Graduate Intern - MEAL

JOB TITLE: Graduate Intern - MEAL

REPORTS TO: Program Manager
LOCATION: Rushinga and Mt Darwin Districts
DURATION: 9 months

Caritas Zimbabwe Diocese of Chinhoyi is working to improve the lives of vulnerable populations, including school going children. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced MEAL Intern to
join our team.  The successful candidate will assist the MEAL department in implementing El nino Drought Induced Emergency Response project in Rushinga and Mt Darwin Districts in forty schools. S/he will participate in data collection activities as required, periodically monitoring project activities
and conducting data entry, analysis and data verification. S/he will assist in manning accountability mechanisms

Responsibilities include:

 Assisting in the development and refining of project data, collection tools and identifying strengths and weaknesses in existing data collection and management systems as well as proposing solutions
 Collecting quality data using MEAL tools on a timely basis
 Working with field data enumerators and assisting with simple data analysis
 Assisting with the management and refinement of projects’ MEAL systems
 Undertaking periodic and timely field monitoring visits to ensure quality of submitted data and verifying the accuracy of the data
 Supporting MEAL staff in undertaking any project related assessments, baselines and or evaluations
 Supporting projects staff in the compilation of projects reports
 Assisting project teams in the establishment and maintenance of accountability mechanisms
 Assisting projects in enhancing learning at project level
 Documenting lessons learned and best practices as well as success stories of different project sectors than can be implemented and or scaled up in future business development opportunities

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

 BSc degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Statistics or any related program
 Certificate in research methods, monitoring and evaluation, data analytics or any other related field will be an added advantage
 At least one year working experience in monitoring, evaluation or related field
 Demonstrate understanding of monitoring and evaluation principles and practices
 Proficiency in the use of MS Office packages (Excel, word, PowerPoint,) Web Conferencing, Applications, knowledge-sharing networks etc
 Knowledge of SPSS, Stata and other data entry and analysis packages
 Ability to travel to implementation areas on a frequent basis as project demands