Intern for Office and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Assistant (East Meets West)

Location: Vientiane, Laos
Duration: 3 to 6 months.
Stipend: USD $200–$300 per month (inclusive of tax).
Travel: Travel expenses to project sites are covered by EMW once approved.
Confidentiality: Interns must keep all unpublished information confidential and cannot publish documents based on such information.
Working Hours: Normal working hours; leave must be pre-approved.
Learning Outcomes: Intern managers will review learning outcomes with the intern before completion of the internship.
Certificate: Available upon successful completion, upon request.
Deadline: 25 September 2024.

Assist with daily administrative functions, including scheduling meetings, managing calendars, processing expense reports, and handling correspondence.
Manage office supplies, equipment, and general office resources.
Support financial reporting tasks, including copying, scanning, and filing documents.
Help in organizing and executing workshops, meetings, and training sessions (venue arrangements, participant coordination, and materials preparation).
Coordinate travel logistics for team members and stakeholders (transportation, accommodations, itineraries).
Maintain and organize project documents, meeting minutes, and reports systematically.
Assist with official communication, follow-up on letters and invitations.
Support the preparation of agendas, budgets, receipt collection, and advance settlements.

Follow up, review, and clean raw data for the database.
Provide monthly reports on indicators for management analysis.
Verify reports by comparing with the database and previous records.
Assist in enhancing the monitoring and reporting structure and guidelines.
Support implementation teams in documenting lessons learned and ensuring they are stored properly.
Assist in conducting monitoring trips, verification activities, and periodic project implementation.

Bachelor's degree in environmental science, environmental management/engineering, economics, international relations, sustainable development, agriculture, forestry, geography, or related fields.
Relevant experience/education in international development or a field related to EMW’s work.
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT) and statistical software (e.g. mWater, KoBo Toolbox, or other data collection/analysis tools).
Strong command of spoken and written English and Lao.