Internship Opportunity – Intern – Sustainable Food Systems at CEEW in Delhi

CEEW is offering an internship in Sustainable Food Systems based in Delhi, India. The intern will assist in conducting quantitative and qualitative research on food systems, manage work-streams, travel for fieldwork, track policy measures, and support project development. The role requires strong research skills and a passion for sustainability in food systems, aiming to improve nutritional security amidst climate challenges.
Designation offered

Intern – Sustainable Food Systems

Focus area

Sustainable Food Systems

Location

New Delhi, India

Reporting to

Programme Associate

Job Summary

India stands at a complex challenge of ensuring universal nutritional security for an increasing yet largely deprived population in a rapidly changing climate. This needs action beyond producing more food – we need to evolve what we eat and how we produce, process and distribute our food.

Nature-based solutions, particularly in agriculture, can have far-reaching impacts on human health. While evidence exists on some fronts, such as association of crop diversity with diet diversity, we need to collectively think of ways how what we produce and how we produce can improve what we eat and how we eat.

CEEW seeks to hire a suitable candidate for an Intern position in the Sustainable Food Systems team to expand its capacity to conduct research and drive change. We are looking for a detail-oriented researcher with a hunger for impact and the ambition to make our food system sustainable.

The successful applicant will assist the team members in undertaking robust quantitative and qualitative analysis. In addition to the duties and responsibilities outlined below, the candidate should be prepared, as and when necessary, to take on additional responsibilities and respond to events and developments that cannot be anticipated easily.

Responsibilities and Duties

Research
• Independently manage allocated work-streams on quantitative and quantitative applied research on varied food system issues. Such workstreams include but are not limited to (i) identification of optimal research question(s), (ii) designing the research approach/framework (iii) if required, development and execution of primary surveys (this includes designing the questionnaires, survey monitoring, coordinating with field staffs and analysis of the survey data), (iv) if required, systematic literature reviews (v) if required, conducting stakeholder consultations, (vi) conducting the relevant analyses using appropriate qualitative and/or quantitative tools (e.g. MS Excel, STATA, etc.), and (vii) presenting the analyses in a coherent narrative in different formats
• Travel to field sites, whenever necessary, to conduct fieldwork including focus group discussions, interviews, meetings, training or gather primary information
• Proactively supporting team in effectively operationalizing the CEEW’s Arc of Learning
• Regularly track policy measures taken by the government and its implementation status related to sustainable agriculture and sustainable food systems in India
• Write high-quality research reports, publish in leading peer-reviewed journals and generate other knowledge products for the different audience such as blogs, policy briefs in regular intervals
• Establishing and managing relationships with project counterparts from CEEW’s partners

Project/Programme Assistance
• Support the senior researchers in conceptualising new projects, development of high-impact research proposals, and applications for research and general donor funding
• Support effective outreach of research outputs through coordination with the outreach team, engagement with a broader network of stakeholders, and concerned policymakers
• Participate in relevant conferences, workshops, training programmes for a comprehensive understanding of developments relevant to sustainable agriculture
• Support senior team members for important meetings and sessions, prepare notes, and conduct follow-ups, as required
• Participate in weekly team meetings and assist with preparing minutes and chairing the weekly meetings

Selection Criteria and Key skills
• Master’s degree in nutrition/public health/food systems/agriculture/agroecology/natural resource management or any other relevant field relevant for food system transformation.
• Analytical skills and knowledge of mixed methods – qualitative and quantitative research methods, relevant for impact evaluation, food system analysis, political economy analysis etc
• Project management skills to independently manage research workstreams
• Familiarity with food and agriculture issues, policy areas and consumer trends
• Strong communication skills for effective, efficient, and adaptive verbal and written communication, and active listening
• Experience in dealing with stakeholders (farmers, grassroots workers, government, etc.) preferred
• Ability to use MS Office application suite

Desirable: Relevant publications in peer-reviewed journals/book chapters

Personality
• Willingness to learn new (research and project management) skills
• Ability to adapt to a new environment and deliver under tight deadlines in a professional environment
• Striving for rigour in research and quality in work output
• Ability to effectively work in a team while driving research with minimum assistance, when time demands independently.
• Ability to dig deeper into details, while also keeping a sense of the broader objectives and big picture
• Willingness to learn, grow and develop at personal and professional front, at a rapid pace with a steep learning curve
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment

CEEW operates in a dynamic environment, and the candidate will be required to show flexibility in undertaking a variety of tasks.

Compensation

Competitive compensation – commensurate to the experience and matching the best of standards adopted by industry or other similar organisations for similar roles.

Application Process

CEEW is an equal opportunity employer and the selection process does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, or caste. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested applicants are advised to apply at the earliest possible.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We appreciate your interest