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DATES OF INTERNSHIP: August 2024 — January 2025 (6 months from the contract start date)

HOURS PER WEEK: Internships will be full-time (but not over 40 hours/week).

INTERNS SUPERVISOR & CONTACT INFORMATION: UACAT Senior Analysts

MERCY CORPS WILL PROVIDE

• All tools, materials and communication requirements for the role
• For required field visits: transport, housing and per diem
• Monthly stipend

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.

Mercy Corps’ Crisis Analysis teams aggregate and analyze data to improve decision making and access in complex crises. The teams support our programming in Syria, Lebanon, Democratic Republic of Congo and other locations. The teams directly contribute to data-driven decision making by layering information from primary sources, open sources and responders’ programmatic data, where it is analyzed by subject matter experts and data scientists. This analysis is grounded in Mercy Corps’ status as an operational NGO, keeping products constructive and relevant. Typical products and services range from informal briefings to weekly products, contributions to risk assessments, in-depth assessment of the political economy of a defined geography, deep dives on specific thematic, etc., ranging in themes from conflict to market systems to governance, in line with programmatic needs.

In response to the complex humanitarian situation in Ukraine as well as the regional implications of this crisis, Mercy Corps established a Ukraine Crisis Analysis team (UACAT). In 2024, UACAT will expand its reach as a broker for operationally relevant analyses. The role of UACAT is one of guiding and influencing 1) decisionmakers at policy and advocacy levels, and 2) those within the development, peacebuilding, and humanitarian sectors who are implementing programs on the ground. The team will provide insight into the national and regional economic and social impacts of the war, as well as the impact on humanitarian operations in contexts that are particularly vulnerable to the economic effects of the war.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the completion of this internships, the UACAT Intern Analyst will possess:

• Experience in being part of analytical team that provides insight into the national and regional economic and social impacts of the war, as well as the impact on humanitarian operations.
• Develop an understanding of the work and mission of Mercy Corps Ukraine’s humanitarian program, specifically related to emergency response, crisis and context analysis.
• Ability to organize and analyze big volumes of information.
• Ability to draft analytical products.
• Understand the research cycle, including data collection, management, and analysis of information
• Knowledge on ethical data collection approaches
• Experience in public speaking and presenting detailed information in a concise way (in both English and Ukrainian)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The interns will work on two projects: «Context-Based Planning Sessions» and «Political-Economy and Thematic Products.» Each intern will be assigned to one of these projects. They will support UACAT with the following activities.

• Support Senior Analysts by establishing tools for regular monitoring of media, including social media, to inform Context-Based Planning Sessions, Political-Economy and Thematic Products.
• Refine the database of media monitoring indicators for Context-Based Planning Sessions, Political-Economy and Thematic Products.
• Conduct regular monitoring of media, including social media, at the national and hromada level, to inform Context-Based Planning Sessions, Political-Economy and Thematic Products.
• Develop biweekly media analysis at the hromada level to inform Context-Based Planning Sessions or Political-Economy Product.
• Support Senior Analysts by developing analytical briefs on the latest relevant legal acts — laws, policies and regulations — to inform Political-Economy Product.
• Support Senior Analysts in developing Thematic Products by gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data or information from multiple sources.
• Assist in the preparation of reports, presentations, and data visualizations to communicate relevant findings and insights.
• Help to develop relevant workflows and organize internal processes.
• Support translation of UACAT’s relevant materials from English to Ukrainian, and vice versa.
• Participate in meetings, discussions and brainstorming with the UACAT team to provide analytical support.
• Support ad-hoc projects and tasks as needed to contribute to the team’s overall success.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

Internship candidates should demonstrate the following:

• University degree (Master) in progress or recently completed (within 2 years) in relevant disciplines (Political Science, Peace and Conflict Studies, International Relations, War Studies, Economy, Agriculture etc.).
• Demonstrated interest in context analysis, developing analytical products or conducting research.
• Demonstrated interest in such topics as economy and agriculture, war dynamics, reintegration, energy crisis etc.
• Basic contextual awareness, including social, economic and political developments, humanitarian field and civil society networks.
• Basic academic or analytical writing skills.
• Basic skills of using databases and other information systems for structuring information and data analysis.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Strong skills of searching and triangulating information, basic OSINT knowledge.
• Team player, who can also work independently.
• Excellent written and spoken in Ukrainian and English
• Competency in internet and Microsoft Office systems including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Competency in social media tools including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp.

Mercy Corps interns represent the agency both during and outside of work hours and are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and Mercy Corps policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.

Mercy Corps Diversity Statement

Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.

We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact.

We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

Safeguarding & Ethics

Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

Please apply: Intern Analyst UACAT | Mercy Corps Ukraine (ultipro.com)

In your statement, you are encouraged to discuss any relevant experience, and demonstrate your interest. Your application will be reviewed by the Mercy Corps team and shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly for interviews.

A cover letter of up to one page is mandatory.