Development Alternatives, Inc (DAI) - Young Professionals Internship Program

Responsibilities

• Design and create communications materials highlighting institutional programs and achievements (flyers, handouts, posters, etc.)
• Support drafting, editing, publication and dissemination of reports and scientific journals and marketing materials such as success stories, presentations, and two-page briefs, in collaboration with office and technical staff;
• Review and analyze data for reports and document progress for success stories as well as monthly, quarterly and annual reports
• Assist with development and implementation of Communication Plan including overseeing development of communication materials and tools and dissemination to all stakeholders.
• Support design, development, and manage content of organization’s website and related electronic communications;
• Website development and maintenance
• Contribute to improving the organizations global communications strategy to reflect evolving communications priorities and changes in the organization’s structure
• Present progress toward achievement of overall program objectives and outputs effectively and efficiently;
• Support department in the compilation and editing of weekly, quarterly and annual reports on the organization’s progress
• Support the organization of events such as press conferences, meetings and forums as requested;
• Collaborate with other public relations, media, and advertising firms as required, including interface with local, regional, and national media outlets;
• Review organization’s external communications and technical reports to ensure quality control and consistency with project intellectual property agreements;
• Provide guidance and leadership for communication and information sharing between regional partners
• Perform other tasks as needed 

Required skills 

• Bachelor’s degree in communication, marketing, social science, or related field
• Technical experience in communications and marketing Strong writing and communication abilities
• Fluency in French is required and proficiency in English highly desirable

General Minimum Required Qualifications 

Bachelor’s degree Minimum , plus 2 years of relevant administrative or technical professional experience; or a Master’s degree preferred with 1 year of relevant administrative or technical professional experience 

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• BS/BA degree required, advance degree preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Must be able to travel and be based within Regional Institution in West Africa during the entire duration of the placement (minimum 1 year assignment)

General Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in West African regional agricultural development A plus
• International Travel and field related experience in urban and rural African settings desirable
• Fluency in both French and English required

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Responsibilities 

• Provide technical assistance and support to the design and implementation of organizational related M&E activities, including performance monitoring plan development, indicator definition, data collection tools and methodologies, data entry, analysis and reporting
• Assist in monitoring, documenting and communicating the processes, challenges, and achievements of implementation of the organization’s activities in both qualitative and quantitative dimensions
• Ensure timely collection (e.g., surveys, interviews), storage and processing of data in electronic applications systems
• Develop organization’s M&E application standards and procedures and tools
• Keep stakeholders (e.g. Supervisors, Directors, Stakeholders) informed of all program results and challenges identified in the M&E process
• Assist in developing and writing up results and success stories for organizational reports, and any marketing materials for the project
• Assist in the dissemination of various program documents such as newsletters, success stories and other related documents to various stakeholders when required
• Support the M&E team with entry and management of data by ensuring that data entered is accurate, timely and of the required quality
• Provide support during assessment activities, meetings and workshops carried out by the organization in capturing key data and entering data on results of institutional assessments and capacity building needs
• Communicate and interpret between English and French speaking individuals as necessary with external and internal stakeholders
• Transcribe reports, documents, forms and other technical materials between English and French as necessary
• Suggest overall M&E system improvement tools and procedures
• Perform other related duties as assigned 

Required skills 

• A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in social science, agricultural science or related field
• Strong written & verbal communication skills, demonstrated research, data collection, report writing skills
• Creating, compiling, or presenting report skills is a plus
• Comfort with numbers, calculations, statistics and analytical skills is a plus
• Computer skills, comfort with the ability to develop forms as well as data entry and analysis
• MS Office (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access) preferred
• Attention to detail, ability to monitor own work and ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to manage own workload, handling multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritizing and responding in a timely manner on monitoring & evaluation issues
• English/French Bilingual required written and oral communication.

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Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary liaison for general administration and back-stopping for department program portfolio.
• Help develop scopes of work and budgets and participates in meetings and conference calls with partners and stakeholder.
• Assist with the development and dissemination of request for proposals for service providers to provide capacity development services.
• Communicate and coordinate with department staff their service requirement needs.
• Assist with the development of the projects scopes of works, identifies service providers, and coordinates with the technical and logistics teams regarding the execution, implementation and monitoring of activities.
• Review reports and deliverables received from service providers and partners, including training organizations, trainers and consultants.
• Help coordinate the implementation and delivery of capacity development services on and off –site with respective partners.
• Contribute to writing and preparation of Quarterly and Annual reports.
• Provide regular updates and reports on status and progress of technical activities to directors and partners
• Perform other tasks as needed 

Required skills

• A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in social science, agricultural science or related field
• Technical experience and demonstrate research and writing skills agriculture development and institution capacity building preferred.
• Solid communication, organizational and writing skills
• Demonstrated coordination and facilitation experience required
• Excellent Interpersonal skills
• Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities
• Fluency in French and English is required.