Internship: Meaningful Societies At Voluntas Advisory

About Voluntās (Latin: will, goal, purpose, meaning)

Voluntas is a development consultancy that puts purpose above profit and aims to fundamentally change how human potential is led and realized. In our Meaningful Societies pillar, we provide fact-based policy options and recommendations based on extensive research and analysis in fragile and conflict-affected regions. Our goal is to have a positive, sustainable impact on populations affected by crisis in order to improve their living standards and access to rights. We collect data, conduct analytics, and generate insights for both the private and public sectors. We use our insights to underpin strategic thinking and evidence-based decision making.

We work extensively in the Middle East and North Africa region with a wide range of clients including UN agencies, international NGOs, major donors, and private companies. Our projects focus on policy and programming, research, needs assessments, perception studies, context monitoring, and monitoring and evaluation. We work on thematic areas such as governance, conflict resolution, political economy, informality, migration, prevention of violent extremism, youth, gender, human rights, employment, health, water, food security, and WASH.

Your ethics

• You put honesty above compassion
• You put self-awareness above self-confidence
• You put facts above emotions
• You put humbleness and hard work above good intentions

Main Responsibilities include:

• Conducting desk research
• Performing quantitative and/or qualitative analysis
• Contributing to business development
• Contributing to project and methodology design (including scoping, sampling, instrument development, and analytical frameworks)
• Conducting interviews with relevant stakeholders
• Developing presentations and reports
• Providing administrative support and input to internal strategic processes

Main Competencies

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, political science, international development, strategy, or similar field; Master’s degree a plus
• Excellent academic record
• Demonstrated interest in international issues and in particular, the Middle East and/or Africa
• Excellent communication skills, including written and spoken English
• French and/or Arabic language skills are strong assets
• Results-oriented mindset
• International experience
• Intellectual curiosity and inquisitiveness
• High level of personal initiative, accountability, and a strong work ethic
• Cultural awareness and ability to work in a team
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Experience with statistical and visualization software (SPSS, Excel, Tableau, PowerBI) is a strong asset