Global Health Advocacy and Policy Intern
About The Position
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international organization that provides medical care to people in need, operating in over 70 countries. MSF USA is one of 24 sections supporting the global movement through staff recruitment, fundraising, advocacy, and communications. The Global Health Advocacy and Policy (GHAP) team within MSF-USA's Programs Department focuses on engaging US stakeholders on global health issues relevant to MSF's work. The team monitors and analyzes policies of US-based global health actors on topics such as access to medicines, antimicrobial resistance, global health governance and financing, sexual and reproductive health, and climate. The GHAP team also collaborates with civil society organizations, develops public-facing advocacy communications, and works with the broader MSF movement to achieve global health policy objectives. The GHAP team works closely with the Humanitarian Representation Team (HRT), which conducts humanitarian diplomacy to ensure patient needs are understood by policymakers.
Requirements
- Current or recent graduate-level students or law students pursuing work in a field related to the work of the GHAP Team (health policy, global or public health, international relations, or humanitarian action)
- Demonstrated interest or experience working on at least one GHAP dossier: access to medicines, antimicrobial resistance, global health governance and financing, sexual and reproductive health, and climate and environmental health
- Demonstrated interest in medical humanitarian aid and the mission of MSF
- Demonstrated interest (personal, professional, or academic) in international work
- Familiarity with US global health actors, including policymakers, multilateral organizations, private sector stakeholders, and/or civil society organizations
- Experience with legislative and event monitoring and/or policy analysis
- Strong research and analytic skills
- Excellent attention to detail, strong writing, and proofreading ability
- Initiative and confidence to work independently and ask questions in a fast-paced work environment
- Creativity, curiosity, and willingness to delve into new topic areas to build and share knowledge
- Knowledge of or desire to learn about US politics, the UN system, policy development, international humanitarian actors, and contexts where MSF operates
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Word and Excel
Nice To Haves
- Some coursework in statistics and familiarity with programming software desirable but not essential
- Experience using a CRM tool is an asset, but not required
Responsibilities
- Help with research projects (some ad hoc and short-term, some more in-depth)
- Legislative and events monitoring
- Admin support, including contact database management and meeting coordination
- Conduct strategic research and analysis for the GHAP dossiers and global health topics broadly
- Support literature and policy reviews, data cleaning and analysis, and drafting of research outputs
- Monitor and analyze legislative developments and events related to the GHAP dossiers and global health topics broadly
- Attend and summarize external meetings, events, and legislative hearings on topics relevant to the work of the team (primarily online)
- Assist in the preparation of briefing documents and other information for advocacy and policy engagements
- Oversee contact database entry and management
- Assist with copyediting and proofreading
Benefits
- $18 per hour is the hourly rate, max 20 hours per week
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
