intern is a dynamic, organized, and systematic individual who possesses attention to details, excellent analytical skills, and discretion. They are willing to learn while engaging and confidently interacting with office staff at Headquarters and overseas.

The MEL intern will play a role in deep data review processes of project-level and program-level data, supporting the development of learning and knowledge products that inform NEF’s programmatic decision-making, stakeholder engagement, and business development initatives. The intern will also help maintain data quality, organize and clean data sets, support data entry to the MEL database, and assist in transforming raw data into actionable insights. The MEL intern may also be involved with the creation of dashboards to facilitate adaptive management for ongoing programming. In addition, the intern will be involved in creating data collection tools and working closely with our field teams to support ongoing data gathering efforts. This will include assisting with the development and review of surveys, focus group guides, and other monitoring tools used in our projects.

The selected intern is a graduate or undergraduate student in information management, data science, computer engineering, social science, international development, economics, statistics or relevant field with an excellent academic record.

The selected intern possesses: (1) strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills; (2) strong computer skills including statistical analysis program experience (SPSS, etc.), advanced Microsoft Excel, document formatting and chart, graph and spreadsheet creation; and (4) very strong analytical writing skills. While the selected intern will receive hands-on guidance from the MEL team, they must also be self-motivated. The MEL intern will report to the MEL Manager in Syracuse and receive additional guidance, requests and support from the MEL Director in Belgium.

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled at an accredited college or university.
• Able to commit to 10 hours per week (up to a maximum of 15 hours) at NEF's office in downtown Syracuse, NY. The schedule is flexible between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, Tuesday through Thursday, based on the student’s academic commitments.

Application Deadline:  October 13, 2024

To apply, please submit: (1) a one-page cover letter; (2) a one-page resume; (3) a list of 2 references.

Keywords

MonitoringEvaluationLearningInternData ManagementAnalysisKnowledge ManagementInternational DevelopmentEconomicsStatistics