Ipas Health Systems Intern position opening!
Job Title: Health Systems Intern
Job Location: US-NC-Chapel Hill
Description: The Ipas Health Systems unit in Chapel Hill, NC is seeking an Intern to work on developing guidance for Ipas country programs to assist them in holding governments accountable for meeting the health needs of their populations with an emphasis on maternal health. The World Health Organization’s Strengthening Health Systems – Framework for Action will serve as a basis for structuring this guidance. The intern will identify mechanisms used at the global, national and local levels to give the public greater say in how health systems are run, including how health authorities are held accountable for their work. For example, the first report of the independent Expert Review Group (iERG) was made in 2012 to the UN Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health as a means of reporting progress on the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health. The intern will identify elements of accountability and distill best practices into pragmatic guidance for in-country staff to use/adapt, at the national, sub-regional or local levels.
Work with the Ipas Health Systems team to complete the following activities:
Review existing literature on effective strategies for holding governments accountable for meeting the health needs of their populations with an emphasis on maternal and child health. The review should include identification of existing monitoring tools, mechanisms or indicators.
Conduct a limited review of strategies used by Ipas to date that have proved to be effective in achieving the above.
Summarize results, findings and recommendations in the form of draft guidance for internal use by Ipas staff and a draft dissemination plan for sharing the guidance internally with Ipas staff.
Final Products(s):
A draft guidance document that summarizes effective practices for holding governments accountable for health needs of populations and internal dissemination plan.
Requirements:
Current enrollment in a graduate or professional program and eligible to receive academic credit for the internship
Experience in public health policy or program design
Interest in and demonstrated understanding of public health policy and practice
Strong oral and written communication
Strong analytical skills
Ability to work well independently
Preferred Experience:
Experience in public health policy or programming, with international background desirable.
Spanish language skills are a plus.
Hours/Timeframe: The internship is estimated to require 225 hours, completed over a 6-8 week period between May and July
ICIMS Link http://jobs-ipas.icims.com/jobs/1356/job
