Introduction
Ipas is a nonprofit organization that works with local, national, regional, and global partners to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights, with a focus on ensuring that high-quality safe abortion and contraceptive information and services are available, accessible, and acceptable to women and girls. Ipas Africa Southern Regiona recognizes that tackling unintended pregnancy among women and girls requires holistic and broad-based approaches that build their empowerment, help them make decisions about their lives, including matters of sexual and reproductive health, engage the support of men and boys in their lives, and offer them real opportunities so that motherhood is not seen as their only destiny. A key factor contributing to the sexual and reproductive health risks girls and women face is the lack of access to comprehensive sexuality education and accessible, affordable, and appropriate contraception and safe abortion services.
Purpose of the Internship
The purpose of this internship is to provide practical, hands-on experience to a motivated individual interested in pursuing a career in Monitoring and Evaluation within the development or public health sector. The intern will support the MERL team in implementing data management systems, monitoring frameworks, and learning activities to enhance program quality and impact.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the internship, the intern will:
• Gain practical experience in implementing M&E systems and tools in a SRHR context.
• Understand data quality assurance processes and performance indicator tracking.
• Learn to prepare M&E reports and visualize data for decision-making.
• Develop skills in quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
• Gain exposure to program management, partner engagement, and donor reporting requirements.