GHFP Washington, DC position: Partnership Models Intern for Family Planning

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June 6th, 2013

Global Health Fellows Program II

Partnership Models Intern for Family Planning: Service Delivery Improvement Division, Office of Population and Reproductive Health, Bureau for Global Health, US Agency for International Development

Location: Washington, DC

September XX, 2013 – November XX, 2013: Compensated 10-Week Internship
The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with CDC Development Solutions and Management Systems International. 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 work 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.

INTRODUCTION:

The Service Delivery Improvement Division (SDI) under the Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH) in the Bureau for Global Health (GH)develops and applies innovative strategies that improve the performance of individuals, organizations, and systems for the sustainable delivery of quality family planning services. The PRH Office provides technical leadership, strategic direction, and implementation oversight, support to field missions, partner coordination, and performance tracking for the family planning component of the United States Government (USG)’s Global Health Initiative. A technical priority for the Office is meeting the reproductive health and family planning needs of adolescents and youth by integrating youth into global projects as well as building the capacity of staff and partners to implement effective youth programming approaches.

The Partnership Models Intern for Family Planning will assist SDI/PRH staff with addressing programmatic, research and policy issues related to cataloguing, documentation and analysis of existing USAID partnerships with private sector actors. S/he will work closely with appropriate members PRH staff and with a Senior Technical Advisor for Private Sector Partnerships as his/her onsite manager.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

  • Gain a greater understanding of existing models of partnership within PRH, with an eye to 1) documenting those practices most promising for broader dissemination, 2) assessing relative successes and challenges encountered in partnering effectively with private sector and corporate actors in promoting development outcomes, and 3) creating a baseline for forward-looking strategic planning for proactive pursuit of PRH partnership initiatives.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Catalog and codify existing models of partnerships within PRH and its projects, with a focus on gathering data relevant to the learning objectives outlined above.
  • Work with the Senior Technical Advisor for Private Sector Partnerships to devise a framework partnership typology, interview guidelines/questionnaire and process for gathering data on existing private partnership initiatives across PRH.
  • Compile comprehensive interview list for a PRH partnership landscape analysis (including key USAID staff and staff of cooperating agencies) and provide administrative support to schedule all necessary interviews to complete analysis.
  • Conduct selected internal and external interviews (both independently and in cooperation with the Senior Technical Advisor) to document existing partnerships, document results of interviews, and assist the Senior Technical Advisor in systematic analysis of the findings.
  • Work with the Senior Technical Advisor to analyze and fully document results of interviews.
  • Draft internal partnership profiles to document interview results-according to an agreed analytical framework – with a focus on creating concise but substantive models that can stimulate wider application/adaptation of successful family planning partnership approaches in new local or regional contexts.
  • Communicate with relevant USAID field offices and/or USAID Contractor/Cooperators, as relevant and as requested.
  • Refine, revise and support the internal dissemination of Partnership Profiles that relate findings on current practices to established “best practices” for cross-sectoral partnerships design, processes, and operations.
  • If requested, organize and support internal staff discussions that help define top priority areas of need for future PRH-related partnership development, particularly in the fields of mobile technology partnerships, youth and gender-related partnerships, service delivery partnerships, health systems strengthening partnerships, commodity security and supply-chain partnerships, and corporate volunteer program approaches.
  • Provide additional administrative and technical support to the partnership model documentation activities as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

     

  • US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency required.
  • Enrolled in, or a *recent graduate of, a master’s level program related to public health, public administration, business management or international development.
  • Demonstrated interest and experience in global health and international development, particularly in the area of partnerships design and management (including public-private, tri-sectoral, and/or donor partnerships).
  • Ability to rapidly analyze (and convey) essential elements of partnership operations – and what makes any particular partnership unique.
  • Familiarity with family planning and reproductive health or health systems strengthening is strongly preferred.
  • Strong interpersonal and interviewing skills, web-based research and analytical skills.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications.
  • Good oral and written communication skills.

* ‘Recent graduate’ is defined as obtaining his/her degree no more than one year prior to the internship anticipated start time.


To Apply: Detailed information, including an online application and instructions, is available on our website at https://www.ghfp.net/internship/. All applications must be submitted by Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 5:00 pm eastern time.