MEAL Intern

The Gender and Justice Unit (GJU) · Lilongwe, Malawi

Posted October 30, 2026Listing expires November 6, 2026

PositionMEAL Intern

LocationLilongwe Office

Reports toMEAL Coordinator

Full/Part TimeFull-time (40 hours per week)

Fixed Term/CasualShort term – 6 months (with possible extension)

The Gender and Justice Unit (GJU) is looking for a MEAL Intern to support the project team in tracking progress against agreed outputs, outcomes, and planned activities, ensuring that monitoring and reporting processes contribute to the effective implementation of projects at GJU. The Intern will assist with data collection, data management, reporting, and documentation of project results and lessons learned.

The MEAL Intern will work under the direct supervision of the MEAL Coordinator and will collaborate closely

with the Legal team, and Project Manager to support the implementation of projects monitoring and evaluation framework and related data management systems.

About the Role

The intern will support the MEAL function by:

• Assisting in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
• Assisting in the development and updating of data collection tools, including digital data collection tools.
• Conduct data entry, cleaning, and preliminary analysis for EmpowerLine and paralegal programme data
• Assisting in conducting Data Quality Assurance (DQA) processes, including verification and validation of field data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and reliability.
• Supporting the documentation of lessons learned and best practices from project implementation activities.
• Assisting with preparing reports and presentations on findings.
• Assisting in monitoring programme activities.
• Assisting with reviewing performance indicators.

Required Skills & Qualifications