Research, Learning, and Knowledge Management Intern- East Africa Regional Office
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Employee Contract Type:Intern
Job Description:
The Research, Learning and Knowledge Management ( KM) Intern will support the development of the regional research and KM strategy and coordinate implementation of various initiatives. The role coordinates the generation, building, and sharing of knowledge to enhance child wellbeing through WV programs.
The role shall work closely with the Strategy and Programme Quality department, with the support and coaching of the Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor, and in collaboration with other teams and leaders to support in the implementation and tracking of the partnership/regional office learning agenda.
The role shall support, in collaboration with the communication and GAM units, the sharing of key updates, reports, and success stories in line with the three focus areas (Impact, Influence, and Income). The intern will also track the implementation of the Box project for timely document updates that would ensure ease of access and collaboration within (and across) teams.
The role will work closely with the regional M&E Advisor to ensure the implementation of quality research and the generation of timely analysis on context (desired topics), enabling learning and agility in programming.
MAJOR ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Support documentation, content creation and learning (40%)
- Support mapping of NO and regional researches in line with Research Agenda and Plans
- Support the development of summary research findings with the related offices and/or units
- Review research and learning reports for quality and compliance to set standards
- Research various topics and subjects as assigned, including in providing data on indicators of interest
- Document research recommendations and track their implementation, enabling agility in programming
- Provide technical support for quality research where appropriate
- Support in packaging learning information and publications
- Support quality documentation of regional learning forums
- Producing reports, summaries, presentations, and other materials to communicate findings and insights
- Support in meta-analysis of research projects and evaluation reports
- Manage data base and information on university and research institution partners.
Support review, updating and tracking Knowledge Management platforms (35%)
- Provide technical support in content development in the Strategy and Programme Quality and other departments
- Support in the review of files and resources updated in Knowledge Management platforms, ensuring their quality and usability.
- Collaborate with Knowledge Management Champions in updating resources on related KM platforms
- Track the implementation of Knowledge Management in line with the Critical to Quality framework
- Support to organize and maintain knowledge repositories, such as databases, or document management systems.
- Support in setting up and managing Box folder structures and naming in compliance to the WVI EARO Knowledge Management Protocol
- Support development of questionnaire and data collection on research and Km initiatives.
Support capacity building (15%)
- Provide technical support in the use of Box and other Knowledge Management platforms including wvcentral, MS Teams, and Onedrive amongst others
- Support staff orientation on the use of KM platforms
Admin support and Others (10%)
- Handling scheduling, coordination, and other administrative tasks related to learning and knowledge management activities.
- Adherence to Ethical and Regulatory Standards: Following ethical guidelines, ensuring research practices align with established standards and regulations.
- Perform any other duty as may be assigned by supervisor or designee from time to time
- Participate and contribute in committees and task forces as may be signed from time to time
- Support and follow up communication with field offices, GC and university partners.
- Organize scheduling and note taking for CHILD advisory group engagements.
KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
Required Professional Experience
- A Masters Degree in research-related courses, including but not limited to Statistics, Economics, Data Science, Project Management, or any related field of study.
- Relevant and good exposure in the field
- Demonstrate ability to integrate Faith and development in work and life
Required Education,training, license,registration, and certification
- Must have good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Must be well respected in society for Christian values and professionalism.
- Good knowledge and commitment to WV’s ethos, philosophy of work and CORE documents.
- Demonstrated Leadership skills evidenced by previous leadership roles in a church, Christian Union and/or para church organization.
- Must possess sound biblical beliefs.
- Recent East African graduate eligible to work in Kenya are encouraged to apply
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
- Strong organizational skills, independent judgment, and the ability to be flexible as the demands and priorities change.
- Commitment to continuous learning and willingness to keep abreast of new developments in the field of development.
- Strong interpersonal skills, as well as written and verbal communication skills.
- Graduates who are practicing Christians from bible believing and recognized church or fellowship.
- Graduates who are willing to commit their time on the program for the entire year.
- Graduates with demonstrated good character, honesty, high competency and generally in good physical and emotional health.
Travel and/orWork Environment Requirement
Office based environment with minimal travel to the field.