Organization: Global Movement for Children
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 15 Jul 2015
Global Health Fellows Program II
Maternal and Child Health Communications Intern
Maternal and Child Health Division, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development
Anticipated timeframe: September 2015 – December 2015: Compensated 12 week internship
Location: Washington, DC/Arlington, VA
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The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with Global Health Corps, GlobeMed, Management Systems International and PYXERA Global. GHFP-II is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
GHFP-II’s goal is to improve the effectiveness of USAID health programs by addressing the Agency’s immediate and emerging human capacity needs. The program seeks to accomplish this goal first through the recruitment, placement and support of diverse health professionals at the junior, mid and senior levels. These program participants include fellows, interns, corporate volunteers and Foreign Service National professionals. The program then provides substantial performance management and career development support to participants, including annual working planning assistance, and ensures that professional development opportunities are available.
Looking to the future, GHFP-II also seeks to establish a pool of highly-qualified global health professionals that will ensure the Agency’s ongoing technical leadership and effectiveness. This objective is supported by an extensive outreach program that brings global health opportunities and specialized career advice to a diverse range of interested individuals, with a particular focus on those underrepresented in the field of global health.
BACKGROUND:
In 2014, USAID released a report outlining how it will work with partners to save 15 million children and 600,000 women by 2020. This is one exciting step toward the agency priority of ending preventable child and maternal deaths within a generation.
The Maternal and Child Health Division (MCH) is in the Office of Health Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition. The MCH team works to identify, scale up, and track the most effective interventions to save the lives of women and children around the world. These interventions are effective and affordable such as stopping post-partum bleeding, cleaning newly cut umbilical cords, immunizing against disease, hand-washing with soap, and treating diarrhea. This work is focused on 24 priority countries that account for 70% of maternal and child deaths and half the global unmet need for family planning. Learn more about USAID’s work in MCH and work to end preventable child and maternal deaths.
INTRODUCTION:
The MCH Communications Intern will be assigned to the MCH Division of the Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition (HIDN). The MCH Division is divided into teams that focus on maternal health, newborn health, child health, immunization, and water, sanitation, and hygiene. The MCH Division works closely with the Office of Population and Reproductive Health and the Nutrition Division, as well as behavior change and research and innovation teams.
The Intern will primarily support the Communications Advisor, who is responsible for all communications for the MCH Division. Communications is a fast paced and dynamic environment with new outreach opportunities and ideas to pursue arising every day. The Intern will also work with the Senior Communications Advisor in HIDN and will be a member of the Bureau for Global Health Communications Team. S/he will receive day to day guidance from the Communications Advisor as his/her onsite manager.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Gaining a greater understanding of USAID’s work in MCH.
- Gaining a greater understanding of the global MCH community and its role in the upcoming Sustainable Development Goals.
- Gaining a solid understanding of strategic communications principles and how to implement them within a USG setting.
- Deepening skills in collaboration and coordination within a complex organizational and implementation structure.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Drafting op-eds, success stories, blogs, press releases, presentations, and fact sheets to expand the library of existing written content.
· Working with agency channels, including Impact Blog and Frontlines, to publish written content.
· Implementing a social media campaign promoting USAID’s work in the 24 priority countries.
· Utilizing and revising written content in technical documents to produce web friendly text on USAID’s technical work.
· Assisting in organizing, tagging, and growing the knowledge management library of existing MCH notes and internal materials in a Google Drive folder.
· Providing support around major observances/conferences/events, including logistics support, speaker support, drafting talking points, and on site social media support.
· Assisting with maintenance of photographic resources.
- Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned based on organizational and programming need and/or the Intern’s own interests.
QUALIFICATIONS:
· Currently enrolled senior in a bachelor’s degree program; or, completion of such a program within the past 24 months.
· Strong interest in strategic communications, public affairs or policy, and aspects of MCH.
· Strong writing, data analysis and analytic skills.
· Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently.
· Experience developing various web/print/social media and organizing events.
· US citizenship or US permanent residency required.
COMPENSATION:
$15.83 per hour (non-exempt, hourly wage position).
How to apply:
Detailed information, including an online application and instructions, is available on our website at www.ghfp.net. All applications must be submitted by Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 5:00 pm eastern time.
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