About Trust Consultancy and Development
Trust Consultancy and Development is an independent research and third-party monitoring and evaluation (M&E) consultancy based in Gaziantep, Turkey, with two sister-companies, one in Islamabad, Pakistan and one in Erbil, Iraq. Trust provides a range of services and works with partner companies and NGOs in the MENA region and beyond. Our work addresses the growing demand for high-quality research, third-party research, data collection, and data analysis. Our clients include international and national non-governmental organizations and donors, including UNICEF, UNFPA, OCHA, Expertise France, Global Communities, IRC, IMC, DCA, Save the Children, People in Need, World Vision, Norwegian Refugee Council, GIZ, USAID/BHA and ECHO. As a research and M&E company, we offer a unique perspective and can tap into a network of people working on the ground in real time on the issues we research. Currently, we are working in Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
To learn more about us, please feel free to visit: https://trustconsultancy.org/ and https://www.linkedin.com/company/trust.inc/
About the Internship Position
Trust offers internship positions as Junior Officers (JOs) in various teams throughout the duration of the internship.
- This is a 3–6 months full-time internship (40 hours a week), or part time (20-25 hours aweek);
- During this internship, interns will go through various phases of third-party monitoring projects (The intern will be involved in a current project in Mardin).
- This is an unpaid internship.
Tasks and Responsibilities
Interns will be involved in one of our current evaluation project sin Turkey/ Mardin. Some of the tasks can include:
- Desk review
- Quantitative and Qualitative data collection
- Data collection tools translation, data translation (Turkish/ English)
- Coordination for the field work
- Contribute to data analysis; quantitative and qualitative
- Other (based on interns’ interests/experience and needs in Trust; this can include support to media, digital marketing, arranging for webinars, training materials preparation, training delivery, and more)
Candidate Profile and Qualifications
The ideal candidate for this position:
- Has a desire to work in the humanitarian/development sector and companies that serve the humanitarian sector;
- Native speaker of Turkish, good English (Arabic and Kurdish would be an asset);
- Good knowledge about the context in Mardin
- Familiarity with humanitarian sectors/NGOs/donors is an asset.
- Experience in data collection/data analysis is an asset.
Benefits
Trust Consultancy is a small but growing consultancy with great success since it was established in 2016. This is an unpaid internship; however, there are several benefits for our interns. The interns will:
- Gain hands-on experience in the areas of their interest (many of our interns were involved in projects during the first week they joined Trust);
- Benefit from various training programs Trust conduct with no fees.
- Have a networking opportunity.
- Improve communication and presentation skills.
- Gain fieldwork experience.
- Learn analytical methods, both quantitative and qualitative data.
- Gain better experience in external communication with external stakeholders;
- Enhance their public speaking skills as interns will manage webinars and meetings.
How to apply
How to apply
The application must include the following:
- CV (preferred not more than 2 pages) and;
- Cover Letter (maximum 2 pages and preferred 1 page) expressing their interest in Trust
Candidates have to send their application to join-trust@trustconsultancy.org with “Internship_First name_Last name” as the email subject. (For instance, “Internship_Maya_Mousa”)
The one-page Cover Letter shall clearly state the following: (all these points should be included in the cover letter; otherwise the applications might be ignored)
- Education background: degrees and specialization
- Relevant experience: humanitarian and development sector/monitoring and evaluation
- Motivations to Join Trust as an intern
- Expectations to be met by the end of the internship
- What you can bring to Trust as an intern (Added value: why we need to consider your application more than other candidates)
- Confirmation you can join Trust by 1 of November 2025 (this is the date where we start a new project in Mardin). And for how long (minimum 3 months to maximum 6 months), full time (40 hours a week) or part time (20-25 hours a week) .
- Sectors of interest: health, education, shelter, protection, food security, livelihood, etc.
- Areas/theme of interest: cash and vouchers, displacement, gender, human rights, displacement, market system development, localization, etc.
- Mandatory or not mandatory internship: Please mention in your cover letter if this internship will be mandatory by the Organization/university you work/study in
- Any other skills/ knowledge/ experience in other areas such as media, marketing, markets, HR, training …..This will be very helpful as you might be involved in some of these aspects in Trust
- This is in person (Mardin) unpaid opportunity. Please confirm this in your cover letter.
- If you do not cover all above mentioned information in your cover letter, your application will not be considered.
Application deadline is 31 October 2025; however, we will start interviews before this date.
Trust will notify all applicants of the outcome of their application. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a Zoom interview on a rolling basis after their applications are received.
Looking forward to receiving your applications and to work with you!