Internship - Officer, Programs
Evidence Action, Malawi
Job Description
Evidence Action was founded in 2013 to address a big gap in the fight against global povertymany of the most promising interventions are either implemented at a very small scale, or not at all. We set out to address this gap by building programs that would scale evidence-based and cost-effective interventions, leading to significant improvements in quality of life for hundreds of millions of people.
Our model worked. In less than a decade, our two flagship programs, the Deworm the World Initiative and Dispensers for Safe Water, have grown to measurably impact over 280 million people each year. This success is achieved through the dedication and talent of our staff, the hard work of our partners, and the commitment of our supporters.
By 2024, we seek to double our impact. We are strengthening and expanding our existing programs, and working to identify a new generation of evidence-based and cost-effective interventions that we can scale to reach millions more.
Job purpose
Our flagship Dispensers for Safe Water (DSW) provides over 4 million people across rural Uganda, Malawi, and Kenya. Recent evidence highlights that clean water may be among the most effective interventions available to save young children’s lives, averting more than 30% of all-cause child mortality. The dispensers’ program - based on research for Nobel-winning economists - utilizes an innovative and human-centric design to deliver clean water at the source in rural settings, achieving usage rates which are 5x that of comparable interventions.
Given the tremendous benefits of safe water, Evidence Action is rapidly innovating to build the next generation of clean water interventions. We are currently scaling a next generation technology, in-line chlorination (ILC) that targets peri-urban communities in Uganda and Malawi.
Intern - Officer, Programs is a member of the program field operations team and will be responsible for among other duties supporting the Safe Water Program in Malawi in a number of key program inmplementation activities. This is an exciting field position that enables you to interact with local community members and other stakeholders through educational and engagement meetings and data collection among other activities.
The intern will in return benefit through capacity building and skills development to enable one to conduct the full cycle of the Safe Water Programme Design
Key learning objectives:
- Introduction and orientation to Safe Water Programme Implementation Strategies
- Opportunity to integrate professional knowledge on different WASH approaches
Requirements
Education Background
The positions are open to young people with the following educational backgrounds: Community development, Water and Sanitation, Public Health, Environmental Health, Engineering/ Plumbing
- Ability to engage users through virtual tools.
- Comfortable with working openly and transparently, sharing works-in-progress, failures, successes, and lessons-learned.
- Creative and curious voracious learner.
- Passionate about addressing WASH issues in low-resource settings.
- Receptive to and values open and honest feedback from colleagues and stakeholders.
- Fearless about sharing ideas.
- Independent thinker that takes initiative.
- A bachelor’s degree holder fresh from collage and/or final year students.
In collaboration with the Associate Area Coordinator:
- Field execution of chlorine dispenser and Inline Chlorine related activities in the target communities.
- Conduct local government/stakeholders’ meetings with guidance from the associate coordinator.
- Perform a waterpoint nominations/verification surveys to obtain viable waterpoints lists for chlorine dispenser/ILC installations.
- Conduct community sensitization/awareness meetings and mobilize positive community participation in the program.
- Supervise chlorine dispenser by ensuring masons/plumbers/technicians adhere to the installation guidelines and protocols
- Conduct education meetings at installed waterpoints to sensitize the household users on gadget utilization to prevent waterborne diseases.
- Select and train community volunteers promoters that will be responsible for the waterpoints as liaison people between the program and the community.
- Developing weekly work plans and prepare feedback reports for field activities
- Other duties and responsibilities as delegated by the Area Coordinator.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for details about next steps. Window for receiving applications will close on Friday 6th October 2023
Equal Opportunity Statement
Evidence Action does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race,