Health Policy, Research, and Advocacy Internship – Unpaid

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Intern at Global Health Action providing research support on health policy issues worldwide. Engaging with health systems and gaining experience in global health advocacy and research process.

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct health policy research and analysis on topics relevant to global health and development and draft summary/position papers/policy briefs
  • Monitor and track policy developments and team activities
  • Analyze state and federal legislation related to global health, development, health workers, and other health issues of concern to communities in low-resourced settings
  • Attend meetings and events, take detailed notes, and report back
  • Research, draft, edit, and format public-facing content and materials, such as talking points, briefs, and reports
  • Other duties and tasks as assigned

Requirements:

  • Graduate student preferred
  • Excellent written, oral, multitasking and interpersonal communications skills (writing sample required)
  • Knowledge of, or interest in, global health or foreign policy
  • Knowledge of internet research sources, including media search engines
  • Familiarity with the federal legislative process
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word (including creating graphs, charts, and tables), Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Ability to multitask, and prioritize various tasks in a fast-paced work environment
  • Facility with social media
  • Ability to work productively in a team environment as well as under minimal supervision, taking the initiative to ask questions as needed
  • Academic and/or legal research and analysis skills are a plus
  • Graphic design skills and experience creating visual materials are a plus

Benefits:

  • Unpaid internship opportunity
  • Opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in global health policy
  • Exposure to pressing ethical issues in global health
  • Mentoring from a supervisor