GHFP Population and Reproductive Health Itern position open
Global Health Fellows Program II
Population and Reproductive Health Intern
Office of Regional Sustainable Development, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, US Agency for International Development
Location: Washington, DC
August 20, 2013 -December XX, 2013: Compensated Internship
OND-P2-008
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 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 Population and Reproductive Health Intern (Intern) will assist the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) health program’s Deputy Team Lead with family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) programming in the region. USAID’s FP/RH work aims to improve the access, quality, efficiency, and sustainability of host countries’ FP and RH programs.
The Intern will support the Deputy Team Lead in providing oversight and quality control to USAID’s regional FP/RH program, including participation in the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition’s LAC Forum teleconferences. S/he will also participate in the Agency’s working group that ensures high quality FP programs by promoting informed and voluntary decision-making.
The Intern will liaise with a range of staff from external organizations, including other USG agencies, nongovernmental organizations, private firms, and international donors. S/he will support the Deputy Team Lead’s management of implementing partners’ (IP) deliverables. Finally, s/he will assist in providing timely responses to questions asked from a variety of stakeholders: Agency leadership, implementing partners, missions and external organizations. Often these questions require research and data gathering. S/he will coordinate closely with the Bureau for Global Health in planning and carrying out his/her work. S/he will work closely with appropriate members of the LAC/RSD health staff and with the Health Team Lead or Deputy Team Lead as his/her onsite manager
