Graduate Student Internship - India
GRADUATE STUDENT INTERNSHIP - INDIA
Location: Delhi, India
We seek leaders who are passionate about making a difference, possess exceptional analytical skills, and thrive in an entrepreneurial, developing country setting. The ideal graduate intern would be interested in joining IDinsight in a full-time role following their graduation and would take advantage of the graduate internship to identify a potential long-term role in the organization. Successful graduate interns are highly likely to be considered for roles at IDinsight upon graduation.
To maximize learning for the graduate intern and contribution to IDinsight, the graduate internship will be tailored to the specific interests and skills of the intern rather than committed to certain projects at this time. The graduate internship will likely involve a semi-autonomous project within a larger client engagement, which the intern will be responsible for leading with minimal to moderate support from supervisors. Potential projects will be discussed during the interview process. The graduate intern will receive significant support and mentorship from IDinsight leadership.
ABOUT IDINSIGHT
IDinsight helps leaders combat poverty worldwide by designing, deploying and promoting evidence-generating tools. We tailor the best methodologies to partner needs and constraints to fuse evidence with action. We serve governments, NGOs, foundations and social businesses across Africa and Asia in all major program areas including health, education, agriculture, livelihoods, finance, energy and governance.
Our approach rests on four pillars:
- Rigorous: We develop and use a wide-range of cutting edge data and evidence tools, including experimental evaluations, monitoring systems, data analytics and visualization, process evaluations, machine learning and more.
- Cost-effective: Every dollar spent is justified by expected impact. If funds could be better used in another way, we say so.
- Timely: Actionable information is delivered in time for client decision-making deadlines.
- Demand-driven: We deploy solutions tailored to partner contexts and needs with no competing agendas.
Our diverse, growing team of over 150 outstanding colleagues operate in nearly two dozen countries around the world. Learn more at www.IDinsight.org.
INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION
The graduate intern will be based in IDinsight’s Delhi office for a period of 8-10 weeks. The exact project assigned to the graduate intern will be the result of conversations between the intern and his/her IDinsight supervisor to ensure that it is carefully designed to meet the interests and skills of the intern and the need of the organization. Some examples of the types of projects may include (but are certainly not limited to) the following:
- Develop IDinsight’s evaluation plan for an agricultural impact evaluation.
- Create data collection tools for a water, sanitation, and health survey.
- Analyze endline data for a quasi-experimental education study.
- Present findings from an impact evaluation to IDinsight government clients.
The Graduate Student Internship is explicitly for individuals interested in joining IDinsight full time as a Manager following their graduation. We ask that all candidates reflect on their long term career goals before entering the application and interview processes.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently pursuing a Master’s or Doctoral degree in public policy, international development, or a related field and able to take on a full-time internship role for at least two months between May and October 2020
- Strong interest in joining an IDinsight field office after graduation; commitment to IDinsight's vision, mission, and values
- Deeply passionate about international development and social impact, with an interest in evidence-based approaches
- Outstanding quantitative and analytical skills, with experience in statistical software preferred
- Experience running field experiments or impact evaluations a strong plus
- Work experience in a developing country setting strongly preferred
- Intellectual curiosity and a sense of humor
COMPENSATION
We encourage students to access university funding. IDinsight may also contribute to living and other expenses if relevant.
INTERNSHIP DATES
An 8-12 week full-time on-site commitment during the summer of 2020 is required. Exact start and end dates are flexible.
The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM EST, Friday, 21 February 2020.