Intern

Job Description

THE ORGANIZATION

The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (Alliance) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives. Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation.

The Alliance works with local, national, and multinational partners across Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa, and with the public and private sectors. The Alliance is part of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources and ecosystem services.

About the position

The On-Farm Intern to provide operational support for established and future on-farm trials in Tanzania and Kenya. The candidate will be based in Arusha. He/She will support the on-farm coordinator in the establishment and management of hundreds of on-farm trials, the communication with local stakeholders, including farmers, data collectors and enumerators.

Responsibilities

The intern will support the following activities:

• Organise and oversee all logistical arrangements for field activities, including transport, scheduling, and provision of necessary resources.
• Identify, enroll and register enumerators in selected villages
• Monitor and follow up on enumerator payment processes to ensure accuracy and timeliness during the data collection period.
• Handle and maintain field materials, ensuring proper use, accountability, and availability throughout project activities.
• Send timely reminders and updates to enumerators to ensure adherence to data collection schedules and protocols.
• Communicate with the network of enumerators via social platforms such as WhatsApp
• Regularly provide enumerators’ feedback on their user experience with data collection tools
• Support in development in data collection schedules and training of enumerators. They will also support the supervision of data collection as well as the development of efficient data collection systems.
• Carry out other duties related to the project and research objectives as assigned.

Requirements

• Enrolled in or recent graduate (< 1 year) of bachelor’s degree in agriculture, economics, community development or related discipline
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office package.
• Advanced command of the English language, both written and spoken.
• Experience with managing trials and carrying out agronomic tasks.
• Experience with using Google Docs, Sheets and Drive is an advantage.
• Knowledge of data collection systems such as ODK is an advantage.
• Experience with capturing imagery data of crops is an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Well-developed skills in personal organization, priority setting, problem-solving, and accuracy.

Terms of employment

This internship position is a nationally recruited position based in Arusha, Tanzania. The initial contract will be for six (6) months and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources.

The Alliance Bioversity-CIAT is committed to fair, safe, and inclusive workplaces. We believe that diversity powers our innovation, contributes to our excellence, and is critical for our mission.

Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority. We encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability statuses, sexual orientations, marital status, and gender identities. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications

Applicants are invited to visit https://alliancebioversityciat.org/careers to get full details of the position and to submit their applications. Applications MUST include reference number RFP300838- Intern as the position applied for. Cover letter and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s last name, first name for ease of sorting. The Alliance collects and process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Applications closing date: 27th October 2025

Please note that email applications will not be considered.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

We invite you to learn more about us at:

http://alliancebioversityciat.org