Intern - Insights & Innovations at Shamiri Institute

About the role:

The Intern will work closely with Associates and the Director of Insights & Innovations to ensure a constant cycle of innovating and improving our mental health solutions. This will involve contributing to the of systematizing our monitoring and evaluation systems in the pursuit of real-time insights to inform decision making about our model of working with high school youths. Additionally, the intern will help develop insights into whether our mental health solutions are good enough, big enough, simple enough and cheap enough.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Participate in the development and execution of robust monitoring and evaluation systems.
• Analyze and interpret complex data sets, and translate these into actionable insights.
• Work with team members and other teams to think outside the box in the construction of creative and innovative solutions to challenges that arise with our interventions.
• Work closely with the team to meet the "4 Enoughs": Ensuring our solutions are good enough, cheap enough, simple enough, and big enough – leading to us know that our solutions are scalable.
• Help with writing of reports on innovation activities and outcomes, contributing to data-driven decision making.
• Use their strong writing skills to contribute to the development of manuscripts that speak to the insights that the organization has been able to uncover.
• Stay updated on the latest advancements in our field and integrate relevant innovations into our strategies and practices.

Who we're looking for:

• We are looking for a dynamic and creative team player with strong analytical skills and a passion for mental health..
• Candidates will have excellent academic / scientific writing skills and have experience working with complex data sets to extract insights.
• Please apply through our online application portal. Please note that you will be requested to upload your resume and cover letter in addition to completing a skills assessment.