New global health internship positions with GHFP for summer 2014
We have posted 11 new summer 2014 global health internship positions, bringing the total number of internship opportunities to 31. You may apply for a maximum of two internships. All positions require US citizenship or US permanent residency. All are located in USAID/Washington. Log on to www.ghfp.net to apply.
Deadlines
If you're applying for the new internship positions that open on January 13th, you must submit your final application materials by 5 pm EST January 27th.
Applications for the previously posted 20 positions must still be submitted by 5 pm EST January 20th.
Essays
Please note that as we review your application materials, the answers to the essays will carry significant weight. Give them considerable thought and develop compelling and relevant answers. See our webinar for tips.
11 New Internships
Demographic and Health Surveys Program Intern
Policy, Evaluation & Communication Division; Office of Population & Reproductive Health
Public Affairs Intern
Front Office; Office of HIV/AIDS
Malaria Communications Intern
Malaria Division; Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition
HIV/AIDS Community Care and Prevention with People Living with HIV Intern
Technical Leadership and Research Division; Office of HIV/AIDS
Health Research Analyst Intern
Maternal and Child Health Division; Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition
Key Populations Intern
Technical Leadership and Research Division; Office of HIV/AIDS
Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact Market Access Intern (Health Commodities)
Office of the Assistant Administrator; Global Health Initiative
Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact Market Access Intern (Community Health Worker Plus Program)
Office of the Assistant Administrator; Global Health Initiative
Orphans and Vulnerable Children Child Protection and Social Service System Strengthening Intern
Implementation Support Division; Office of HIV/AIDS
Market Development Intern
Commodities, Security and Logistics Division; Office of Population and Reproductive Health
eHealth Intern
Office of Health Systems
Strategic Orphans and Vulnerable Children Monitoring and Evaluation Intern
Implementation Support Division; Office of HIV/AIDS
See all 31 internships and apply online now at www.ghfp.net!
Boston University African Studies Center Annual Newsletter
Check it out here: F2013 African Studies Newsletter
MIT’s GlobeMed organization hosting its first conference February 8th
Saturday, February 8th, 2014
9:30am to 4:30pm
MIT Room 6-120
Register here.
GlobeMed at MIT is proud to invite you to our first conference, where we explore the importance of a grassroots initiatives approach to global health. We have some great speakers lined up, so check out the speaker bios along with the itinerary below.
We hope that this event will serve as a great chance to learn from those seasoned in the field, a forum for the exchange of ideas, and an excellent networking opportunity. While the event is geared towards Boston-area students and local global health professionals, it is open to the public and we encourage anyone interested to attend! The conference is free of cost.
We ask that you register no later than January 31st via this form. Please register ASAP as we will be forced to close registration should we reach capacity.
For more information, feel free to contact either Emma Broderick at efb@mit.eduor Rafa Rahman at rahmanr@mit.edu. To learn more about GlobeMed at MIT, check out the tabs on the left!
Lunch & Learn: Volunteer Management for Change January 22nd
Volunteer Management for Social Change: Building a Global Movement for Health as a Human Right
Facilitated by Jon Shaffer, Community Engagement Coordinator at Partners in Health
January 22 | 12-1 PM | 29 Winter Street, 5th floor | Free
Volunteers are the lifeblood of many nonprofit organizations – we depend on them to raise funds, increase awareness about our organizations, fill skills gaps, and make social change happen. But it can be difficult to keep volunteers engaged and prevent burn out. This session will teach the fundamentals of effective volunteer management for social change. Using Partners in Health as a case study, you’ll learn the good, the bad, and the ugly of volunteer-led community organizing.
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Jon Shaffer is the Community Engagement Coordinator at Partners In Health. In this role, he is working to build a community organizing strategy that can strengthen the growing movement for global health equity. Previously, Jon served for two years as the Executive Director of GlobeMed (GlobeMed.org), during which time the national network grew from 17 university-based chapters and 500 students to 46 chapters and more than 1,500 students, all working in partnership with 47 grassroots health organizations on four continents. He loves tossing the Frisbee, drinking good coffee, and being from Portland, OR.
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Lunch & Learns are free monthly professional development & networking brown bag lunches for young professionals in the Boston area. It is an opportunity for young professionals to come together, build skills, ask questions and network. For 15-20 minutes, a guest speaker will introduce themselves and teach one solid transferable skill. The remaining 40-45 minutes are open to Q&A, networking, or an activity. The topic and industry change every month.
