Synnefa is a team of passionate minds working together to create lasting solutions to challenges faced by farmers. We partner with farmers to provide them with affordable modern farming solutions to increase efficiency and improve production.
The M&E and Fundraising Intern will play a vital role in supporting Synnefa's mission by managing monitoring and evaluation duties related to pilot activities and assisting in key fundraising and partnership functions.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate and maintain the pilot M&E dashboard; collect field metrics and produce monthly pilot summaries for donor reporting.
- Draft donor updates, concept notes, and sections of full proposals; prepare M&E annexes and simple budgets under the Grants and Partnership Lead's editorial guidance.
- Produce full donor reports (narrative + annexes + evidence packages) for the review and final sign-off.
- Support partner mapping, prepare partner briefs, draft MoU templates, and manage partner communications for pilot activities.
- Government & Advocacy: Prepare short county policy/advocacy briefs, support county sensitisation and launch logistics (guest lists, branded materials/gifts for officials, budgets, media plan), and ensure event documentation (images, short write-ups) for donors.
- Coordinate with Finance for budget reconciliations, donor compliance documentation and reimbursements (including government participation where applicable).
- Attend partner and donor calls with Grants and Partnerships Lead; capture minutes, action logs, and evidence for reports.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Education: Recent graduate (less than 1 year) in: Journalism, Food and Nutrition, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Development Studies, Public Policy, Political Science, Environmental Science, or related fields.
- Skills: Demonstrable written English; basic data skills (Excel/Google Sheets); comfortable with fieldwork and stakeholder engagement.
- Attributes: Strong organisational skills, ability to meet deadlines, and willingness to travel to county offices/events.
- Prior Experience (Desirable): Basic experience with donor templates, M&E, or working on advocacy/communications assignments (coursework, volunteer or internship).