GHFP II Indoor Residual Spraying Intern with the Malaria Division, USAID
Global Health Fellows Program II
Indoor Residual Spraying Intern
Malaria Division, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development
Location: Washington, DC
Anticipated timeframe: March 2014 – August 2014: up to 6 Months Compensated Internship
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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.
INTRODUCTION:
The Malaria Divisionunder the Office of Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition (HIDN) in the Bureau for Global Health (GH) leads the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI). PMI was launched in 2005 as a five-year, $1.2 billion expansion of United States Government resources to reduce the intolerable burden of malaria and help relieve poverty on the African continent. With the passage of the 2008 Lantos-Hyde Leadership for HIV/AIDs, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act and the launch of the Global Health Initiative in 2009, PMI was authorized up to $5 billion and extended until 2014. The goal of PMI is to work with partners to halve the burden of malaria (morbidity and mortality) in 70 percent of the at-risk populations of sub-Saharan Africa. PMI will achieve this goal by expanding coverage of four highly effective malaria prevention and treatment measures to the most vulnerable populations: pregnant women and children under five years of age. These interventions include insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs), indoor residual spraying (IRS) with insecticides, intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women (IPTp), and prompt use of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) for those who have been diagnosed with malaria. Please visit http://fightingmalaria.gov/about/index.html to learn more about PMI.
The Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) Intern will primarily assist the IRS Project Management Team and provide support for a large, complex, multi-country IRS contract that provides technical and implementation support to 14 countries’ spray and entomologic monitoring programs. The Intern will also assist the IRS Technical Team by contributing to the team operations such as conducting technical reviews of Malaria Operational Plans (MOPs). S/he will work closely with the Malaria Technical Advisor as his/her onsite manager.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Gaining a greater understanding of IRS and USAID project management functions.
- Developing an understanding of technical issues and best practices related to PMI programs, including the overall process of the FY 2015 MOP.
- Strengthening competencies in process management, qualitative and quantitative analysis, collaboration, and planning and prioritization.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Intern will:
- Attend management meetings with implementing partners, PMI technical team meetings, and program related events to better understand project management and technical concepts.
- Assist in reviewing annual country work plans and project deliverables.
- Project management support during transition between two contracts, such as setting up meetings, editing of documents, assembling documents for transition packages, etc.
- Travel internationally to gain an understanding of project implementation and assist with management visits, as needed.
- Shadow two or three IRS country teams to be familiarized with the responsibilities of country support.
- Support the development and finalization of the FY15 country-specific MOPs, including consolidation of comments, editing drafts, taking minutes at technical meetings, etc.
- Learn about the country-specific malaria control programs and participate in country team calls.
- Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned based on organizational and programming need and/or the Intern’s own interests.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Undergraduate degree plus 2 years of international experience; or enrolled in, or a *recent graduate of, a master’s level program related to public health.
- Demonstrated interest in international development and global health issues.
- Strong attention to detail, ability to gather and work with quantitative data from a wide variety of sources.
- Ability to serve as a motivated self-starter with excellent oral and written communication skills.
- French or Portuguese language skills a plus
- US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency required.
* ‘Recent graduate’ is defined as obtaining his/her degree no more than one year prior to the internship anticipated start time.
COMPENSATION:
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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 Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 5:00 pm eastern time.
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