Fresh Graduate Jobs – Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Interns – Restless Development
Organization: Restless Development
Duty Station: MobiPay AgroSys Ltd, Uganda
About US:
Restless Development (Uganda) is an International NGO established to address the challenges faced by young people in Uganda by placing young people at the forefront of change and development. Our vision is for all Ugandan youth to live healthy and productive lives, fully supported by those around them. Our programming focuses on three core areas: youth sexual and reproductive health and rights, youth civic participation and youth employment and livelihoods.
About YLA Program:
Chemonics International in partnership with Restless Development is implementing Feed the Future Uganda Youth Leadership for Agriculture Activity (YLA) which aims to increase economic opportunities for 350,000 Ugandan female and male youth ages 10 to 35 years in agriculture-related fields and improve their skills development (entrepreneurship, employability, leadership and life skills). The overall approach for YLA is partner-driven, leveraging private and public-sector actors, vocational training providers, NGOs, youth groups, local government entities and community associations to reach youth. YLA will implement an internship program targeting 18 young graduates aged 19-25 years. The program will equip graduates with workplace skills and practical work experience necessary for them to flourish in a competitive job market.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the M, E & L Officer in monitoring and preparing weekly and monthly quantitative and qualitative reports on progress of all project activities to the Director of Projects (DoP);
- Support the M, E, & L Officer to organize and conduct trainings, sensitizations and awareness creation on digital financial inclusion including the use and benefits of mobile money, and use of renewable energy/ solar products among rural smallholder farmers;
- Support research activities, data analysis, report writing and results dissemination;
- Support project proposal writing, pitching/presentation, implementation, and report writing.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Restless Development Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Intern should hold a University Degree preferably in; Project Management and Administration, Development Management and Evaluation, International Development, Agribusiness, Agriculture and Rural Innovations, Statistics or Economics, Social Sciences (preferably Gender and Development Studies), or related field.
- Passionate about technology and innovations for agricultural and rural development;
- Understanding of smallholder farmers activities, needs, pain points, and opportunities along their respective value chains;
- In-depth knowledge in Management Information Systems (MIS), M&E and agricultural issues;
- Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports;
- Proven ICT skills, especially in the use of Microsoft suite- MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel;
- Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software including SPSS, Stata and NVivo.
- Language Requirements:
- Fluency in written and spoken English, and fluency in spoken languages in the Eastern, Northern and Central regions of Uganda.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join Restless Development in the aforementioned capacity should fill in this form, download here, and send it to graduateinternship@restlessdevelopment.org. Please note that we DO NOT accept CVs, resumes and cover letters.
Deadline: 7th February 2019 by 2pm
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