About the Internship – CEIP
Cloneshouse is always seeking passionate, goal-oriented, diligent young individuals interested in the growing field of Monitoring and Evaluation and willing to invest time and effort to learn the theoretical and practical aspects of the various Monitoring and Evaluation components, including the best practices that are obtainable per time.
Consequently, we initiated the 7-month Cloneshouse European Internship Program (CEIP) to support our work in the European market while meeting the demand for skilled evaluators in the international development sector. By intertwining these goals, the program offers young professionals a unique opportunity to engage with our African, North American, and EU teams.
The Internship is an English speaking, 7-month internship opportunity with 100% remote work.
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Watch Our Information Session on the Cloneshouse European Internship Programme (CEIP) which held on August 8, 2024, at 5 PM CET via Zoom.
Who is Eligible
The Cloneshouse European Internship Program seeks candidates from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden. We seek students and graduates with enthusiasm for monitoring and evaluation, capacity strengthening, research, proposal writing, report writing, and business development. It is with pleasure that we open the opportunity to those with early career experience and those looking to begin their career in monitoring and evaluation who are passionate about gaining deeper insights into the international development sector and its actors.
How Many Interns Per Cohort?
For the next cohort we will take in five (5) interns in total, from Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
What is the Experience Like?
During the English speaking 7-month internship experience, typically, interns go through a three-week Basic Monitoring and Evaluation course and a six-week Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation course, as well as work on projects with mid-level and senior consultants. Some of the responsibilities of our interns include:
- Support project teams in preparing activity reports and documenting best practices, lessons learned, and assessment reports.
- Develop project monitoring and evaluation tools in collaboration with the M&E Officer and Project Lead
- Support the MEL team in writing proposals for third-party monitoring and support in grant writing
- Ensure proper filing and storage of M&E documents, including questionnaires, monitoring reports, and datasets.
This list is not exclusive and will be tailored based on your interest and professional development aspirations.
Currently, we have our interns working with us on…
- Collaborating with other team members in report writing, proposal writing, grant writing, submission of expressions of interest, Request for Proposals (RFPs), and letters of interest.
- Supporting the planning, preparation, and execution of monitoring and evaluation practices across initiatives.
- Assisting with analyzing a new M&E system that covers the indicators and activities of all components based on existing digital or hybrid solutions.
- Supporting the MEL department in developing Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) systems, including data quality assurance procedures, and compiling, processing, and analyzing activity performance data. etcetera
What our Past Interns Have to Say
My internship at Cloneshouse equipped me with the technical skills necessary to launch my career in the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) field as a young professional. The projects I participated in allowed me to apply the theoretical knowledge I gained at university and directly practice my new M&E skills. Moreover, engaging with various professionals at Cloneshouse helped me expand my network and exchange knowledge, a network I continue to build on even a year after completing my internship
Do We Pay Interns?
Deliberately, we refer to this as an unpaid internship. Practically, it is a paid apprenticeship. Cloneshouse does not pay a salary to interns, but at the discretion of project teams, interns can earn a stipend from projects to which they are attached. Most importantly, some of our past interns are now junior consultants, taking on projects within our firm. With the experience they gained in our programme, they have been able to enter the job market. Our former interns are now working in institutions, such as Malteser International, Plan International, Christian Aid, International Rescue Committee, Aspilos Foundation, Youth Hub Africa, Research and Development Without Borders (RWDB), “Cloneshouse LLC, Kimpact Development Initiative, Arqaam Monitoring & Evaluation, Ministry of Trade, Industry (The Gambia), Regional Intergration and Employment, Teach the Child Initiative, Catholic Relief Services, Federal Ministry of Health(Abuja, Nigeria), International Food Policy Research Institute, Society for Family Health, amongst others.
Arguments and counterarguments have arisen on why companies should pay their interns or not. Interns are very important in establishments. If not for anything, they provide the much needed extra hands for productiveness, though their mistakes can cost companies a lot. Interns are also easier to train, which means that if the company finally absorbs them into its labor force, they will become wonderful employees. Whether an intern is paid or not, what is most important is that there is an agreement between both parties – employer and employee (or intern in this instance).
Application Process
Applications are currently open till Monday, September 2, 2024. Announcements about our internship opportunity are made known via our newsletter, which you will see when you subscribe here to our newsletter. Be the first to know about subsequent internship openings!
On the CEIP application form, you will be asked to answer basic questions about who you are and requested to formulate a statement of interest. All applications are stored in a database that is consulted by our HR Team based on business needs. Candidates who are shortlisted from the applicants’ pool for further review will subsequently be contacted and asked to provide their CVs. CVs should best contain 3 Referees. After a review of the shortlisted applicant’s CV, applicants will be shortlisted for an interview. Selected applicants will be announced after the interviews.
This has sparked your interest, but do you wish to learn more before applying?
We regularly hold information sessions on our internship program. Sign up for our Newsletter to stay informed about our upcoming events. Also, feel free to reach out to us directly at: eu@cloneshouse.com
Do you wish to support our internship programme as a host organisation?
At Cloneshouse, we encourage cooperative agreements with individuals and partner institutions. If you would like to support the internship program for young emerging evaluators, you can reach out to our team at eu@cloneshouse.com