Monitoring and Evaluation Internship - Bridgetown, Barbados

Location: Bridgetown, Barbados

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 5 October 2026-23:59-GMT-04:00 Atlantic Standard Time (Barbados)

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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN WFP?

WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

JOB TITLE: Intern, Monitoring & Evaluation TYPE OF CONTRACT: Internship UNIT/DIVISION: Vulnerability Analysis & Mapping (VAM) and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Unit DUTY STATION (City, Country): Bridgetown, Barbados DURATION: 6 months (full time)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

In 2018, WFP re-established its presence in the Caribbean with an office in Barbados. The WFP Caribbean Multi-Country Office (MCO) supports 22 countries and territories across the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. WFP Caribbean's capacity strengthening programme focuses on vulnerability analysis and mapping, end-to-end supply chain management, shock-responsive social protection, food systems strengthening, and climate risk financing. During emergencies, WFP supports governments and partners by providing food, cash or voucher assistance, emergency logistics, and emergency telecommunications services when national and regional capacities are exceeded.

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Intern will support the Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) and M&E Unit in strengthening evidence-based decision-making, accountability, learning, and programme effectiveness across the Caribbean MCO. Working under the guidance of the VAM and M&E team, the intern will contribute to monitoring, reporting, data management, documentation, and knowledge management activities that support programme implementation and strategic decision making. As an entry-level learning opportunity, the internship will provide practical exposure to monitoring and evaluation systems, data analysis, results reporting, and organizational learning processes. The intern will work under close supervision, assuming progressively greater responsibility as skills and experience develop throughout the assignment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

As part of the WFP VAM & M&E Team, you will:

Support the compilation, cleaning and organization of monitoring and evaluation data from programme activities, assessments, surveys and other data collection exercises.

Assist in maintaining information records, monitoring trackers, databases, documentation repositories and other tools used to track programme outputs, outcomes and follow-up actions.

Assist in preparing tables, charts, dashboards and other simple data visualization products to support internal reporting and programme decision-making.

Contribute to the drafting and formatting of monitoring reports, presentations, factsheets, briefing notes and learning products under the guidance of the supervisor.

Support the preparation of monitoring activities, assessments, surveys, reviews and evaluations, including by assisting with tools, questionnaires, interview guides, data collection plans and note-taking.

Assist with the organization and archiving of monitoring tools, standard operating procedures, guidance notes, survey instruments and related M&E documentation.

Support desk reviews, background research and literature reviews related to monitoring, evaluation, food security, social protection, climate resilience, disaster risk management and programme performance.

Assist in documenting lessons learned, good practices, success stories and evidence generated from WFP Caribbean programmes and activities.

Support the organization of workshops, trainings, meetings and learning events, including preparation of materials, participant lists, minutes and follow-up trackers.

Contribute to the tracking of recommendations and follow-up actions arising from monitoring exercises, reviews and evaluations.

Support the integration of gender, protection, accountability to affected populations, disability inclusion and other cross-cutting considerations into assigned monitoring and reporting tasks.

Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

TRAINING COMPONENTS

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