4 USAID SDS No Experience Jobs – Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Internships

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Organisation: USAID
Strengthening Decentralization for Sustainability (SDS) Program
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
About SDS:
Strengthening Decentralization for Sustainability (SDS) is a 6-year
(June 2010- May 2016) USAID funded program in support of the government of
Uganda (GOU) at the district and Sub-county local government level. The project
aims at improving results and sustainability of decentralized social service
delivery through appropriate tools, technical assistance, and financial
support. The SDS Programme is implemented by Cardno Emerging Markets, Ltd. USA,
in collaboration with: Urban Institute; Development Info Structure Inc.
(Devis);Infectious Disease Institute (IDI); and Tangaza Cinemas.
Internship Job Summary: The
purpose of this internship scheme is twofold:
  • Develop new M&E talents from the pool
    of brilliant young graduates that are fresh from the university, have no
    experience but are highly motivated and have a passion for M&E. This will
    enhance the aim of building local capacity and shaping the future’s
    manpower especially in areas of; Planning, Programming, Monitoring and
    Evaluation
  • Through these young graduates interested
    in developing their career in M&E where they will be trained, mentored
    and groomed for the same.
  • Through routine hands-on M&E work, the
    SDS will in turn be supported by the interns to fulfill their increasingly
    demanding need for M&E within the Programme’s core business and also
    at the partner districts; ministries and the IPs coordinated by SDS.
Job Objectives: The
objectives of the internship scheme are to:
  • Provide practical and guided hands-on,
    tailor-made training, coaching, mentoring and support supervision to
    identified young graduates interested in developing a career in M&E,
  • Beef up the manpower of SDS program
    through recruiting interns who will assist in implementation of the
    increasingly demanding M&E programmatic activities such as: planning;
    data collection, entry and analysis and reporting.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 
All interns without exception will be expected to:
  • Actively participate in all trainings as
    required
  • Participate in all activities as directed
    by the mentors
  • Participate in all M&E activities as
    required by the Regional M&E Specialists
  • Compile and submit quarterly progress
    reports on work that has been done during the quarter
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The internship scheme targets brilliant,
    highly and self motivated, interested young graduates (30 years and below)
    with a passion for community development/ youth engagement.
  • Potential interns will possess a
    Bachelors’ degree in areas of: Statistics, Economics, Demography and
    Population Studies, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Gender Studies,
    Social Work and Social Administration, Social Anthropology, Information
    Technology, Finance and Financial Management; and any other related
    disciplines.
  • The scheme is open to all qualified
    Ugandans from different institutions, ethnic backgrounds and gender that
    are ready to contribute to the pragmatic social development process of the
    country using the acquired M&E and Community development /youth
    engagement skills.
How to Apply: 
Please fill this Internship application form, download
here.
Send a motivation statement not exceeding 250 words, double spaced,
font 12 of times new roman. The statement should clearly spell out why you should
be considered for this scheme, what you intend to benefit from the scheme and
what you intend to offer as well as what your future M&E or community
development/ youth engagement aspirations are.
Attach all relevant academic documents/certificates
Your dully completed form and motivation statement should be sent by
email ONLY to meinternship@uganda-sds.org
Deadline: Friday April 11, 2014
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