Research Associate Intern, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support

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  • Added Date: Monday, 27 May 2024
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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 Economic Participation and Environment (EPE) Team is a leader in inclusive economic development based in environmentally sustainable livelihoods that foster resilient enterprises and communities that benefit people and the planet. The EPE works on a broad range of topics from workforce development, youth employment, and labor market systems to womenโ€™s economic empowerment, inclusive livelihoods, green jobs, the green economy and sustainable regenerative tourism.

The EPE team seeks an intern to support activities at the nexus of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services (MHPSS), workforce development, private sector engagement, and climate change. Recognizing that mental health challenges not only affect individual well-being and economic participation but are also increasingly exacerbated by climate change-related stressors, such as eco-anxiety, enhancing MHPSS is crucial for addressing global development challenges across various sectors, including economic growth, global health, governance, peace and security, and education. The intern will play a vital role in supporting the EPE team's MHPSS activities.

This is a paid internship with a flexible schedule.

Anticipated Duration: Fall 2024 Semester: September โ€“ December 2024

Hours: Part time, 20 hours per week

Pay Rate: $18.00+/hour

Skills Gained and Learning Opportunities:

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

  • Practical experience with a large, global non-profit organization

  • Shadowing, mentoring, and training opportunities with successful research, technical, and/or program management professionals

  • Experience working with an inter-disciplinary team addressing global development challenges

  • Hands on experience with live projects currently being implemented and projects currently being developed

    Anticipated Project(s) and Assignment Details:

    The intern may contribute to various team or project activities under the direction of their supervisor in the following ways:

    • Contribute to research or project activities as assigned by supervisor

    • Conduct desk reviews, landscape analyses and/or secondary data analyses

    • Organize and participate in team meetings and country calls (e.g., assisting with meeting preparation, meeting minutes, a post-meeting report)

    • Support business development efforts, including conducting background research on donors, programs, and strategies and developing summaries that highlight the departmentโ€™s capabilities

    • Contribute to project-related presentations, blogs, reports and/or manuscripts

    • Assist with project-related administrative tasks, as needed

      Qualifications and Competencies:

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