Research Intern - Daayitwa Fellowship Program
- Contract
Company Description
Daayitwa is a campaign for economic empowerment with the vision of an enterprising Nepal where every youth has opportunities for a prosperous future. It operates three clusters at grassroots, government and global levels. It supports rural growth-oriented entrepreneurs to accelerate their innovations and grow other entrepreneurs in their local communities. Leveraging the grassroots learning, it collaborates with the government to conduct policy research and advocate for economic policy reform. Finally, it transforms these interventions into a global campaign that nurtures enterprising mindset in Nepalis by bolstering leadership capacity in enterprise ecosystem stakeholders.
Job Description
Position Title: Research Intern
Program: Daayitwa Fellowship Program, Governance and Research Cluster.
Contract Duration: 3rd December 2017 to 28th February 2018
Based: Kathmandu
Weekly Hours: 42 hours (Full-time)
Priority deadline: 9th December 2017 (8:00 PM)
The intern will receive supervision from the Governance and Research Coordinator and will have following responsibilities:
Support the Governance and Research Team in preliminary fellowship issue research
Assist in creating research support materials, i.e database of journal articles, important web links, acts, policies, rules, etc
Provide logistical support to the Governance and Research team.
Qualifications
Current undergraduate or graduate in any field of study
Ability to work effectively under pressure in a diverse, team-oriented environment
Strong motivation, self-starter nature and organizational/time management skills
Excellent oral and written communications skills in English and Nepali
Additional Information
Daayitwa Nepal Public Service Fellowship Program is a platform for collaboration with government officials and members of parliament on high-priority projects. The fellowship projects have a strong emphasis on actionable policy analysis, which leads to evidence-based innovation in implementation. As such, Daayitwa Initiative wants to strengthen its capacity to provide technical guidance for preparing and executing rigorous and scientific research design and analysis methods. The intern will work closely with the Fellowship team in this campaign.