Career Moves, the division of JVS that targets the career management needs of professional-level job seekers and career changers, sponsors Lunch & Learns. We partner with you to get a more satisfying career in less time. Learn more about how we can help you find your professional passion, plan a strategic job search, create an effective resume, prepare for a job interview, network on LinkedIn, or market yourself. Visit us at career-moves.org, careermovesjvs.blogspot.com, or contact us directly at 617-399-3186 / cmovesmail@jvs-boston.org.
Save your spot here: https://careermoves.wufoo.com/forms/lunch-learn-volunteer-management-for-change/
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Check out February's Lunch & Learn: Informational Interviewing - the Art of Professional Dating with Nikki Stewart, Development Manager at the United South End Settlements.
Weekly Job/Internship postings by BNID
- Last Mile Partnerships Officer - Last Mile Health/Tiyatien Health
- IJDH Volunteer Coordinator - Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti
- World Bank and Water Campaign Internship - Corporate Accountability International
- Development Coordinator - Saint Boniface Haiti Foundation
- Internship Opening the Center for International Development (CID) - Harvard University
- Bikes Not Bombs Board of Directors is Recruiting!
- Office Assistant - Ivy Child International
Social event for Africans in Boston, Inc. “Hakuna Sundays” Kick off event of 2014
Please join us for an evening of networking, great music and delicious Haitian Dishes at Bel's Lounge Haitian Cuisine for the FIRST Hakuna Sundays kick off event of 2014.
Hakuna Sundays | Africans in Boston networking mixer
WHEN: Sunday, January 19, 2014 | 6:30pm-10pm
WHERE: Bel's Lounge | 4174 Washington Street - Roslindale, MA 02131
WHAT: Please join us for an evening of networking and delicious Haitian Dishes at Bel's Lounge.Bring friends/guests as Hakuna Sundays will now take place once a month as well as AD Net Tuedays.
Social Meeting: Eat, Drink, Network and Relax - Don't forget your business cards.
Dress code: Semi-casual or your preference
Directions: Via MBTA | Take orange line train to last stop Forrest Hills. Go to the upper level bus platform. Take any bus from list: 30, 34, 34E, 35, 36, 37, 40, 50, 51 to Bus Stop: Washington Street @ South Street.
Parking available alongside Washington Street and the side streets. Do not park inside Staples parking.
For more information or directions contact Joycelina at 857-228-8833
For all details on Hakuna Sundays and AD Net Tuesdays events, please visit:
http://africansinboston.org/social/events-calendar/
Africans in Boston Inc. is an organization that fosters the socio- economic and educational development of its members by offering a platform that connects the African Diaspora in the greater Boston area and in the state of Massachusetts. The organization provides its members with various resources by cultivating meaningful and professional relationships and by creating a thriving environment
Part Time Research Assistant position available with BUMC group studying addictions and HIV in Russia
This study tests a “patient navigator” intervention to assist patients through the complexity of the HIV and addiction treatment systems in Russia. Ability to speak Russian would be extremely helpful. The investigators are looking for someone who can work 10-15 hours per week for the next year. Learn more about the position here: CARE Unit RA job description
Internships in Health NGO’s in Ukraine
Do you have an interest in doing a practicum with a Health NGO in Ukraine? Do you have some language capacity in Ukrainian or Russian? Several opportunities to do a practicum in Ukraine are forthcoming.
The Anti-Corruption Action Centre (AntAC) is a Ukrainian civil society organization, which unites experts from legal, media and civic-political sectors fighting corruption as a root cause of the key state-building problems in Ukraine.
They could host 2 interns simultaneously. Basic language proficiency would make the internship experience more productive and vivid. The scope of work depends on the start time of the internship and its duration
Intern's duties:
- jointly with program manager and professional lawyer prepare weekly posts in English for AntAC's webpage in relation to monitoring of tenders in area of HIV/AIDs, tuberculosis, hepatitis, oncology
- conducting ongoing research of international practices in regulation of prices for medicines, anti-corruption in health, etc...
- monitoring of international media specializing in anti-corruption and health issues
- preparing op-eds drafts and blog posts based on AntAC's anti-corruption activities in public finances in health care
- preparing draft letters to various stakeholders (like pharmaceutical companies) abroad
- conducting data and documents search using foreign open data platforms
- participation in development and implementation of advocacy campaign in relation to public health on national level
- as a result of internship there could be a professional policy brief (like those U4 is doing) on anti-corruption in healthcare using Ukraine as an example
- editing English version of documents, analytical materials of AntAC
- working in a team on analytical reports alike attached)
If you are interested, please contact Joe Anzalone josanz@bu.edu, with your details.
