Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 10 Sep 2017
Organizational Overview
JaRco Consulting PLC is an international development consulting firm based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. JaRco offers high-quality qualitative and quantitative research services to leading international donors and partner agencies with the overarching mission of ensuring that programs aimed at improving the lives of the most vulnerable groups around the world are of the highest quality and meet the needs of the beneficiaries for whom they are planned.
JaRco provides targeted technical assistance to multilateral and bilateral donor agencies, NGOs, governments, universities, and think-tanks in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, health and nutrition, health systems strengthening, food security and livelihoods, institutional development, environment, and gender. JaRco’s primary areas of technical expertise include: large-scale baseline/endline surveys; data validation; qualitative and quantitative project assessments and midterm/final evaluations; designing M&E systems for integrated and sector-specific projects; training and capacity building; and strategic planning. For more information please visit www.jarrco.info.
Position Summary: The Intern will offer general support to the Director and Program Development Manager, in the design and development of quantitative and qualitative studies and evaluations.The main duties and activities are outlined in more detail below. The intern will travel to the field at least once during their internship. Additionally, this will be a six months internship position in the Program Development department after which depending on your performance there is an opportunity for a full-time position.
Position Program Development Intern
Reporting to: Program Development Manager
Main Duties and Activities:
- Supporting the writing of technical and financial proposals in response to requests for proposals from potential clients;
- Collaborating with partners in project design and proposal-writing for potential projects;
- Involvement in meetings with clients, inside and outside the office;
- Support the design and review of sampling strategies for data collection;
- Support the preparation and revision of project budgets;
- Strengthening and maintaining networks and databases of potential partners and clients (e.g. research institutes and firms, NGOs, donors, government agencies) and consultants;
- Managing and updating JaRco’s social media platforms and assisting in the maintenance of the company’s website;
- When appropriate, conducting field visits and participating in field work activities to support data collection, identify adjustments as needed, assess project implementation, and other activities as required; and
- Supporting the Program Development Manager in other activities as needed.
Required Credentials and Competencies
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in development studies, economics, public health, gender, or related field;
- Knowledge of M&E frameworks, impact evaluations, and quantitative and qualitative research methods;
- Fluency in written and spoken English;
- Exceptional writing and editing skills in English;
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and work independently as well as part of a fast-paced team;
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, et cetera);
- Highly motivated, flexible, self-sufficient worker, able to take on tasks with basic direction and minimal supervision; and
- Strong desire to learn about international development issues and the institutional environment of development practice.
Desired:
- Master’s degree in development studies, economics, public health, gender, or related field;
- Experience in project planning and implementation;
- Experience in proposal- and report-writing;
- Experience living in a developing country;
- Development-related work experience in NGOs, research institutes, donor agencies, and/or consulting firms;
- Experience using CSPro, SPSS, or other data analysis software;
- Fluency in one or more Ethiopian languages; and
- Demonstrated ability to manage high-level relationships with clients and partner organizations.
Compensation
The Interns will be provided with a monthly stipend to cover all living expenses and one round-trip ticket to Addis Ababa. JaRco will also assist with visa and work permit applications.
How to apply:
Interested and qualified applicants should send an updated CV and Cover Letter to hresource@jarrco.info and mail@jarrco.info. The email subject line should read ‘**Program Development Intern'**.