Overview:
FHI 360 has an exciting internship opportunity for a student interested in growing their skills within the international development sector. Under close supervision, an Intern will perform entry level professional duties which will provide the opportunity for professional training in various functional areas throughout the organization. Internship assignments serve to offer practical experience and broad exposure to a global nonprofit development organization.
The Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project is an eight-year (2019โ2027) global initiative, funded by PEPFAR and USAID, that provides strategic technical assistance and direct service delivery to achieve control of the HIV epidemic among key and priority populations and strengthen global health security. EpiC is dedicated to achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control and the project provides strategic technical assistance (TA) and direct service delivery (DSD) to break through barriers to 95-95-95 and promote self-reliant management of national HIV programs by improving HIV case-finding, prevention, and treatment programming. The project is led by FHI 360 with core partners Population Services International (PSI), Palladium Group, and Right to Care. While originally designed as a HIV program, EpiC has been modified to accept COVID-19 funding to prevent, prepare for, respond to and bolster health systems to address COVID-19 and other global health security threats. Currently, EpiC and its consortium members are implementing HIV activities in 30+ countries and COVID-19 activities in 45+ countries.
This is a paid internship with a flexible schedule based on project needs.
Anticipated Duration: Early September โ late December 2024
Hours: Part time, 10-20 hours per week
Pay Rate: $18.00/hour for undergraduate students and recent graduates, $23 - $25.00/hour for graduate students and recent graduates
Skills Gained and Learning Opportunities:
Practical experience with a large, global non-profit organization
Shadowing, mentoring, and training opportunities with successful knowledge management, instructional design, technical, program management, capacity strengthening and strategic information professionals
Experience working with an inter-disciplinary team addressing global development challenges
Experience communicating and synthesizing results and achievements of a complex global health program.
Understanding of how a global HIV project spanning approximately 30+ countries and COVID-19 activities in 45+ countries operates and adapts.
Professional interactions with staff in 30+ countries
Anticipated Project(s) and Assignment Details:
The intern will contribute to the Knowledge Management teamโs activities under the direction of their supervisor in the following ways:
Work with HIV Department Knowledge Management team and FHI 360 DesignLab on interactive world map --providing design and content inputs, testing functionality, etc.
Collect, collate, and synthesize end of project achievements for country programs to input in interactive world map
Contribute to other knowledge management products (i.e. blogs, briefs, success stories) for EpiC's COVID, HIV, and global health security portfolios
Manage and upload social and behavior change resources to online repository
Support conference presence planning and tracking
Qualifications and Competencies:
Strong writing skills and attention to detail
Able to communicate in a clear, concise manner
Currently enrolled in a degree program at a college or university in a related field of study or within two years of graduation date. Student currently enrolled in a graduate program preferred.
Demonstrated interest in related subject area through studies, work experience, and/or personal travel
Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas
Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English
1-2 years of experience or demonstrated interest in international development
Prior work experience in an NGO or other professional office setting preferred
Typical Physical Demands:
Remote