Internships, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) - Education Cannot Wait (ECW)

Job Description

Job no: 588321
Contract type: Internship
Duty Station: Geneva
Level: Internship
Location: Switzerland
Categories: Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

For every child, EDUCATION

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children and youth entitled to an education in emergencies, we would like to hear from you.

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is the first global multilateral fund dedicated to supporting education for children and youth (3–18-year-olds) in countries affected by wars, disasters, and protracted crises. It was launched at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016 by a broad coalition of international aid agencies and public and private donors to usher in faster and more sustainable education responses in crisis settings. ECW inspires political commitment to financing education in humanitarian contexts, catalyzes financial resources, facilitates joint programming between humanitarian and development actors, empowers local partners and seeks to strengthen quality and accountability.

ECW is hosted by UNICEF. The Fund is administered under UNICEF’s financial, human resources and administrative rules and regulations, while operations are run by the Fund’s own independent governance structure that provides strategic guidance and oversight to its investments. ECW’s day-to-day activities are carried out by a Secretariat under the direction of the ECW Director.

ECW is establishing a roster of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) interns. The ECW Internship Programme offers qualified and eligible post-graduate students/graduates the opportunity to acquire direct practical experience in international humanitarian-development work in education under the direct supervision of the M&E team at the ECW Secretariat.

How can you make a difference?

Purpose of the internship:

Under the guidance of the Director of ECW and the direct supervision of ECW Monitoring and Evaluation staff, the interns provide technical M&E, reporting, communications and operational support for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating qualitative and quantitative data and analysis, while learning about organizational processes that enable implementation of the ECW workplan.

Specifically, the interns will be given a portfolio of ECW-supported programmes based on geographical locations, language ability, interests and/or thematic expertise. They will review, code, and analyze annual/final reports from those programmes as well as qualitative and quantitative datasets to support the production of ECW’s 2025 annual results report (see previous publication: Education Cannot Wait 2024 Annual Results Report). Interns may also support other initiatives led by the M&E team related to monitoring, evaluation, learning and knowledge sharing.

Main duties:

Support the design and drafting of the Annual Results Report by collecting, quality assuring, analyzing and synthesizing information across ECW programmes, including:

• Performing data quality checks of ECW-supported programme reports and results databases.
• Following up with ECW grantees and program managers on their results reporting when necessary.
• Coding qualitative data to assess the type and extent of changes in outcomes reported by ECW programmes.
• Contributing to drafting sections of the ECW annual results report on ECW strategic objectives and/or education outcomes.

Support knowledge synthesis and programme and organizational learning by:

• Conducting background research, literature reviews and mapping and analysis of reports and evaluations in education in emergencies on a global and/or country/crisis level.
• Conducting program reviews or mapping through the ECW’s Availability of Evidence database and country evaluations to identify patterns, gaps, and opportunities for strengthening learning across the portfolio.
• Developing and implementing qualitative data-collection protocols—including semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and structured conversations—and conducting these interviews and learning conversations with partners to capture insights on programme implementation, results, and good practices.
• Supporting the design and facilitation of learning exchanges, webinars, and cross-country learning sessions to promote knowledge sharing across ECW teams and partners.
• Synthesizing findings into accessible learning products, including learning briefs, blogs, presentations, and other written materials.

Strengthen ECW data systems and information management by:

• Supporting the management of databases and/or tracking tools to improve the M&E team’s ability to monitor the sharing and use of relevant knowledge products.
• Contribute to strengthening ECW’s overall information management system, including supporting the rollout and testing of the new IM platform, identifying enhancements, and ensuring alignment with M&E processes, data standards, and user needs.

Assisting the M&E team with any other duties.

When feasible, interns will also define a project midway through their internship and work with an individual staff member to implement it during their internship.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Be at least 18 years old at the time of application.
• Be enrolled in a master’s degree programme or have graduated from a bachelor’s or master’s degree within the past three years.
• Have an academic background in any of the following:
  • Education, international humanitarian/development and/or social sciences.
  • Quantitative and or qualitative data analysis skills: data cleaning and management, analysis, impact evaluation, applied statistics (using R, STATA, Excel, Power Query, Kobo).
• Have academic or professional experience in any of the following:
  • Synthesizing information and drafting global level reports in English, preferably in education or education in emergency matters.
  • Analytic skills (solid experience using Excel is required, candidates with experience using R, PowerQuery, and other data management and statistics software are encouraged to apply).
  • Have lived experience in a low-middle income country.
• Be proficient in English (speaking, writing & reading) up to the highest standard.
• Proficiency in French and/or Spanish is a plus.
• Have no immediate relatives (e.g., father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office or in the ECW Secretariat.
• Are not disqualified under the UNICEF Child Safeguarding Personnel Standards (DHR/STANDARDS/2019/001), or as amended.

Before applying, candidates are strongly encouraged to read ECW last annual report and understand ECW overall strategic and education objectives.

ECW is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all national, religious, and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.

We expect remote online work to be the standard for this internship, but successful candidates must be able to commit to being online during Geneva/CET working hours. Office space is available in New York and Geneva based on discussion. Applicants who are in the USA or Switzerland at the time of application (for the US with a valid OPT/CPT if international student) are personally responsible for arranging any visa or immigration requirements, covering the entire period of their internship.

The internship is full-time (35 hrs) and working hours are flexible and set-up in mutual discussion with the supervisor considering existing study commitments. Interns will be linked to the ECW Secretariat and M&E team in Geneva. Interns may take up to 2.5 days per month off work for any reason, including for medical reasons. The stipend will be reduced for any absence beyond this quota.

Deadline for applications: December 19th, 2025, at midnight NY eastern standard time (EST)

ECW is looking for five interns in total. Expected starting date: between February and March 2026. Preferred duration: at least 5 months (maximum of 6 months; 26 weeks). An internship may be terminated by either party, with a notice period of at least two weeks.

Interns will receive a stipend based on their location. USD 1,700 per month in the following offices: New York, Geneva, and Copenhagen; or 70% of the monthly salary of the GS level 3 step 1 in all other the duty stations.

About the Organization

UNICEF is out to change the world for children vaccination by vaccination, blanket by blanket, biscuit by biscuit, book by book. In most of America, these things are considered completely ordinary. But in many parts of the developing world, they can save a child's life. UNICEF is unique among world organizations and unique among those working with young people. As a global movement, we use our authority to influence decision makers and diverse partners to turn the most innovative ideas into reality. In 155 countries and territories, UNICEF's field staff uses hard-won expertise to meet the challenges facing children and those who care for them. Our history has given us a profound understanding of development and the importance of child health, education, equality and protection in advancing humanity. All that we do helps children realize their full potential. In support of UNICEF's work, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF focuses on five major priorities: education, emergencies, HIV/AIDS, immunization and malnutrition.