Mercy Corps Vacancy for Engine Intern in Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, and Abuja

Mercy Corps has been present in Nigeria since 2012, focusing its
interventions on women’s empowerment, economic development and conflict
mitigation. With the insurgency spilling over from the north east of
Nigeria and causing displacement of over a million individual, Mercy
Corps is
addressing the rising humanitarian needs among displaced
households and vulnerable host
communities through program interventions
in the Northeast. With current funding from OFDA, FFP, CERF and ECHO
and ongoing opportunities from other donors, all Mercy Corps
interventions in the Northeast are implemented with plans for scale-up.

We are looking for a motivated individual, who is enthusiastic about
the work we do and is looking to work within a dynamic team:

Job Title: Engine Intern

Locations: Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, and the FCT, Abuja

Project Description
The Educating Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises (ENGINE) program is a 3
year project that seeks to improve the lives of marginalised adolescent
girls aged 16-19 in Nigeria. The project is being implemented in Lagos,
Kano, Kaduna, and the FCT. About 18,000 adolescent girls who are either
enrolled in school or are currently out of school are the target
beneficiary of the program.

The ENGINE Intern will provide assistance for implementation of ENGINE
Monitoring & Evaluation strategy. Specially, s/he will support the
MEL team in the management of project management information system, SMS
aggregator and other data management platforms. This will include
engagement and supervision of data entry clerks, support data upload and
performance monthly data analysis with respect to project Log frame.

Required Skills and Experience

Ideal Candidates Should Possess the Following Qualifications:

• The intern should have a Degree in Computer Science, Information
  Management, or relevant field, with a strong foundation in database
  management and research methods.
• Knowledge of program development, implementation, evaluation, and reporting and fluency in written and verbal English required.
• Minimum 1-3 years of work experience in the area of qualitative
  and quantitative M&E methodologies, database management and report
  writing.

General Position Summary

• The Intern will support the implementation of activities that
  transition girls in school or in informal education into economic
  activities. This position will ensure ENGINE implementation is
  responsive to marginalized Nigerian girls, their communities, state and
  non-state secondary schools, and other skill-based centers.

Learning Objectives:

• The intern will have opportunity to acquire and/or improved on
  the following skills within the one year of internship working with
  M&E unit of the ENGINE project: Statistical data analysis and data
  presentation, use of SPSS and Excel for data entry and analysis,
  development and use of data collection tools, data validation and data
  quality assessment, monitoring, evaluation and Report writing, team work
  and interpersonal communication.

Deliverables:

• The intern will be responsible for monthly data upload on ENGINE
  MIS and Excel data platforms, monthly report/feedback on data
  completeness and analysis of data and presentation based on project
  indicators.

How to Apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their CV and Cover Letter
in one document, addressing the position requirements to: recruitment.nigeria@ng.mercycorps.org Or Click Here for more information

Note:

• All applications must include the position title in the subject line.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• We are an equal opportunity organization and we strongly encourage women to apply for this position.

 
Deadline 29th September, 2015.