Supports monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities for rural development programs. Responsibilities include producing impact reports, supporting data collection and MEL framework training, identifying analytical tools, researching grant proposals, developing health and climate initiatives, and assisting with publications. The role works with quantitative and qualitative databases under the Director of MEL and requires strong writing, organization, research, collaboration, and independent remote-working skills.
About the role
IIRR is one of the world’s leading rural development NGOs. Founded in 1960, IIRR’s programs have impacted more than 68 million rural lives across five continents. The organization’s programs address the health, education, and environmental conditions of rural communities and prioritizes the delivery of sustainable and scalable solutions that empower people to improve their lives and livelihoods. IIRR currently maintains offices in Africa, Asia, and North America.
IIRR is looking for intelligent, strategic, and resourceful thinkers to join the organization in the role of Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Officer intern. Interns in this role will help support the development of knowledge management materials, including impact reports and learning products, working directly with raw databases of both quantitative and qualitative information. MEL Officer interns will work under the direction of the Director of Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning.
This is an unpaid internship but available for class credits. We have two internship models:
(i) full-time - requires a 5 days (40 hours) a week commitment of 3 months
(ii) part-time - required 3 to 4 days (20 hours) a week commitment of 6 months.
Please note that internship hours must be scheduled during regular New York/East Coast business hours.
Responsibilities
Requirements
Submit resume/CV, cover letter (indicating preference for part-time or full-time placement), and contact information for three references.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
No calls, please. If you have not received a response from us in two weeks, you should assume that your application was not successful on this occasion.
IIRR is one of the world’s leading rural development NGOs. Founded in 1960, IIRR’s programs have impacted more than 68 million rural lives across five continents. The organization’s programs address the health, education, and environmental conditions of rural communities and prioritizes the delivery of sustainable and scalable solutions that empower people to improve their lives and livelihoods. IIRR currently maintains offices in Africa, Asia, and North America.
IIRR is looking for intelligent, strategic, and resourceful thinkers to join the organization in the role of Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Officer intern. Interns in this role will help support the development of knowledge management materials, including impact reports and learning products, working directly with raw databases of both quantitative and qualitative information. MEL Officer interns will work under the direction of the Director of Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning.
This is an unpaid internship but available for class credits. We have two internship models:
(i) full-time - requires a 5 days (40 hours) a week commitment of 3 months
(ii) part-time - required 3 to 4 days (20 hours) a week commitment of 6 months.
Please note that internship hours must be scheduled during regular New York/East Coast business hours.
Responsibilities
- Support in the production and presentation of the 2025 annual report & impact and lessons learned publication
- Support in training delivery of the global MEL framework.
- Support following up the data collection for the 2025 report.
- Assist with new initiatives in areas of health, education, and the environment in IIRR country offices
- Support in the identification/recording of key analytic tools for measuring the impacts of IIRR rural development programs
- Support in grant proposals through research and/or writing.
- Assist in creating new short-term initiatives on health, climate change adaptation and/or nutrition
- Provide research and authorship assistance for publications
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in any discipline, preferably development studies, social sciences, economics or statistics (completed prior to internship start date)
- Well-organized, reliable, and self-motivated
- Helpful and responsive (e.g., when dealing with ad-hoc requests for providing support)
- Resourceful, creative, who enjoys problem-solving
- Impeccable writing skills with meticulous attention to detail and organizational skills
- Curiosity, creativity, and fearlessness in contributing new and bold ideas
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Ability to meet deadlines and effectively multi-task
- A willingness to fail fast and forward while respecting and valuing input from a global and diverse team
- Ability and willingness to work in a startup culture that may require fluidity in roles from week to week
- Intermediate experience with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Applications
- Responsive to manager’s feedback, ability to take direction and execute work independently with minimal oversight in a remote working environment
- Passionate about making a positive difference
Submit resume/CV, cover letter (indicating preference for part-time or full-time placement), and contact information for three references.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
No calls, please. If you have not received a response from us in two weeks, you should assume that your application was not successful on this occasion.
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