Monitoring and Evaluation Internship

About the role

The World Food Programme (WFP) is recruiting a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Intern for its Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) and M&E Unit in Bridgetown, Barbados. The internship lasts 6 months full time and supports the WFP Caribbean Multi-Country Office, which covers 22 countries and territories across the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. The intern works under close supervision, taking on progressively greater responsibility.

Key responsibilities

• Compile, clean and organize monitoring and evaluation data from programmes, assessments, surveys and other data collection exercises.
• Maintain information records, trackers, databases and documentation repositories used to track programme outputs and follow-up actions.
• Prepare tables, charts, dashboards and other simple visualizations for internal reporting.
• Draft and format monitoring reports, presentations, briefing notes and learning products under the supervisor's guidance.
• Assist with tools, questionnaires, interview guides, data collection plans and note-taking for monitoring activities, assessments, surveys and evaluations.
• Organize and archive monitoring tools, standard operating procedures, guidance notes and survey instruments.
• Support desk reviews, background research and literature reviews on monitoring, evaluation, food security, social protection, climate resilience and disaster risk management.
• Document lessons learned, good practices and evidence from WFP Caribbean programmes.
• Help organize workshops, trainings and meetings, including materials, minutes and follow-up trackers.
• Track recommendations and follow-up actions from monitoring exercises, and integrate gender, protection, accountability to affected populations and disability inclusion into assigned tasks.

Required profile

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate programme (at least two years completed) or a graduate programme, having attended classes in the past 12 months, or a recent graduate (within six months of applying).
• Interest in monitoring and evaluation, research, data analysis, programme management, food security, social protection, climate resilience, disaster risk management or international development.
• Experience in data collection, analysis, reporting, literature reviews or knowledge management through coursework, research projects, volunteering or internships.

Required skills

• General familiarity with Microsoft Excel.
• Interest in learning digital data collection, visualization or analytical tools such as KoboToolbox, ODK, Power BI, Tableau or GIS software.

Interns have access to the WeLearn learning platform during the assignment. The deadline for applications is 23:59 GMT-04:00 Atlantic Standard Time on 2 November 2026.