Planned Parenthood Global (PP Global)
Internship Opportunity for 3-6
months
Nairobi, Kenya
Planned Parenthood Global (PP Global) is
the international division of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA),
an international non-governmental organization working in the field of sexual
and reproductive health and rights.
By partnering with service providers and
youth champions, and helping to build local organizations and networks, PP
Global works to find innovative ways to deliver critical services.
The Africa Regional Office of Planned
Parenthood Global has an internship program aimed at developing career interests
and leadership skills for young people in sexual and reproductive health and
rights.
The program is expected to empower young
people with skills to address sexual and reproductive health challenges in
their work, to develop their self-esteem and thus advance their opportunities
for career development.
PP Global is seeking applications from
young persons interested in program management with a bias for Monitoring &
Evaluation.
The selected candidate will support PP
Global Program Learning department for a period of 3 Months with possibility of
extension up to a maximum of 6 Months.
Position Purpose: The M&E
Intern will assist in data collection, entry, cleaning and analysis. She/he
will also support monitoring and evaluation activities for partners.
This position is based in Nairobi, Kenya
and reports to the Program Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant.
The main roles are:
·
Data
collection
·
Assist
in facilitating supported facility assessments
·
Assist
in undertaking data quality audits
·
Assist
in general data collection
·
Data
entry, cleaning and analysis
·
Assist
in developing data entry user interfaces/screens on SPSS/STATA/Google forms
·
Assist
in the verification of data from quarterly reporting tools
·
Assist
in data entry and cleaning
·
Assist
in data reconstruction
·
In
collaboration with PLT team, analyze and make sense of both quantitative and
qualitative data
·
Filing
·
Support
in updating electronic filing system
·
Assist
in filing physical documents
·
Documentation
and dissemination
·
Prepare
zero drafts of reports from assessments
·
Assist
in identifying and documenting best practices and lessons learnt for ARO
projects
·
In
collaboration with PLT, identify forums in which the team can develop and
present abstracts to showcase ARO program work
·
Other
monitoring activities
·
Assist
in organizing and participate in project quarterly and internal review meetings
and document proceedings therein
·
Support
the PLT team in identification of data needs
·
Perform
any other responsibilities as may be assigned as from time to time
Minimum qualifications, experience and
skills
·
Bachelor’s
degree in monitoring and evaluation, applied statistics, demography, public
health, sociology, anthropology, development studies, or any relevant field
from a recognized university
·
Knowledge
and experience using statistical packages such as SPSS, Nvivo and Epi-Info
·
Advanced
competency in MS Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
·
Experience
in health-related research work/data collection is desirable
·
Ability
to communicate effectively in English and Swahili, both verbally and in writing
·
Ability
to write good reports in English
·
Strong
interpersonal skills and the ability to interact meaningfully with diverse
groups of individuals from different cultural, religious and national backgrounds.
·
Ability
to maintain highest degree of confidentiality regarding all aspects of work at
all times especially in relation to partner activities
How to Apply
Application Process: Interested
young persons are requested to forward their cover letter and curriculum vitae
toaro.recruit@ppfa.org latest by Tuesday October 10, 2017.
Please note that only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
