Project Development Internship at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), Accra, Ghana

IPA’s country office in Ghana is looking to bring on board an intern starting this June to work closely with the Associate Research Manager in charge of project development team to support and gain valuable insight and experience in project development and management.

At IPA we are committed to improving lives through research and evidence. We are proud to welcome interns year round to help support our mission. This internship program is an opportunity for students and recent graduates to gain hands-on professional experience in a truly global organization. In addition to gaining real world experience, you will be exposed to several of IPA’s teams and be able to take advantage of tailored training and development opportunities. As an intern, here are some tasks and activities that you can look forward to:

Responsibilities

Developing robust sector literature reviews and notes through desk research and stakeholder interviews.
Scoping new research topics, including possible field work and stakeholder meetings
Developing technical narratives and budgets for grant proposals.
Supporting the administrative and organizational functions of the project development team, including entering records into Salesforce, tracking the status of proposals, finding new funding opportunities, researching donors, taking notes at meetings, developing new tools/systems for a more efficient workflow.
Working with data sets, preparing and running codes for data cleaning and/or management using STATA when necessary.

Qualifications

Prefer candidates who are currently pursuing or completing a Master’s Degree in Economics, International development, Public policy, or other related fields; will consider strong candidates in their final year undergraduate programs with previous experience in project development and data management
Experience with STATA or other statistical software is a plus
Takes initiative, resourceful, and detail-oriented, with excellent organizational skills
Ability to cross-check one’s own work and respond to critical feedback
Consistently make decisions that resolve programming related problems;
Organized, thorough, and have great attention to detail
Eager to learn, and gain experience in a fast-paced organization
Familiar with randomized controlled trials