Internship: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Intern

Starting Date: (Spring/Summer Internship)

Ending Date: 21 weeks from starting date

Hours per week: 16-24 h/w

Type: Unpaid internship

About Badael:

Badael is a rights-based organization founded in 2013 with a mission to foster transformative justice as the basis of a genuine and sustainable peace in Syria. Championing locally-owned alternatives, we endeavor to buttress the scope and impact of inclusive grassroots civic action and foment the development of holistic truth and understanding within and around the Syrian context. Our approach combines direct assistance and capacity building efforts with bottom-up narrative-shaping initiatives, including research, oral history and advocacy, so that all Syrians are equipped with the knowledge and tools needed to construct a pluralistic and rights-based society of tomorrow.

Job Summary:

The MEAL Assistant Intern will be primarily responsible for providing technical support to the MEAL Department for its monitoring and evaluation activities. This involves supporting the department’s monitoring and evaluations plans, accountability and learning mechanisms, donor reporting and other relevant tasks. The Intern will work closely with the MEAL Officer to assure smooth implementation of the department’s MEAL plans and outputs. The successful candidate should hold a university degree in development, international relations, political science, or a related field. S/he should also have excellent verbal and written English, and preferably be a native English speaker or bi-lingual Arabic/English speaker.

Terms of Reference:

• Participate in developing a monitoring and evaluation plan in collaboration with the MEAL Officer.
• Contribute, in collaboration with the MEAL Officer, to preparing periodic reports, assisting in data analysis, developing recommendations, lessons learned and documenting success stories across Badael’s programmatic and organizational outputs.
• Support in tracking the measurement of project indicators (inputs – activities – outputs – results – indicators).
• Assist with the collection of data on project indicators while ensuring the quality of data flow on a continuous basis.
• Support the delivery of quarterly, mid-year and end-line reports for projects.
• Proofread and edit reports in English.

Qualifications:

• Related educational background.
• Fluent in English
• Excellent English writing, proofreading, and editing skills.
• Knowledge and/or Fluency of Arabic language is a plus. (Bi-lingual English and Arabic speakers preferred).
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to apply attention to detail and consistently produce work in a timely manner.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.