About Evidence Action
At Evidence Action, we deliver data-driven interventions that transform lives at an unprecedented scale. We identify neglected global health issues and deploy proven solutions, forging healthier futures for generations.
Our model operationalizes leading academic research (including from Nobel-winning economists). We measure progress and outcomes at every stage to ensure we’re making a real impact for people living in poverty and suffering from preventable or treatable health issues. Operating across 9 countries, our team of 800+ has reached over 500 million people, working closely with governments to scale these interventions.
- Our Deworm the World program has delivered over 2 billion treatments, significantly reducing worm prevalence and generating more than $23 billion in lifetime productivity gains.
- Through Safe Water Now, we’ve saved the lives of over 15,000 children.
- Our Accelerator explores untapped opportunities in global health, testing low-cost interventions with the greatest potential to save and improve lives.
At Evidence Action, your colleagues are your greatest asset. You'll partner with high-caliber colleagues in an environment blending innovation, autonomy, and teamwork. Our team excels in disruptive thinking and believes in rolling up our sleeves to get things done. If you're looking to work flexibly and with purpose, join a team that delivers measurable change for millions.
About the Safe Water Now Program
Our flagship Dispensers for Safe Water (DSW) provides safe drinking water to over 10 million people across rural Uganda, Malawi, and Kenya. Recent evidence highlights that water treatment reduces all-cause child mortality by about 25%. Evidence Action’s designs deliver safe water at the source in rural settings through its established Dispensers for Safe Water (DSW) and newly launched In-Line Chlorination (ILC) interventions. Over the past year, we’ve more than in East Africa and are exploring expansion into new countries, as well as developing an innovation agenda through our process to develop the next generation of safe water programs.
About the role .
Intern position is primarily field based position which plays an important role as an interface between Safe Water Now program and communities served with dispensers. It is aimed to equip fresh graduates with career skills that will assist their future career prospects.
The interns will support Safe Water Now implementation activities to ensure steady usage of chlorine dispensers by the communities for water treatment through but not limited to; conducting community Sensitization Meetings, Data collection and Management and Field activities planning and executing.
Duties and responsibilities
- Conduct Chlorine Dispenser awareness meetings with community members through appropriate forums such as chief barazas, community health meetings etc
- Train/do refreshers to program promoters on Dispenser usage and health benefits.
- Collect data from program water points with Chlorine Dispensers, community members, promoters and using electronic softwares and submit.
- Performing data checks (both hard and soft copies), back checks and providing immediate/future remedies/suggestions
- Working with data trackers at office level in collaboration with the area coordinator and the field leads in charge.
- Work closely with the area coordinator/associate coordinator in developing weekly/ monthly work plans for community service assistants.
- Organize required logistical support such as transport, vehicle/motorbike fueling and other necessary field tools/materials such as surveys etc.
- Other assignments as may be allocated by supervisor.
Key performance Indicators
- Maintain good rapport with target community and leaders, ensuring it is well engaged and embrace the chlorine dispensers and keep using these for improved health.
- Improved dispenser usage amongst the communities sensitized, and reduced empty rates for water point of promoters spoke to.
- Program data is collected within the provided guidelines and shared with supervisor for next action.
- All scheduled community meetings are completed on schedule, and feedback shared with the supervisor
Qualifications, required Competencies and Attributes
- Diploma in Management, Community work (social/health), project planning &and management or equivalent.
- Not more than 2 years since completed the Diploma.
- Good computer skills-computer literacy is a requirement.
- Motorcycle riding experience with a valid driving license is an added advantage
- The applicants should be able to communicate well in English, Kiswahili.
- High level of integrity and stewardship
- Passion to work in a rural community setting and willingness to use a motorcycle in the field.
- Flexible mindset and willingness to short notice on change of activities and timelines based urgency
- Self-driven and highly motivated to deliver results within tight deadlines.
- Good communication skills. Ability to communicate well within the organization and with the rural communities and local leaders (Local languages a must)
- Proactive and ambitious to support innovation and change in a dynamic working environment
- Positive attitude to work and to develop in a fast paced work environment
Working conditions
The interns will work both in office and field but field work is 95% in rural areas. Internship days; Monday to Friday every week. Field travel shall be by use of motorbikes.
Location:
This role will be based in various locations: Matunda Ugunja, Chavakali & Busia ( Please indicate your preferred location while applying to this role)
Duration: Selected interns will be engaged for a period of six months.
All applications should be received by 31st January 2025. Shortlisting will be done on a rolling basis.
A stipend will be provided for this position in accordance with Evidence Action's internal policies on internships.
What We Do
Evidence Action is a global non-profit operating in seven countries in Africa and Asia. We were founded in 2013 to address a big gap in the fight against global poverty–many of the most promising interventions are either implemented at a very small scale, or not at all. We set out to address this gap by building programs that would scale evidence-based and cost-effective interventions, leading to significant improvements in quality of life for hundreds of millions.
Our model worked. In less than a decade, our two flagship programs, the Deworm the World Initiative and Dispensers for Safe Water, have grown to measurably impact over 280 million people each year by supporting governments to deworm and through our last-mile delivery network providing safe water access. This success is achieved through the dedication and talent of our staff, the hard work of our partners, and the commitment of our supporters.
Every part of our work across the lifecycle of our programs is driven by evidence. This starts with the interventions we select to invest in, and continues as we use real-time data to refine and adapt our operations, including responding rapidly and effectively to resolve challenges as they arise.
Our pursuit of cost-effectiveness is driven by a recognition that when we optimize every aspect of our programs, we can reach as many people–and do as much good– as possible with each dollar. We measure value for money in terms of the number of lives we can help improve.
Scale enables our massive impact. We invest in solutions for which the need is great, and leverage existing networks like schools or community organizations to grow rapidly, minimize costs, and increase efficiencies. We think big and act urgently–because poverty does not wait.
By 2024, we seek to double our impact. We are strengthening and expanding our existing programs, and working to identify a new generation of evidence-based and cost-effective interventions that we can scale to reach millions more
