VOLUNTARY INTERNSHIP

Programme Effectiveness

(Monitoring;

Impact; Research)

Responsible to: Advocacy and Learning Manager at Concern Universal

Terms:Voluntary (expenses paid, see below)

3 months minimum (ideally 6 to 12 months)

Part time(minimum 2 days a week, but could be 3 days)

Based at: Concern Universal, Hereford

Tostart:December 2013 (ideally, but could be later)

Context

Concern Universal is an international development organisation working with partners and communities around the world to tackle poverty. We support practical solutions that enable people to improve their own futures. With the support of local people, schools and business, Concern Universal is an effective award-winning organisation making a positive impact on people’s lives.

Our community work in Africa, Asia and Latin America focuses on five key thematic areas: food security and sustainable livelihoods; better health;respect for rights; skills development; and reducing vulnerability to climate change. We are constantly learning from these activities and sharing lessons both within and outside of the organisation. Understanding the impact that our work has on people's lives is paramount. We do this through monitoring and evaluating our projects, and assessing longer term impacts after our project funding has stopped.

This volunteer internship offers an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to work for a growing international development organisation, whilst gaining practical experience in shaping the way international development charities measure the effectiveness of their work.

Specific Responsibilities

The Programme Effectiveness volunteer internwill be specifically responsible for supporting Concern Universal’s programmes team to develop and improve organisational programme effectiveness (Monitoring; Impact and Evaluation; Accountability; Learning and Research). He/she will do this by:

Supporting the implementation of organisational monitoring systems

Supporting the write up of project Impact Assessments

Supporting the development of organisational guidelines for Impact Assessments

Supporting the development and writing of the organisational Annual Report (TAR) and Impact Report

Supporting the Advocacy and Learning Manager to implement the Programme Effectiveness strategy across the organisation

Developing and maintaining the Programme Effectiveness sections of the intranet (new tools) as a learning platform

Uploading resources on Programme Effectiveness on to the website, and distributing materials via email as appropriate.

Person Specification

Essential / Desirable
Qualifications / Education to at least degree level in a relevant subject / Relevant Master’s level qualification or similar academic achievement
Experience / Evidence of professional experience would be an advantage, or academic application of M and E skills
Skills and competencies / Commitment to the fight against poverty, and to the values and mission of Concern Universal
Excellent communication and team-working skills. Fluent writer and speaker. Positive outlook and outgoing personality.
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in text, numbers and graphics. / Strong skills in databases, spreadsheets, and word processing.
Self-starter, happy to work in a busy office environment as well as independently
Portuguese or French language skills
Research skills (qualitative or quantitative data collection; statistics; field work)

Terms and Conditions:

  • Our volunteer internships provide high quality work experience for which we will cover travel and food expenses (up to a maximum amount agreed)
  • There are no guarantees of permanent employment on completion of the volunteer internship period. However, Concern Universal encourages volunteer interns to apply for any available vacancies during, at the end of, or after their time with us.
  • Concern Universal will not be responsible for any travel expenses incurred during the interview process. If you are successful in obtaining a volunteer internship, you will be responsible for arranging your own accommodation within commuting distance to the Hereford office. It will also be your responsibility to organise your own travel arrangements.
  • Due to the high volume of applications we receive for our volunteer internships, feedback will only be provided to those candidates that proceed to the interview stage.
  • Our office working hours are 9:30am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday, but we work on a flexi-time system and specific working hours are negotiable.