Four open positions with Ipas, a global NGO based in North Carolina

in Jobs, Practicums/Internships
March 21st, 2013

Ipas in North Carolina has good opportunities coming up for entry-level candidates and a summer internship The positions are based in NC, but it is international work.

Job Title	Senior Associate, Community Access- West and South Africa
Date Posted	3/20/2013
Posting Audience	Internal and External
Posting Status	Open
Job Location	US-NC-Chapel Hill
Description	The Senior Community Access Associate position in the West-South Africa Regional Support Team (RST) reports to the Regional Manager and provides technical support to implementation and monitoring of community access planned activities, in partnership with In-Country team members and in accordance with global Ipas guidance and quality standards; encouraging teamwork to meet overall country objectives. The position seeks additional technical support, as negotiated, from the Global Units and shares knowledge about activities to ensure the movement in both directions of innovation, needs, refinements, and lessons learned. Responsibilities: • Builds technical capacity to implement Community Access strategies to increase access to MA information and care such as harm reduction, social networking and increasing MA through pharmacies. Key activities will include providing technical inputs into project design, sharing research and evaluation findings, and working with individual staff and teams to increase their capacity and knowledge • Provides training for activities to increase knowledge, skills and abilities of women and community members to access SRHR. Key activities will include working with community based organizations, conducting assessments or research on what barriers women may face in accessing SRHR, and helping to evaluate community based interventions. • Develops guidance to support development of women-centered IEC and BCC materials with a focus on low-literacy women • Builds technical capacity to implement strategies to reduce barriers – such as stigma – at the community level . Key activities include providing technical assistance on the issue of stigma, conducting research and/or analyzing existing research on the topic, and assisting in the design of stigma reduction interventions • Supports the implementation of Output 2 monitoring and evaluation activities including the development of indicators, conceptual models, data analysis, and writing • Supports knowledge sharing activities to ensure the movement between country/regional work, Global Output Units and across the organization of innovation, needs, refinements, and lessons learned • Participates in donor processes including report/proposal writing and fundraising Requirements: • 8+ years relevant experience in reproductive health care; experience in the developing world required. • At least 5 years’ experience and skills in supporting community-led activities and strategies • Experience working on MA information and care at the community level • Experience developing communications materials for different literacy audiences; • Experience in using monitoring and evaluation and applying research results to community interventions • Demonstrated ability to disseminate information to both internal and external audiences • Ability to travel internationally 30% of the time • Experience with donor processes including report/proposal writing and fundraising • Experience in Africa and language skills is necessary
ICIMS Link	http://jobs-ipas.icims.com/jobs/1353/job

Job Title	Intern- Community Access
Date Posted	3/20/2013
Posting Audience	Internal and External
Posting Status	Open
Job Location	US-NC-Chapel Hill
Description	Overview: We are seeking an Intern to work 10-12 weeks with Ipas Community Access staff in Chapel Hill, NC. The intern will work on increasing the knowledge base around sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) inclusive programming on abortion, and develop resources to increase the inclusivity of Ipas community programs. Qualified candidates should be able to work 35-40 hours/week during the hours of 9am – 5pm. A stipend is available. Responsibilities: Work with the Ipas Community Access team to complete the following activities • Develop key messages on the intersections between abortion and SOGI issues– articulating both the conceptual linkages between these rights-based issues as well as naming the specific barriers and opportunities that sexual and gender non-conforming people face in accessing abortion and other SRH services. • Use identified literature (published and gray) to develop a case statement for SOGI inclusive programming; provide examples of inclusive programming and advocacy efforts used around the world. • Find and adapt or create exercises that promote the inclusion of all sexual orientations and gender identities in workshops on reproductive health and rights • Review existing community access workshop materials on sexual and reproductive health and rights and create a list of recommendations for making them more inclusive • Identify indicators or tools for monitoring and evaluation to gauge program inclusivity and the impact of inclusivity on additional programmatic outcomes • Identify key organizations, networks and/or thought-leaders who have investigated the linkages across SOGI and abortion • Share the resources identified and developed with Ipas staff in North Carolina and around the world via virtual presentations and other resource dissemination efforts Requirements: • Current enrollment in a graduate or professional program and eligible to receive academic credit for the internship • Experience in policy or program design and/or evaluation on sexual orientation and gender identity • Engagement with organizations and networks promoting SOGI inclusivity • International experience • Interest in and demonstrated understanding of reproductive health and rights • Strong oral and written communication • Strong analytical skills Preferred Experience • Engagement with organizations and networks promoting SOGI inclusivity internationally or in one of Ipas’ programmatic regions (Africa, Asia or Latin America) • Experience in advocacy • Experience in international reproductive health programming
ICIMS Link	http://jobs-ipas.icims.com/jobs/1355/job

Job Title	Development Coordinator
Date Posted	3/20/2013
Posting Audience	Internal and External
Posting Status	Open
Job Location	US-NC-Chapel Hill
Description	The Development Coordinator provides administrative support for the Development unit to ensure efficiency. S/he assists with the ongoing planning and development of Ipas’s institutional and individual donor work. Preferred start date of May 20, 2013. Responsibilities Include: • Maintain donor database and hardcopy records • Proofread donor reports and proposals • Plan and handle meeting and event logistics • Draft correspondence • Contribute to design and implementation of long-term fundraising strategies and donor cultivation • Conduct donor prospect research and follow up • Provide administrative support, including tech support, printing, copying, faxing, mailing Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field and 1-2 years’ experience in an administrative support role • Exceptional eye for detail • Strong oral and written communication skills, including proofreading, editing, and writing • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications • Excellent organizational, project management, and time management skills • Ability to work effectively as team member in a fast-paced environment • Ability to work independently and take full ownership of assignments • Ability to learn, apply, and teach others to use new technologies for maintaining donor data, holding meetings remotely, sharing information, online systems for tracking expenditures • Self-starter who is comfortable with an evolving workload • Familiarity with donor databases preferred • Fluency in English; Spanish proficiency a plus
ICIMS Link	http://jobs-ipas.icims.com/jobs/1352/job

Job Title	Program Assistant, Latin America (LAC)
Date Posted	3/20/2013
Posting Audience	Internal and External
Posting Status	Open
Job Location	US-NC-Chapel Hill
Description	Ipas has a 12-month contract position for an assistant in our Latin America unit. The LAC Programs assistant provides administrative and programmatic support to the LAC Regional Support Team, 3 country programs, and the Regional Policy Program. S/he also serves as a liaison between the LAC programs and Ipas global and operational units. Responsibilities: • Prepare contracts, payment requests, and meeting notes, • Coordination of travel, authentications of official documents, occasional shipping to Regional Policy Associate, consultants, etc. • Event coordination and planning • Update & organize intranet site, ARL Spanish wiki, attend monthly meetings • Translation of memos, documents and of communications between field staff and operational/global staff. Reviewing/editing translation of publications • Communications Support: Catalogue publications, coordinate international printing and shipping of pubs; enter news into Media Tracking Tool Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree preferred; • 1-2 years administrative and logistics support experience; • Demonstrated computer experience; • Good communications and writing skills; • Strong administrative skills; • Ability to work as an effective team player; • Strong verbal and written fluency in English and Spanish required, Portuguese preferred.
ICIMS Link	http://jobs-ipas.icims.com/jobs/1354/job