Internship time frame: September 2015 – February 2016

Topic: Knowledge Management with Database Focus

Background: The GIZ has been monitoring and maintaining over 500 sites information, from data entry onto data visualisation with consolidated map. Expand from monitoring routines, EnDev ID provides counsel system through SMS that serves communities who are managing their renewable energy power plant. EnDev ID operation is armed with database with over 200,000 data records and SMS Gateway system to support better advice and decision making for the GIZ and our stakeholders. Simultaneous data and information should be maintained better, anticipating more data and information to be managed in the system.

Intern main tasks: The intern will be tasked with performing – through a combination of desktop studies and some field work- an investigation of the reasons behind the perceived problems. With the support of ENDEV Indonesia, the intern shall: (1) Support the sustainability monitoring activities, which may include maintaining information and knowledge management system such as handling database input, reports and analysis; (2) Maintain data and information consistency in the database and information platform available in EnDev; (3) Contribute in activating knowledge exchange platform with SMS technology (BReIDGE – Energi Desa) through community counselling.

Skills required: Advance skill in operating MS Office (esp. Excel and Word); Basic knowledge in any Geographic Information System (GIS) software/application; Intermediate skill in database (esp. SQL)

Energising Development (EnDev) Indonesia is an integral part of a global programme to support provision of energy access. Since 2006 it has carved out a streamlined, cost-effective suppport methodology to complement public and private rural electrification initiatives.

EnDev Indoneisa is jointly implemented by GIZ and Directorate General of New and Renewable Energy. It specialises in rural electrification through renewable energy powered mini-grids, of which the systems are operated, maintained, and managed directly by the community. The mini-grids infrastructures are mostly funded by the Indonesian Government through various ministries and local government offices