Internship- Monitoring Assistant, Karongi
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
Career Opportunities: Internship- Monitoring Assistant, Karongi
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About Wfp
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
Background And Purpose Of The Assigment:
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. WFP Rwanda works in partnership with the Government and other stakeholders through the direct implementation of integrated programmes targeting the most vulnerable people and will progressively shift towards building national capacity to formulate, manage and implement programmes for achieving zero hunger. In implementing its activities, WFP will bridge the humanitarian–development nexus and leverage its extensive experience and the contributions it has made in Rwanda over many decades in order to achieve five strategic outcomes:
• Refugees and returnees in Rwanda have access to adequate and nutritious food at all times.
• Vulnerable populations in food-insecure communities and areas have improved access to adequate and nutritious food all year.
• Children under 5, adolescents and pregnant and nursing women and girls in Rwanda have improved access to nutritious foods and services that enable them to meet their nutrition needs all year.
• Smallholder farmers, especially women, have increased marketable surplus and access to agricultural markets through efficient supply chains by 2030.
• The Government of Rwanda and the humanitarian community is provided with adequate, timely, cost-efficient and agile supply chain services and expertise necessary to effectively respond to emergency crisis.
This internship position will be based in WFP Rwanda, Karongi Field Office and the job holder will work under the direct supervision of the Head of Field Office. At this level, the job holder will be expected to demonstrate responsibility and initiatives to respond independently to various queries across all field operations and all SOs. The job holder will be responsible to document all FO operations including refugee operations, Social Protection, and resilience projects, HGSF programme and Small Holder Agriculture and market support related project with focus on monitoring current initiatives on linkage of schools to farmers.
The aim of this internship is:
• Bolster female staff representation; Promote Gender Parity
• Address succession plan challenges
• Strategically attract and source young talent
• Give graduates an opportunity to work in the humanitarian sector – Employer Brand
• Build our national talent pipeline in functional areas and locations identified as difficult to attract females
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Key Accountabilities (not all-inclusive)
1. Monitor and document the implementation of all activities under FO operations and projects including those implemented by WFP and those implemented by WFP cooperating partners.
2. Collect and summarize programme(s) data, collaborating with implementing partners where required, conduct analysis and prepare reports in order to support programme reviews and inform decision-making.
3. Liaise with implementing partners and key stakeholders to gather feedback and comments to support programme reviews and improve services
4. Within the specific area of responsibility, prepare a range of reports and data analysis (e.g., programme status, performance) and highlight trends/issues ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control.
5. Promote the creativity and innovative culture across all programmes within the FOs. Support and document the new initiative/pilot of farmers linkages to schools for market solutions
6. Ensure the gender, protection, and AAP (accountability to affected population) are integrated while monitor the implementation of WFP project and including the reports from CPs are showing gender transformation aspects.
7. Document all achievements, gaps and challenges from FOs across all units and from our CPs and share monthly bulletin/FO image.
8. Liaise with the field office team, partners and other stakeholders, prepare and share contextual information to explain outcome and process monitoring indicators, particularly deviations from target (if any) on a quarterly basis to project team at WFP CO.
Deliverables At The End Of The Contract:
• Monthly FO bulletin highlighting FO operations, WFP resources, projects achievements, gaps, and challenges.
• Gender, protection, and AAP (accountability to affected population) are integrated in all FO implemented activities and reports highlight gender transformation and protection to beneficiaries.
• Farmers to schools’ linkages initiative or pilot is documented and scaled up.
REPORTING: To the Head of Field Office
Standard Minimum Qualifications
Education:
• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate/master’s degree programme from a recognized University in international business and trade, Agriculture and Agri business
• Completed at least two years of the programme from a recognized University, with a 12-month attendance University in international business and trade, Agriculture and Agri business
JOB DETAILS:
Research Officer
Organization Name: University of Global Health Equity
Location: Butaro, Rwanda
Eligible Citizenship: Rwanda
Role Code: R09-Nat
Role Overview
The Research Officer will work closely with University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) staff in the Educational Development and Quality Centre (EDQC). They will primarily work on research projects conducted within the EDQC and partner departments. They will also assist with essential quality assurance activities across academic departments at UGHE including the School of Medicine and Institute of Global Health.
Responsibilities
• Coordinate the implementation of research projects, including secondary data analysis, programme analysis and audits, and rapid reviews and synthesis of evidence
• Assist with course and programmatic evaluations in the School of Medicine and Institute of Global Health, and synthesize results of evaluations into reports
• Disseminate knowledge learned through evaluation reports to UGHE faculty and leadership, including lessons learned and strategies for future improvement, and work with these teams to ensure key learnings are incorporated into project plans
• Support ongoing quality assurance processes and the inception, development and implementation of new processes
• Participate in relevant committees as related to the role, including UGHE’s Quality Assurance Committee and EDQC committees
• Support UGHE EDQC’s faculty in research activities, including project formation, proposal writing, grant applications, data collection and write-ups
• Promote the application of research findings in decision-making and process improvements
• Write analytical research reports
• Contribute to overall capacity building activities in the EDQC and across academic departments as needed Skills and Experience
Items indicated with an asterisk (*) are required
• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, data science, public health, health economics, development economics, or related field*
• Strong qualitative and/or quantitative research skills*
• Demonstrated experience in the use of scientific software for data analysis and management, such as Endnote, SPSS, Stata, NVivo, or Atlas.ti*
• Interest in global health*
• Experience designing and implementing research and/or conducting analysis
• Experience in program management and/or monitoring and evaluation and/or quality assurance
• Experience working in or with the public sector (e.g. governments)
• Experience working in higher education
• Working proficiency in French or another official language
• Analytical and critical thinking
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, results-oriented, accountable, and attentive to detail
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to work under pressure
About the Organization
The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is a new kind of university focused on training the next generation of global leaders in health care delivery. The university launched in Rwanda in September 2015 with its flagship degree program: the Master of Science in Global Health Delivery. Through an academic experience uniquely rooted in the values of equity, students are empowered to both ease suffering at the bedside and drive transformational, systemic changes to the health system.
UGHE is an initiative of Partners In Health (PIH), an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. In over nearly three decades of operating alongside public sectors in countries around the world, PIH has developed a model to deliver high quality health care to some of the world’s most marginalized communities. Nowhere has this impact been more profound than in Rwanda, where Inshuti Mu Buzima—PIH’s sister organization—and our government partners have driven innovation for a decade.
Role Function: Data Analysis / Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation / Quality Improvement, Research
Issue Area: Education / Health Education, Health System Strengthening, Human Resources for Health
Stipend, Benefits, and Logistics
Job Experience: No Requirements
Work Hours: 8
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
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