Role Purpose:

• MELSA would like to offer graduates a practical learning opportunity to gain real world experience through an internship.
• The practical experience interns will gain is expected to add to the theoretical knowledge gained during their studies.
• The opportunity is aimed at increasing interns’ employable skills as they learn from and contribute to the workplace for the duration of the internship.
• The internship will give interns experience in a variety of fields and roles and so may help to shape their future career interests.
• Interns will contribute to the work that MELSA does to monitor, evaluate, and learn from USAID/Nigeria’s development activities.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support our MEL Specialists with field-based monitoring (FBM) and Data Quality Assessments (DQA).
• Learn about and work on large scale evaluations or USAID activities from planning stages to final reporting.
• Help with the planning and facilitation of learning events for USAID and Implementing Partners.

Job Qualifications and Skills:

• Applicants should have a degree with background in any of the following areas: Health, Agriculture, Water Sanitation and Hygiene, Nutrition, Education and Governance or any related field.
• Be a recent graduate that has completed NYSC.
• Have strong written and oral communication skills in English.
• Be computer literate with proficiency in the use of MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Have an interest in monitoring, evaluation and learning of development projects.
• Must be based in Abuja.

Benefits:

• Interns  will be joining a great team, with highly qualified and motivated members who will be interesting and fun to work with. 
• Monthly stipend.
• Monthly call and data airtime allowance for MELSA-related communications.