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:
The Malaria Division under the Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition in the Bureau for Global Health leads the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI). With the passage of the 2008 Lantos-Hyde Leadership for HIV/AIDs, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, PMI was authorized up to $5 billion and extended until 2014. The goal of PMI is to work with partners to halve the burden of malaria (morbidity and mortality) in 70 percent of the at-risk populations of sub-Saharan Africa—or approximately 450 million people. After five years of intervention, all-cause child mortality has been reduced by 16% to 50% in the original 15 PMI countries. In February 2015, PMI launched a new six-year strategy that focuses on five strategic areas: 1) Achieving and sustaining scale of proven interventions; 2) Adapting to changing epidemiology and new tools; 3) Improving countries’ capacity to collect and use information; 4) Mitigating risks against the current malaria control gains; and 5) Building capacity and health systems towards full country ownership. Please visit http://www.pmi.gov/about to learn more about PMI.
INTRODUCTION:
The Malaria Case Management Intern (Intern) will primarily assist the Malaria Case Management Team to gather, analyze, and disseminate information on progress in scaling-up malaria case management in PMI supported countries. S/he also will assist with supporting a large, complex, multi-country case management cooperative agreement (MalariaCare) that provides comprehensive technical support to USAID Missions and national government programs to expand high-quality diagnosis and treatment for malaria and other febrile illnesses. The Intern will further contribute to team operations such as conducting technical reviews of Malaria Operational Plans (MOPs). S/he will work closely with the Malaria Technical Advisor as his/her onsite manager.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
-Gaining a greater understanding of malaria prevention and control programming needs, and approaches to improve coverage of malaria case management and control interventions that, in turn, contribute to reducing all-cause mortality rates in children less than five years of age. -Developing an understanding of technical and programmatic issues and best practices related to PMI programs, including the overall process of the FY2017 MOP.
-Strengthening competencies in process management, data extraction and analysis of trends, collaboration, planning and prioritization.
-Deepening skills in collaboration and coordination within a complex organizational and implementation structure.ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Assisting the PMI Case Management Team on tasks such as extracting, analyzing, and reporting on data from MOPs or other data sources, which may include interacting with PMI headquarters and country staff, as appropriate.
-Assisting in the development and review of project related documents (e.g. annual country work plans, reports, and project deliverables).
-Supporting the development and finalization of the FY2017 country-specific MOPs, including consolidation of comments, editing drafts, taking minutes at technical meetings, etc.
-Learning about the country-specific malaria control programs, participating in country team calls, and planning (and potentially participating in) temporary duty technical visits (TDY) to support implementation of activities.
-Attending program meetings with implementing partners, PMI technical team meetings, and program related events to better understand project management and technical concepts. -Collaborating with other PMI teams such as the Communications, Commodities, or Malaria in Pregnancy (MIP) team to assist in joint activities such as updating the case management section of the website or other relevant projects.
-Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned based on organizational and programming need and/or the Intern’s own interests.
QUALIFICATIONS:
-Currently enrolled in master’s or other post-bachelor’s degree candidate in public health, international health, international development, social sciences, or a related field; or, completion of such within the past 12 months.
-Experience with quantitative or qualitative analysis a plus.
-Experience working on malaria and/or other health programs in developing countries, ideally in Africa, is preferred.
-Demonstrated interest in international development and global health issues.
-Motivated self-starter with excellent oral and written communication skills.
-French or Portuguese language skills a plus.
–US citizenship or US permanent residency required.
COMPENSATION:
$1,690 bi-weekly (exempt, salaried position).
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