Agriculture / Public Health / Research Psychology Masters Internship 2013

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The paid internship is 12 months in duration and will start in January 2013.

It is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to gain experience in the development field. You will work closely with high level staff members and provide substantive contributions to the team. You will gain a breadth of experience depending on your own interests and the project’s needs.
Candidate must be willing to make a 1 year commitment as relocation to our Johannesburg office is a requirement. Living arrangements and stipend will be discussed when the invitation for employment is extended. Flight costs & health insurance must be covered by the candidate.

Graduates with Master’s Coursework in one of the following:
Agriculture / Public Health / Research Psychology
Qualifications:

  • Previous experience in International Development, Monitoring & Evaluation, or social research highly desirable and/or Public Health and Agriculture preferred
  • Keen interest in development, preferably in mentioned fields
  • Excellent writing, data analysis and communication skills required
  • Proficiency with the full suite of MS Office applications / Knowledge of statistics is an advantage
  • Willingness to embrace a variety of support role tasks, including tool (instrument development) and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data;
  • Pro-active self starter, team player willing to take initiative and go the extra mile
  • French, Portuguese, and/or African language proficiency a plus

 

Main Duties:

  • Participate in programme assessments, evaluations, data quality audits, etc.
  • Collect and capture data / Assist in data analysis and report writing
  • Assist in proposal writing / Assist in project management
  • Assist in developing M&E training
  • Tool Development – baseline evaluation, other assessments/protocols
  • Data management
  • Analysis skills – qualitative and quantitative
  • Wide range of writing communications activities, such as report writing
  • Good organization skills (filing and organization of project documents)

Applications: Deadline – 15 November 2012.  To apply, send the following documents:

  1. Motivational cover letter explaining why you would be suitable for the position
  2. Typed CV/resume
  3. 3-Page limit writing sample
  4. Copy of your driver’s license
  5. 2 Reference letters

to: Nomfanelo Baba at – talent@khulisa.com
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

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