Professional University Intern– Humanitarian AI

Terms of Reference

Professional University Intern– Humanitarian AI 

(Programme Innovation Lab)

GENERAL DATA

PROGRAM/GOAL OVERVIEW

Established in 1977, GOAL is an international humanitarian agency, with a team of 2,400 people, dedicated to alleviating the needs of the most vulnerable communities. Currently registered in 14 of the world's most vulnerable countries, GOAL offers a wide range of humanitarian and development programmes, ranging from humanitarian aid in disaster situations to focusing on nutrition, food security and building greater resilience and sustainable livelihoods.

The Programme Innovation Lab is a dynamic and collaborative unit established by GOAL to foster the innovation that emerges from its programmes and promote it within the organisation and the wider humanitarian and development community. The Lab is an open space that facilitates collaboration and partnership between innovation champions within GOAL and key external strategic partners in order to support innovations that can be scaled to overcome humanitarian crises.  GOAL’s innovations include but are not limited to programmatic approaches, digital technologies, and various engineering solutions.

The "Programme Innovation Lab" (referred to as the Lab) is led by the Digital Technology Programmes Specialist, and is part of GOAL’s Programme Technical Team (PTT) with team members based in various countries around the world.  This specific role is managed through the GOAL Honduras country office alongside key Lab staff also based in Honduras.

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION

To provide an internship focussed on 1) the systematic review, organisation, and structuring of GOAL’s Technical Guidance documentation; 2) the automation of GMS Document Centre new upload copying, organisation, and structuring - creating a searchable, up-to-date, AI-ready knowledge base on emergency preparedness and response; climate resilience; health; nutrition; WASH; market systems development; and livelihoods programming.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES / FUNCTIONS

• Review PTT SharePoint documents
• Identify and extract key programmatic documents
• Organise documents within the knowledge base according to designed taxonomy
• Apply consistent metadata tagging
• Structure content for AI-readiness
• Ensure documents are properly formatted, accessible, and searchable
• Identify and flag gaps in documentation and evidence
• Power Automate flow to keep the knowledge base up to date
• Work closely with GOAL’s Programme Technical Team to understand Technical Guidance
• Provide regular progress updates to the Digital Technology Programmes SpecialistOther responsibilities:
• Be prepared to undertake a wide range of other activities related to innovation systems and information management, as required by the Lab.

MINIMUM PROFILE REQUIRED

Professional Studies:

• University student completing a professional internship placement in IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or related studies.

Professional Experience:

• Coursework or academic projects demonstrating interest or skills in one or more of the following: AI and Machine Learning, data organisation, workflow automation, or low-code/no-code tools.
• Familiarity with Microsoft environments including SharePoint and Power Automate.

Knowledge:

• Basic understanding of structured information (fields, categories, consistent naming, and clean data).
• Interest in humanitarian programming.
• Ability to explain technical steps clearly to non-technical colleagues.

Competencies:

• 100% professional fluency in written and spoken English (the role involves verbal and written communication entirely in English).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a structured approach to organising information.
• Strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, accountability, integrity, and self-motivation.
• Ability to follow policies and procedures with an understanding of confidentiality and responsible handling of organisational information.

COORDINATION

The professional will report to the Digital Technology Programmes Specialist will collaborate with members of the Lab, and the PTT)

RESOURCES 

For the development of the activities, the intern will use their own equipment, including a laptop/computer suitable for the role. As this is a remote position, the working tools and any access arrangements will be agreed with the supervisor.

SAFEGUARD

Children and adults in vulnerable situations should be protected to the greatest extent possible from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failures that put them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways GOAL shows this ongoing commitment to protection is to include rigorous background checks and reference checks in the screening process for all candidates.

ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN GOAL

Along with our safeguarding policy, GOAL is an equal opportunity employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offering a job with GOAL is expected to adhere to the following key areas of responsibility:

• Comply with GOAL's policies and procedures regarding safety, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do-not-harm principles, and unacceptable behavior protocols.
• Report any concerns about the well-being of a child or adult in vulnerable situations, or any irregularities within our programming area.
• Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior by a GOAL staff or partner.

HOW TO APPLY?

Those interested should use the following link to upload their updated CV and portfolio.

Link: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/goalhonduras/jobs/7836868

This job description only serves as a guide to the available position. GOAL reserves the right to modify this document. Published closing dates are estimated. Due to the nature of GOAL's work, we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close the ads as soon as we find the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. Therefore, we recommend interested applicants to submit an application as soon as possible.