Student Interns (Programmes) at Welthungerhilfe

This position is pending donor funding approval.

Key Areas:

Programme / Projects Reporting

• Support in consolidation of progress reports from field level.
• Work with the Programmes and MEAL team to gather information from the field for interim reports; ensure that reports explain inconsistencies and deviations from planning
• Ensure timely submission of high-quality activity and donor narrative reports
• Perform any other duties and responsibilities within the overall function of Programmes as and when requested.
• Support development of Program overview system to track relevant milestones, upcoming deadlines and assist Programmes team in follow up with Head of Projects

Programme Learning, documentation and communication

• Work with the project teams and communication officer to ensure documentation of programme learning initiatives and outcomes (case studies, photos, lessons learnt, most significant change stories, etc)
• Participate in the documentation and dissemination of this learning to other team members to ensure that good practice is understood and adopted, and information exchanged.
• Support in archiving of programs documents at the country offices and field offices.
• Support the communication department in the creation of materials, incl social media posts

Research and Development

• Support the ongoing project and future programming in gathering relevant information from existing project documents
• Review and summarize relevant articles, press releases and documents to inform project planning

Qualifications and Other Requirements

• Continuing students of social science degree or relevant field (At least 3rd Year Students)
• The student intern should have previously engaged with one of the following thematic areas through their studies or other engagements and identify one key thematic areas of interest in their cover letter:
  • Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
  • Gender Equality
  • Humanitarian emergencies
  • Food & Nutrition security
  • Community development
• IT literate with good understanding in MS Office applications, Word, Excel, Power Point
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Focused, Proactive, result oriented and resourceful
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult circumstances
• Full time availability during the time period mentioned. The applicant should indicate the preferred starting date from the two options specified in the role description.
• Planning, organization and administration skills
• Enthusiastic with a positive attitude and willing to learn
• Once selected, candidates will be required to submit proof of a valid Personal Accident Insurance Cover