MEALIntern

About the company

The Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh), with headquarters in Lausanne and an office in Zurich, is the leading Swiss child rights organisation with more than 2000 employees worldwide. We stand together with children to uphold their rights, protect their lives and improve their well-being. We achieve this through innovative programmes focused on health, migration and access to justice, specially designed to have a positive and sustainable impact.

Your tasks

Purpose of the Assignment The MEAL Intern will provide operational and administrative support to the MEAL team in monitoring project activities, collecting and managing data, conducting accountability activities, documenting lessons learned, and supporting organizational learning initiatives.

Monitoring and Data Collection

• Support the implementation of monitoring plans and data collection activities.
• Conduct field visits to monitor project activities.
• Assist in collecting quantitative and qualitative data from beneficiaries and stakeholders.
• Verify attendance sheets, beneficiary records, and activity documentation.
• Support data entry, cleaning, validation, and database maintenance.
• Assist in preparing monitoring reports and dashboards.
• Support the review of indicators against project targets.

Accountability and Community Engagement

• Conduct beneficiary spot checks to verify the delivery, quality, and relevance of project services.
• Facilitate Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with beneficiaries and community members.
• Conduct Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) when required.
• Receive and document feedback, complaints, suggestions, and compliments from beneficiaries through available feedback channels.
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to safeguarding principles while handling complaints and sensitive information.
• Support the management of the Feedback and Complaint Response Mechanism (FCRM).
• Track the status of complaints and referrals and follow up with concerned departments.
• Support awareness sessions on feedback mechanisms.
• Assist in analyzing trends in beneficiary feedback and producing accountability summaries.

Evaluation and Learning

• Assist in the compilation and analysis of assessment findings.
• Support documentation of lessons learned, success stories, and best practices.
• Participate in after-action reviews and learning workshops.
• Assist in preparing learning briefs and presentations.

Data Quality and Reporting

• Conduct basic data-quality checks and verification exercises.
• Support data cleaning and validation processes.
• Assist in preparing monthly and quarterly reports.
• Ensure compliance with organizational data protection and confidentiality standards.

Administrative Support

• Assist in organizing MEAL-related meetings, training, and workshops.
• Perform other MEAL-related tasks assigned by the supervisor.

The MEAL Intern is expected to

• Conduct beneficiary spot checks according to the monitoring plan.
• Facilitate FGDs and support qualitative data collection exercises.
• Document and register beneficiary feedback and complaints.
• Support timely data entry and cleaning.
• Contribute to accountability, monitoring, and learning reports.
• Maintain accurate records and filing systems.

Requirements

Education

• Recent graduate or final-year student in:
• Statistics
• Economics
• Social Sciences
• Development Studies
• Public Administration
• Information Management
• Or a related field

• Previous volunteer, internship, or work experience with NGOs is an asset.
• Previous exposure to MEAL, research, surveys, or data collection activities is desirable.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to conduct interviews and facilitate group discussions.
• Good report-writing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Basic understanding of data collection tools (Kobo, CommCare, ODK, SurveyCTO, or similar) is an advantage.
• Attention to detail and commitment to data quality.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information professionally.
• Ability to work effectively in multicultural environments.

Core Competencies

• Accountability
• Integrity and professionalism
• Teamwork
• Continuous learning
• Results orientation
• Strong ethical conduct and safeguarding awareness

*Tdh General Code of Conduct and Ethical Policies*

• Commits to promoting and complying with the Global Code of Conduct, systematically reporting any violations of the Code through Tdh's formal reporting mechanisms and dealing with any violations of procedures and processes appropriately.

• Raises awareness of the Foundation of the risks of policy non-compliance, violence and abuse, and related rights, towards children, community members and our own employees.

• Undertakes to comply with key ethical policies and guidelines, including the Safeguarding Policy, the Anti-Fraud andCorruption Policy, the Conflict-of-Interest Policy and other policies related to the prevention of terrorist financing and criminal activities, as well as workplace behavior.

• Commits to putting values and principles into practice through exemplary behavior, in full compliance with the Code of Conduct, and always respecting established procedures and processes.

• Commits to developing a compliant and enlightened management culture within the organization and in our work with children and the communities in which we operate.

How to apply

Procedure Only complete applications (CV + covering letter) posted on our official website will be processed. Additional documents (diplomas, work certificates, etc.) will be requested at a later date. We will only contact those candidates selected for further recruitment.References :

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Example:Starting position: 15 NovemberDuration : 3 monthsRate of activity :Place of work: Cairo Deadline for applications: 31 October 2026 Terre des hommes (Tdh) :

Please note that all job offers will be subject to satisfactory references and checks (criminal record and anti-terrorism funding check). Terre des hommes will ask the Human Resources of previous organisations to provide references on any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment as well as fraud and corruption, during employment, or incidents under investigation at the time the candidate left employment.