Summer Monitoring and Evaluation Intern at the Community Development Program - CEO Amman

This internship is offered through the Columbia Experience Overseas (CEO) program. To learn more about CEO, go to http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/cce-internship/ceo. All CEO 2017 internships will be posted on LionSHARE during the Fall 2016 semester and January 2017 on a rolling basis. To find CEO internship postings, search under the Internships tab on LionSHARE, and use the “Label” function. You may apply to up to eight (8) positions of interest across all CEO locations (Amman, Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, Shanghai, Seoul, and Singapore).  Having your resume and cover letter reviewed by a CCE counselor is strongly recommended before applying. Quick Questions is scheduled at CCE M-F 1pm – 4pm. Visit www.careereducation.columbia.edu/calendar to see the schedule of CCE Summer Internship Programs information sessions where you can learn more about the CEO program.

There are at least two required components to all CEO position applications and potentially more as requested by each employer as outlined below :

The following documents must be submitted through LionSHARE for each position of interest:

1. Resume
2. Transcript (This is your spring course schedule which you should access by logging onto Student Services Online, clicking on “My Schedule” and copying and pasting your Spring 2017 course schedule into a Microsoft Word Document. The schedule should show your full name, your school, your Spring 2017 Courses, and your enrollment status.)
3. Cover Letter (if required, click Apply Now and check for required documents)
4. Other materials (ex: Writing Sample, etc. if required, click Apply Now and check for required documents)

The CEO program runs June 12- August 4, 2017. Submit your completed applications via LionSHARE by Sunday, February 19, 2017. Submit your completed applications via LionSHARE by Sunday, February 12, 2017.

Position Description
The intern will work with the M& E specialist at the Community Development Program.
Established in 1989, the Community Development Program (CDP) pioneered in Jordan a sustainable, integrated community development and capacity building program among grassroots communities. With special emphasis on the critical role played by women in achieving sustainable progress, this program helped transform development thinking in the country away from traditional charity-oriented social welfare in which poor women, especially, were mainly passive recipients, toward an emphasis on developing the national economic potential of women and the poor.

The CDP empowers individuals by equipping them with the skills they need to effect change in their own lives and communities, through business development services and capacity building, loans and grants to establish market-oriented income generating micro to small enterprises. As a result, this best practice model was shared with 15 countries throughout the Arab region and other countries in Western Asia.

To date, The CPD assists in reducing poverty and unemployment by enabling thousands of underprivileged people to increase their family incomes while improving their quality of life. In 2002, the CDP introduced a virtual (non-resident) business development incubation model for rural women in Bani Kenanah, Irbid, acknowledging that access to finance, especially to women, is not enough for the success and viability of their income generating enterprises. Comprehensive non-financial business development services and technical support, along with coaching and mentorship, play an essential role in helping entrepreneurs cope with the challenges related to their sustainability in a changing environment.

One decade later, an independent assessment indicated the effective impact, in several aspects, on women assisted by the Business Development Incubator, including increasing their families’ incomes by an average of 40 percent, noting a family income increase by 120% generated by service related enterprises. In 2008, building on this success, an additional business incubator was replicated in Aqaba, and two other incubators were established in Tafileh and Ajloun in 2015, targeting entrepreneurs and community based organizations seeking to establish and develop business initiatives in the tourism and food processing industries.

Responsibilities
-Assist in maintaining and keeping the existing M&E system up-to-date by entering all M&E-relevant data into the system
-Provide support in preparing monthly performance reports.
-Assist with data management, cleaning of data, and quality control.
-Assist in the analysis of data
-Capture case studies and success stories in line with ongoing research and advocacy needs
-Other Monitoring and Evaluation functions as required by the project.

Qualifications and Requirements:
-Experience in design and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and research
-Advanced computer skills in Excel, Word processing,
-Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
-Good strategic and analytical thinking