About the job
Verian works with clients around the world, providing evidence, insights and advisory services to inspire the next generation of public policy and programmes. We work at the intersection of data, technology, and human understanding. With permanent fully staffed offices in 17 countries, our 850 specialist consultants and researchers advise government departments, regulators, charities, and other public sector bodies to make the right decisions and improve people’s lives.
Visit https://www.veriangroup.com/for more information.
Verian is looking for a candidate to join our Policy Development & Evaluation team for an internship.
The successful candidate will need to be excited about working on high-profile and complex policy development, evaluation and development projects, be able to handle multiple demands and work to tight deadlines.
Responsibilities:
- Assisting in assessing all opportunities and crafting proposals
- Conducting regional market research and sensing, desk scanning and supporting in ideation for business strategy
- Supporting in end-to-end project delivery for policy consulting projects such as designing, organising and conducting mixed methods research, crafting reports and presentations etc
- Proactively manage proposals and projects’ timelines and deliverables
- Liaising with stakeholders such as clients, beneficiaries, service providers etc, and managing day-to-day interaction
- Assisting in any relevant research and analysis work as assigned
Capabilities:
- Preferably Masters in political science, international development, social and behaviour change, or other related disciplines
- Active knowledge of regional multilateral organization and international development institutions
- Passionate about Behaviour change, Policy development and evaluation within the social and government space
- Preferably with prior experience in or exposure to regional research methodologies encompassing both qualitative and quantitative approaches
- Have a growth mindset to help drive business activities
- Have an existing network of or exposure to client relationships with key regional multilateral organisations will be an added advantage
- Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely
- A real team player – interested in working with and learning from others to do great things and relish the opportunity to contribute to a growing, inter-disciplinary team
- Current students or fresh graduates are welcome
- Preferably able to start immediately – part-time (2-3 days a week) or full-time, for at least 3 months
