As Food4Education scales toward serving 1 million learners in Kenya by 2027 and 3 million across Africa by 2030, our Impact team is restructuring around four integrated workstreams: Measurement Systems & Data Quality; Field Data Collection & Quality; Research & Evaluation; and Insights, Reporting & Learning. The reliability of everything we report depends on data being collected accurately at the source and structured cleanly upstream.
The Intern, Measurement Systems & Field Data Quality, works across two of our workstreams supporting the Associates who lead each. The intern will help design and refine data collection tools, run quality checks on incoming monitoring data, support training and coordination with field teams collecting data in schools and counties, and help document the standards and protocols that keep our data reliable as we scale. The role is designed as a structured learning experience: the intern will gain hands-on exposure to indicator design, tool development, field training, data quality assurance, and analysis, with coaching from experienced M&E practitioners.
Key Responsibilities
Measurement Systems & Data Quality (~60%)
- Support the Senior Associate, Data Systems, Quality & Analysis to build and refine digital data collection tools (KoboToolbox, ODK, SurveyCTO, CommCare or equivalent) for routine monitoring across schools, kitchens, and field activities.
- Run regular data quality checks on incoming monitoring datasets — looking for completeness, consistency, missing values, outliers, and adherence to indicator definitions — and document issues for follow-up with field teams.
- Help maintain indicator definitions, data dictionaries, and tool change logs so that what we measure stays standardized across regions and over time.
- Conduct basic descriptive analyses of monitoring data in Excel, Google Sheets, STATA, R, or Python to help the team see what is happening in the field and surface anomalies early.
Field Data Collection & Quality (~40%)
- Support the Senior Associate, Field Monitoring & Accountability to plan and prepare data collection rounds with school leads, RPDAs, customer service teams, and other field roles.
- Co-facilitate enumerator and field team trainings on tools, protocols, ethics, informed consent, and confidentiality — and help develop simple training materials, checklists, and job aids.
- Conduct field visits to selected schools and county sites to observe data collection in practice, troubleshoot issues, and bring back ground-truth that improves tools and training.
- Support pilot tests of new tools and indicators, document what works and what doesn’t, and help iterate before full roll-out.
Cross-cutting Tasks
- Help document standard operating procedures, QA protocols, and field guides.
- Participate in team learning sessions, sprint reviews, and OKR check-ins.
- Take on stretch assignments aligned to your learning goals, such as supporting an evaluation or contributing to a learning brief.
Requirements
Education
- Currently enrolled in or recently completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Statistics, Economics, Development Studies, Data Science, Public Health, Nutrition, or a related field.
- Coursework or specialization in monitoring & evaluation, research methods, or applied data analysis is desirable.
Experience
- At least 1–3 years of practical experience in data collection, enumeration, M&E, research, or community-based program work (includes volunteer, internship, and research assistant experience).
- Hands-on experience using mobile data collection tools such as KoboToolbox, ODK, CommCare, or SurveyCTO in real field settings.
- Exposure to data quality checking, cleaning, or verification.
- Experience working with vulnerable, diverse, or community-based populations with commitment to ethical data handling and confidentiality is a strong plus.
Skills & Competencies
- Comfortable with Excel and/or Google Sheets for organizing and analyzing data.
- Detail-oriented and methodical — able to catch small discrepancies in datasets or protocols.
- Strong written communication and interpersonal facilitation skills.
- Coachable, proactive, and curious.
- Proficiency in English and Kiswahili is required; additional Kenyan or regional languages are an advantage.
Preferred Qualifications
- Background in nutrition, public health, or food production.
- Prior experience supporting enumerator or field team trainings.
- Familiarity with both quantitative and qualitative data collection.
- Comfort with travel to school and county sites for field visits.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply via the Food For Education career portal at https://food4education1.careers.hibob.com.
