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UNICEF Batch recruitment – M&E Internships- Education Cannot Wait (ECW), Hosted Fund, GENEVA-NY, In-person or Remote, 6 months, REQ: 566518

Contract type: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Internship
Duty Station: Geneva
Level: Internship
Location: Switzerland
Categories: Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

UNICEF Batch recruitment – M&E Internships – ECW Internship Programme

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is the first global multilateral fund dedicated to supporting education for children and youth in countries affected by wars, disasters and crises. It was launched at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016 by a broad coalition of international aid agencies and public and private donors to usher in faster and more sustainable education responses in crises settings.

ECW inspires political commitment to financing education in humanitarian contexts, catalyzes financial resources, facilitates joint programming between humanitarian and development actors, empowers local partners and seeks to strengthen quality and accountability.

ECW is hosted by UNICEF. The Fund is administered under UNICEF’s financial, human resources and administrative rules and regulations, while operations are run by the Fund’s own independent governance structure that provides strategic guidance and oversight to its investments. ECW’s day-to-day activities are carried out by a Secretariat under the direction of the ECW Director.

ECW is establishing a roster of M&E internships. The ECW Internship Programme offers qualified and eligible students/graduates the opportunity to acquire direct practical experience in international development work in education under the direct supervision of the M&E team at the ECW Secretariat.

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Purpose of the M&E Internships – ECW Internship Programme:

Under the guidance of the Director of ECW and the direct supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist, the intern(s) provides technical and operational assistance to various processes in researching, collecting, analyzing, and presenting data and analysis while learning about organizational processes to support the implementation of the ECW workplan.

Specifically, the interns will be given a portfolio of ECW-supported programmes based on geographical locations and interests. They shall process and analyze annual/final reports of those programmes and existing datasets to support the production of ECW’s 2022 annual results report (see previous publication: https://www.educationcannotwait.org/annual-report-2021/ ) Interns may also support other initiatives led by the M&E team related to monitoring, evaluation, learning and knowledge sharing.

M&E Internships – ECW Internship Programme Main duties:

• Collecting, quality assuring, analyzing and synthesizing information across ECW grants to support program development, design, and preparation of the annual results report.
• Assisting in cost-effectiveness analysis and other financial analyses to calculate value-for-money of ECW investments.
• Assisting in education outcome change analysis of ECW investments.
• Performing data quality checks in ECW-supported grantees reports and final databases.
• Follow-up with ECW grantees on their results reporting when necessary.
• Draft sections of the ECW annual results report on ECW strategic objectives and/or Education outcomes.
• Supporting preparation of communication material including drafting learning briefs, blogs, and other relevant written material.
• Conducting background research, literature review and mapping and analysis of reports and evaluations in education in emergencies on a global and/or country/crisis level.
• Conducting program reviews or mapping through the ECW’s grants database to help synthesize information for learning and knowledge sharing.
• Supporting the development and management of databases and/or tracking tools to improve the M&E team’s ability to monitor the sharing and use of relevant knowledge products.
• Contributing to strengthening the overall ECW information management system.
• Assisting the M&E team with any other duties.

The Monitoring and Evaluation team is looking for 5 interns with complementary profiles to support the production of ECW 2023 annual results report and support in other M&E related tasks:

• Candidates with solid analytics skills (knowledge of Excel is compulsory) to assist the quantitative analysis of the reports and strengthen ECW databases.
• Candidates with analysis, synthesis, and technical writing skills on Education in Emergencies topics.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• Be at least 18 years old at the time of application.
• Be enrolled in a master’s degree programme or have graduated from a bachelor or master’s degree within the past three years.
• Have an academic background in any of the following:
  • Education, international humanitarian/development and/or social sciences.
  • Quantitative and or qualitative data analysis skills: data analysis, impact evaluation, applied statistics (using STATA, Excel, Power Query).
• Have academic or professional experience in any of the following:
  • Synthesis information and drafting global level reports in English, preferably in education in emergency matters.
  • Analytics skills (solid experience using Excel is required, candidates with experience using the STATA software are encouraged to apply).
• Be proficient in English (speaking, writing & reading) up to the highest standard.
• Proficiency in French and/or Spanish is a plus
• Have no immediate relatives (e.g., father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office or in the ECW Secretariat.
• Are not disqualified under the UNICEF Child Safeguarding Personnel Standards (DHR/STANDARDS/2019/001), or as amended.

Before applying, candidates are strongly encouraged to read ECW last annual report and understand ECW overall strategic and education objectives.

ECW is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all national, religious, and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.

The internship is full-time (35 hrs) and working hours are flexible and set-up in mutual discussion with the supervisor considering existing study commitments. Interns will be linked to the ECW Secretariat and M&E team in Geneva. Interns may take up to 2.5 days per month off work for any reason, including for medical reasons. The stipend will be reduced for any absence beyond this quota.

Expected starting date: flexible between December 2023 and March 2024. Preferred duration: at least 5 months (maximum of 6 months; 26 weeks). An internship may be terminated by either party, with a notice period of at least two weeks.

The monthly amount of internship stipend is the amount that is lower of the following two amounts:
USD 1,700 per month in the following offices: New York, Geneva, and Copenhagen; or 70% of the monthly salary of the GS level 3 step 1 in all other the duty stations.

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