Join UpEnergy as a QA Analyst Intern to ensure quality assurance across carbon data, forms, reports, and dashboards. Learn on the job with mentorship from senior data analysts while contributing to climate impact projects in Africa.

About the Company

UpEnergy is the leading developer of anti-poverty climate impact projects in Africa. We accelerate decarbonization while delivering long-term health and income benefits in local communities. Our projects provide life-improving clean technologies and carbon reduction and capture initiatives that protect the environment, deliver cleaner air, and reduce poverty through financial savings and employment. To date, UpEnergy has built over 95 emission reduction projects, impacted over 4 million lives, and reduced over 3 million tons of CO2 emissions across 10 countries. The team has grown from 20 to over 170+ full-time members in the past two years, reflecting the company’s rapid expansion.

Role Overview

This internship role is designed as a dedicated quality assurance layer for the Carbon Data & QC Ops team. As the team scales across multiple markets and monthly cycles, the need for consistent, independent checks on all deliverables becomes critical. The QA Analyst Intern will act as a second pair of eyes across data outputs, forms, reports, dashboards, and working tools, ensuring reliability and accuracy before anything ships to field teams, leadership, auditors, or registries. Starting with high-level quality review, the role will naturally expand into broader day-to-day operational support as trust builds.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform quality reviews of deliverables including data outputs, forms, reports, and dashboards for accuracy and consistency before external release.
• Conduct source verification by spot-checking numbers and records against original source data.
• Maintain a current, simple log of all reviews performed and findings discovered—no review without a record.
• Escalate uncertainties promptly (same day) rather than guessing or delaying.
• Provide broader operational and data support as capacity grows, picking up recurring tasks beyond pure review.
• Work closely with the Senior Data Analyst and follow decision rights: flag discrepancies independently, decide on obvious fixes (typos, formatting), but never sign off on external-facing materials.

Tech Stack

• Survey/data-collection tools: XLSForm, SurveyCTO, ODK, KoboToolbox
• Data analysis and scripting: SQL, Python (basic level, enough to spot-check queries or re-run scripts)
• Standard office tools (spreadsheets, reporting software)

Success Metrics – First 90 Days

• Deliverables going out to field teams or leadership have an independent check behind them.
• A complete, current review log exists and reflects real work.
• The role has picked up at least one recurring day-to-day task beyond pure review.

Practical Details

• Reports to: Shoaib Ahmed Noorani, Senior Data Analyst, Carbon Data & QC Ops.
• Engagement: Full-time preferred, initial 3-month trial with extension based on performance.
• Location: In-office in Chennai, India.
• Duration: 6-month internship.
• Start date: As soon as possible.

High attention to detail, methodical, comfortable with repetitive precision-dependent work, clear written communication, proactive problem-solver, reliable and self-directed. Familiarity with survey/data-collection tools (e.g., XLSForm, SurveyCTO, ODK, KoboToolbox), basic SQL/Python, and prior exposure to carbon markets or M&E is a bonus but not required.

Direct hands-on mentorship from the Senior Data Analyst, broad exposure across data/forms/reporting/tooling, growing ownership as trust builds, structured ramp-up with regular feedback. Opportunity to work in a fast-growing climate impact company.