ABOUT AFDC GLOBAL

AFDC Global is a development consulting and organizational capacity-building firm working across Asia and Africa. We support NGOs, multilateral agencies, and civil society organizations in recruitment, program management, MEAL, and strategic communication. We invest in the next generation of development professionals through structured learning opportunities.

BACKGROUND

AFDC Global is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Program Officer- Intern to support a set of focused organizational activities over a 5-month period. This is a learning- centered internship designed for early-career development/ NGO professionals who wish to gain hands-on exposure to NGO project coordination, data collection, evaluation support — with a commitment of approximately 2 hours per day from Monday to Friday.

The intern will work closely with AFDC Global's director and team to support three core organizational workstreams currently active on ReliefWeb.

SCOPE OF WORK

What You'll Actually Do
Co-facilitate Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) with teachers, youth, parents, and community leaders
Support survey rollout and data collection across schools and communities
Help with participant mobilization — reaching diverse groups including girls, rural communities, and marginalized populations
Assist with policy document collection and desk research on education and digital learning
Translate and contextualize research tools into local language
Support data entry, transcription, and basic qualitative coding
Attend regular virtual meetings with the AFDC team and contribute country updates
Be part of building evidence that influences real policy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the internship, the intern will be able to:

Gain direct experience on global project implementation
Run real FGDs and interviews in the field
Contributed to a multi-country mixed-methods study project
Gained direct mentorship from an international development director
Built skills in ethical research, stakeholder engagement, and data analysis, partnership coordination, global exposure
A formal AFDC Certificate of Internship and a strong reference
A real understanding of what development consulting looks like from the inside
TIME COMMITMENT

2 hours per day, Monday through Friday
Fully remote; flexible scheduling within agreed working hours
QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

You have some exposure to project management, project co-ordination, data collection — from your thesis, a class project, or volunteering, or working with a NGO
You live in Bangladesh, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, or Vanuatu (this is non-negotiable, only in-country candidates will be considered)
You're fluent in your local language and comfortable working English language
Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a degree program in international development, Education, social sciences, public policy, or a related field or looking to start their career in International development, NGO
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
Basic proficiency in Google Workspace or MS Office (Docs, Sheets, Gmail)/ experience of managing virtual workshops
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently in a remote setting
Preferred:

Familiarity with development sector platforms
Prior exposure to evaluation concepts or project management frameworks (no advanced expertise required)
Interest in NGO capacity building, consulting, or development coordination

Send the following with a cc to with the subject line "Program Officer- Intern – [Your Name/ Country]":

A CV (maximum 2 pages)
A brief motivation statement (250–300 words) explaining your interest in this role and what you hope to learn