CSM-STAND Intern

Pact

United States, D.C., Washington

1140 3rd Street Northeast (Show on map)

May 24, 2024

CSM-STAND Intern

Job Locations

US-DC

Job ID

2024-2222

# of Openings

PACT Overview

Pact is an international nonprofit that works in nearly 40 countries building solutions for human development that are evidence-based, data-driven and owned by the communities we serve. Founded in 1971, Pact works with partners to build resilience, improve accountability, and strengthen knowledge and skills for sustainable social impact.

Department

Programs - Pact strives for a world where all people are heard, capable, and vibrant. The Programs Team helps realize this objective by bridging program management, technical support, and business development, enabling Pact to achieve its global strategy. We ensure program excellence through continuous learning, monitoring and evaluation and provide organizational and industry-wide thought leadership by leveraging a complementary set of cross-functional, multi-disciplinary skills, expertise, and experiences. The Programs team: influences progressive change through the development and implementation of global and regional strategies and business plans; supports advancement of innovative solutions; pursues new business opportunities; and drives effective internal and external engagement to maximize Pact's impact across the globe. Across all aspects of its role, the Programs Department adheres to and promotes a culture of inclusion, accountability, and respect.

Position Overview

The CSM-STAND intern will work with Pact's Governance team on communications and thought leadership products, as well as providing administrative support for the CSM-STAND Leader Award's monitoring, evaluation, learning, and reporting. This internship is designed for students exploring career paths outside academia, to familiarize them with the practitioner world and provide mentorship and support in developing skills valued in the international development sector. The intern will support the communication of evidence about civil society and media interventions across different geographies and to different audiences. Valuable skills include data visualization, qualitative analysis, advanced database software or programming skills, foreign language proficiency, teaching and public speaking, and knowledge management.

Key Responsibilities

Social science communication

Research and write practitioner-friendly newsletter items and blog posts on topics related to the CSM-STAND Learning Agenda and related Governance thought leadership topics

Combine data, graphics, and narrative to report on the CSM-STAND portfolio of programs (requires PowerBI); writing reports and making presentations for the donor based on this data
Conduct an in-depth investigation into one of the CSM-STAND programs, documenting its contributions to one or more changes in its context, writing up the case study, and developing a presentation on lessons learned for other programs

Data management

Maintain and update CSM-STAND databases (in Airtable PowerBI) and SharePoint sites
Document processes for data and knowledge management, and create new processes for qualitative data management and analysis (in MaxQDA)

Other

Support event planning for public for roundtables or brownbag discussion on CSM-STAND technical products, thought leadership, and learning for donor and partner auidences
Prepare and give a presentation on your dissertation research for a practitioner audience

Basic Requirements

Social science masters degree or bachelors degree with 2+ years of relevant experience
Research experience in international development and/or foreign affairs
Teaching or adult education experience
Experience with qualitative research and data collection methods
Very strong writing and presentation skills, and a desire to improve
Intermediate or advanced knowledge of Excel and Word (finalists will be tested)
Previous experience working or volunteering with civil society organizations
Familiarity with USAID-funded international development programs

Preferred Qualifications

At the dissertation phase of a Ph.D. program
Proficiency in Arabic, French, Nepalese, Sinhala, Spanish, or Tamil is a plus
Experience organizing conferences or managing professional associations or student groups desired
Intermediate level programming languages, graphic design, statistical and/or qualitative software is a plus