Job description

The Innovation Project Intern will primarily assist the Project Coordinator in conducting primary and secondary research, gathering and analysing qualitative and quantitative data, and transforming data insights into actionable products such as protocols or training. 

The focus of this internship will be twofold: 

• You will assist on an ongoing client project, spanning Ivory Coast, Ghana and Cameroon developing strategies and protocols to ensure EUDR compliance.
• You will support Meridia to develop an understanding and service offering in line with the new EU regulations on traceability and deforestation. 

The Innovation Project Intern should be able to identify and use sources of information, research frameworks, and data analysis methods that allow them to deliver critical and high quality work. 

What you will learn

By working closely with international teams, the Innovation Project Intern will gain intercultural and communication working capabilities. All these skills are transferable into other future opportunities and roles. By working with Meridia, the Innovation Project Intern will learn about (1) smallholder data management, (2) supply chain traceability, (3) regulations on responsible supply chain management, and how these are relevant to broader sustainable development agendas.

Responsibilities

• Proficient in problem solving as well as the ability to develop clear and concise issue based protocols.  
• Supporting the development of capacity building materials on the topic of data collection and management. 
• Secondary research (e.g. smallholder datasets, literature reviews).
• Supporting international teams in different countries with activity coordination, fieldwork preparations, logistics and corresponding materials development