Remote internship, monitoring and Evaluation/ third party monitoring, M&E proposal writing

About Trust Consultancy and Development

Trust Consultancy and Development is an independent research and third-party monitoring and evaluation (M&E) consultancy based in Gaziantep, Turkey, with two sister-companies, one in Islamabad, Pakistan and one in Erbil, Iraq. Trust provides a range of services and works with partner companies and NGOs in the MENA region and beyond. Our work addresses the growing demand for high-quality research, third-party research, data collection, and data analysis. Our clients include international and national non-governmental organizations and donors, including UNICEF, UNFPA, OCHA, Expertise France, Global Communities, IRC, IMC, DCA, Save the Children, People in Need, World Vision, Norwegian Refugee Council, GIZ, USAID/BHA and ECHO. As a research and M&E company, we offer a unique perspective and can tap into a network of people working on the ground in real time on the issues we research. Currently, we are working in Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

To learn more about us, please feel free to visit: https://trustconsultancy.org/ and https://www.linkedin.com/company/trust.inc/

About the Internship Position

Trust offers internship positions as Junior Officers (JOs) in various teams throughout the duration of the internship.

• This is a 4–6 months remote, full-time internship.
• During this internship, interns will go through various phases of third-party monitoring projects.
• This is an unpaid internship.

Orientation

Before joining a team in Trust, the intern will have one week of administrative orientation and one more week of orientation and technical orientation (commercial proposal writing: monitoring and evaluation proposals). During the orientation weeks, all interns will be introduced to the departments of Trust and have time to get to know one another. Even though Trust works primarily in a remote setting, we organise weekly social gatherings online, namely Trust Cafes!

Joining Departments

After orientation, interns will join a team(s) in departments as Trust can offer, namely in Third-party Evaluation (TPM), Proposal Writing and social media. Each intern will have an assigned line manager. Depending on the workload in each department, there might be changes in departments during an internship period; some interns may remain in one team throughout the whole internship.

When possible, interns will join projects relevant to their preferences:

• Humanitarian sectors (education, health, protection, food security, livelihood, WASH, social cohesion, and more);
• Themes and modalities (gender, disability, cash and voucher assistance, and more) and;
• Countries (Syria, Turkey,Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Afghanistan, and more).

Tasks and Responsibilities

Interns will be involved in some or all of the following tasks, depending on preferences, capacities and projects we have in Trust at the time, which will be discussed and agreed upon with their line managers. Some of the tasks can include:

1. Scoping new opportunities/searching for TORs
2. Proposal writing (monitoring and evaluation)
3. Data analysis; quantitative and qualitative
4. Report writing
5. Data collection tools design
6. Data collection
7. Data/report visualization
8. Other (based on interns’ interests/experience and needs in Trust; this can include support to media, digital marketing, arranging for webinars, training materials preparation, training delivery, and more)

Candidate Profile and Qualifications

The ideal candidate for this position:

1. Has a desire to work in the humanitarian/development sector and companies that serve the humanitarian sector;
2. Is currently studying for a university degree or has a University Degree or relevant qualifications in the humanitarian or development sector (a master’s degree in the humanitarian or development sector is an asset);
3. Speaks fluent English (Arabic, Turkish and Kurdish would be an asset);
4. Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communications skills;
5. Has experience and familiarity with international cultures, as our team is from all corners of the globe.

Furthermore,

1. Knowledge/experience in the Middle Eastern region is an asset.
2. Familiarity with humanitarian sectors/NGOs/donors is an asset.
3. Experience in data collection/data analysis is an asset.
4. Desire to travel to locations where we work is an asset (when needed)

Benefits

Trust Consultancy is a small but growing consultancy with great success since it was established in 2016. This is an unpaid internship; however, there are several benefits for our interns. The interns will:

1. Gain hands-on experience in the areas of their interest (many of our interns were involved in projects during the first week they joined Trust);
2. Benefit from various training programs Trust conduct with no fees. We have at least 1-2 training sessions a month. Some of the training we offer include project management, program management, core humanitarian standard, Sphere, gender-based violence, and more. Please consult our website and Relief Web for more information about our training;
3. Have a networking opportunity. During the internship, interns can communicate with stakeholders externally and internally (NGOs, donors, consultants). In addition, Trust has a LinkedIn Alumni group where all those who worked and still working in it join, so they keep communicating with each other for possible work/opportunities;
4. Improve communication and presentation skills. Our interns will have the opportunity to manage internal and external webinars, arrange for debates, and organise social events.
5. Have possible opportunities with future employment with Trust, depending on individual performance and our organisation’s needs. There will be opportunities to work with Trust after the internship; as an officer or technical consultant, full-time/part-time or task-based assignments. Many of our current staff are/were NOHA students and now occupy key positions with Trust.
6. Gain fieldwork experience. If interns are asked to be involved in fieldwork with travel, Trust is responsible for all expenses such as accommodation, travel, and per diem. Many of our interns travelled within Turkey, Kurdistan, Libya and Jordan as part of their internship, where they collected data, coordinated training, and presented our work.
7. Be able to combine this internship with their thesis. This internship is an excellent opportunity to select an MA thesis/topics related to Trust’s work; therefore, Trust can support interns in linking to respondents for their fieldwork/interviews, including questions about their research in the projects and support in data collection and data analysis. Many of our ex-interns did their MA thesis during or after their internship with joint supervision from NOHA and Trust;
8. Learn analytical methods, both quantitative and qualitative data. All interns will be provided training on such methods and supported and guided by their line manager;
9. Gain better experience in external communication with external stakeholders;
10. Enhance their public speaking skills as interns will manage webinars and meetings.