Are you aiming to work for an organization where it is worthwhile investing your personality, your skills and your time? Are you looking for a job that is exciting and has clear goals? Welcome to Welthungerhilfe!

We are one of the largest and most respected private organizations for development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. As a politically and confessionally independent organization, our value-oriented actions are always based on ethical principles. Our vision is clear: “Zero Hunger by 2030” – If you want to become part of our global community to end hunger around the world, we look forward to receiving your application as:

You can start your internship with us as soon as possible. Mobile work within Germany is possible in agreement with your team, but we would still like to meet at our headquarters in Bonn Bad Godesberg from time to time. Voluntary internships are limited to a maximum of three months and the workload is 20 hours/week in order to enable further qualification within the framework of ongoing trainings. The duration and scope of work for mandatory internships depend on the respective study regulations and are accordingly possible in full and part time. An internship of at least 4 months is highly desirable.

As an Evaluation Intern in the MEAL Team (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) of the Sector Strategy, Knowledge and Learning Unit you will support us in becoming a more impact-oriented and accountable learning organization. Specifically, you will assist in the production of a framework that will guide us to better measure the impact of our work, with the view of scaling it. During your time with us, you will have the opportunity to gain a hands-on insight into the strategic impact measurement and evaluation processes of an international development cooperation organization, and learn about conventional as well as newly emerging impact measurement methods.  

Your responsibilities

• Together with the team, ensure the conceptual development of an impact framework to position Welthungerhilfe in terms of impact measurement in development cooperation.
• Research on the topic of (rigorous) impact evaluation, system evaluation, and related methods for impact measurement.
• Contribute to creation and dissemination of methodological manuals and decision support tools on rigorous impact evaluation and systemic impact evaluation methods.
• Support the moderation of working meetings and preparation of decision papers.
• Collaborate across all hierarchical levels, with colleagues in Germany and abroad, to contribute and implement varied views, impulses and ideas into the papers mentioned above.
• Assumption of additional MEAL-relevant tasks as agreed upon.

Your profile

• You are currently enrolled as a student in a relevant field such as economics/political/social sciences, development studies, or a degree program with a focus on evaluation. 

• You have in-depth knowledge of the design and utilization of quantitative impact evaluations (including experimental or quasi-experimental designs, such as RCTs, difference-in-difference, propensity score matching, regression discontinuity).  

• You have an understanding about the use of qualitative methods in evaluation, and willingness to learn about the application of qualitative impact measurement methods (including contribution analysis, process tracing, outcome harvesting) 

• You have already had first contact with the fields of international development policy, evaluation or impact assessment.  

• You have the ability to work analytically.  You are not afraid to tackle complex problems, to analyze information from various angles to uncover hidden patterns.   

• You are a conceptual thinker, who can connect the dots, explore possibilities, and contribute fresh perspectives on the topic of impact.  

• You enjoy researching information – whether it’s digging deep into academic journals, sourcing the web for insights, or searching internal documents. 

• You enjoy working in an intercultural environment and have an open-minded personality. 

• Your written and spoken English skills are very good; French language skills would be an asset

Our offer

We offer you the opportunity to work in a responsible and interesting field as part of an extremely dedicated team. Welthungerhilfe attaches great importance to the personal and professional development of its employees and the balance of their work and private life. This includes flexible working hours. Remuneration is based on our gender-independent salary scale. In addition, Welthungerhilfe offers numerous other benefits, which are listed under “Our benefits”.