APE Opportunity, CARE Impact Partners
Category : Student Opportunities
About the Role
The team is looking for a graduate student with a passion for social impact and strong data analysis skills to work with nearly a decade of secondary data from cocoa farming communities in West Africa. The goal of this work is to better understand the social and economic challenges facing farmers, especially around livelihoods, nutrition, gender, and general well-being. This work will contribute to improving how global companies and partners support smallholder farmers through more informed, data-driven strategies. If you enjoy working with numbers, drawing insights from existing research, and using your skills to support real-world solutions, this will be a great fit. Interested students should email a resume to kaitlin [dot] love [at] care [dot] org.
What You’ll Do
- Collate secondary datasets from past CARE project and databases, including baseline, endline, and monitoring data
- Clean and format the data into a useable data set
- Analyze dataset to identify trends, gaps, and key findings across the data
- Ideally, help synthesize data into clear, accessible summaries and visualizations and support the creation of internal briefing materials, presentations, and knowledge products
Required Skills & Experience
- Currently enrolled in a graduate program (e.g., MPA, MPH, MA in International Development, Data Science, Economics, or related field)
- Demonstrated experience with secondary data analysis
- Strong Excel skills and proficiency in at least one data analysis tool (e.g., R, Python, STATA, or SPSS)
- Excellent attention to detail and organization
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially in synthesizing complex information
- Comfort working independently and managing deadlines in a remote environment
- Familiarity with global development topics, agriculture, or supply chain sustainability is a plus
- Ability to communicate in French a plus
What You’ll Gain
- Hands-on experience working with real-world data to inform global sustainability strategies
- Mentorship from professionals in international development and corporate sustainability
- A deeper understanding of cocoa supply chains and smallholder farming systems
- Opportunities to shape how data is used to drive social impact
This is an unpaid opportunity.