Country: United States of America
Closing date: 07 Apr 2016
Global Health Fellows Program II
Social and Behavior Change Intern
Structural and Behavioral Interventions Team
Prevention, Care, and Treatment Division, Office HIV/AIDS, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development
Anticipated timeframe: May 2016 – November 2016: Compensated 6 month internship
Location: Washington, DC/Arlington, VA
INT-P5-036
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:
USAID has been at the forefront of the US Government response in the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The Agency has programmed over $7 billion since inception of its international HIV/AIDS program in 1986. USAID is a key partner in the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the largest and most comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment program in the world.
INTRODUCTION:
The Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Intern will work with the SBC Advisors within the Prevention, Treatment and Care Division of the Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA) in the Bureau for Global Health. The Intern will provide research and programmatic support on social and behavior change (SBC) activities such as reviewing deliverables from HC3, developing a document with SBC indicators, conducting analysis to inform USAID’s SBC approaches, and conducting literature reviews about SBC approaches to HIV prevention, treatment and care. S/he will work closely with the Senior Social and Behavior Change Advisor as his/her onsite manager.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Gaining experience in the field of effective Social and Behavior Change.
- Gaining a greater understanding of the global landscape of SBC for HIV prevention.
- Deepening implementation science skills, particularly in the field of HIV prevention, treatment and care.
- Deepening skills in collaboration and coordination within a complex organizational and implementation structure.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Providing assistance with technical review of outputs from Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) project (http://healthcommcapacity.org/).
- Drafting manuscripts for peer reviewed journals, reports, and other documents to inform SBC programming in various areas including Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision demand creation, Antiretroviral Therapy adherence, community mobilization for HIV prevention, etc.
- Conducting statistical and qualitative analysis to inform SBC programming and disseminating findings through manuscripts, white papers, internal reports, and other publications.
- Assisting with identifying relevant and useful social and behavioral indicators to inform HIV programming.
- Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned based on organizational and programming need and/or the Intern’s own interests.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Currently enrolled doctoral degree candidate in public health, behavioral sciences, health communication, social marketing, or social psychology; or, completion of such within past 12 months.
- Demonstrated interest in social and behavior change and/or health communication in low and middle income countries.
- Experience with behavior change programming (including peer education, counseling, social marketing, and community mobilization) in developing country settings is strongly preferred.
- Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills.
- Demonstrated experience with statistical analysis and qualitative analysis packages, such as STATA, SAS, SPSS, MPLUS, InVivo, Atlas.ti, etc.
- Strong organizational and planning skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- US citizenship or US permanent residency required.
COMPENSATION:
$2,026 bi-weekly (exempt, salaried 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 April 7, 2016 at 5:00 pm eastern time.
Applicants who applied previously have been given consideration and need not re-apply.
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