Public Engagement Intern
About The Position
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international organization that provides medical care to the people who need it most. The organization cares for people affected by conflict, disease outbreaks, disasters, and social exclusion in more than 70 countries. MSF offers medical humanitarian assistance solely based on need, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or politics. Our international project teams include medical, logistical, and administrative staff, most of them hired locally and working with their own communities. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence, impartiality, and neutrality. We also bear witness and speak out about the experiences of our colleagues and patients. MSF USA is one of 24 sections supporting the global movement, primarily through staff recruitment, fundraising, advocacy, and communications. We welcome candidates who bring a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to join us in working toward MSF’s social mission. As a member of the Public Engagement team, the intern supports and implements communications plans to produce a dynamic program of live events and activities to reach key audiences, including humanitarian, medical, and academic communities; youth audiences; MSF supporters; and the general public. This is a hands-on position, offering the opportunity to become familiar with MSF USA’s communications principles and initiatives. The ideal candidate will contribute creatively to new and ongoing projects, while providing logistical, administrative, and community engagement support to the Public Engagement unit and larger Communications team.
Requirements
- Recent graduates or students currently enrolled in programs related to communications, event management, global studies, or a related discipline are preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for internal and external correspondence.
- Working knowledge of Canva, Microsoft Office products, and social media platform administration.
- Keen attention to detail and ability to stay on task with minimal supervision in a hybrid work environment.
- Demonstrated experience with event planning/management and community engagement preferred.
- A genuine commitment to MSF's humanitarian principles and strong interest in humanitarian aid, communications, event planning, exhibitions, marketing, or public and/or public education.
Responsibilities
- Develop and distribute external communications products across multiple channels to bear witness to humanitarian needs, speak out with patients and communities, engage with audiences, and achieve strategic objectives.
- Identify significant medical humanitarian issues and execute integrated communications plans to increase public awareness, audience engagement, and support for advocacy priorities.
- Develop and contribute toward brand strategy, brand positioning, and tactics to increase brand visibility.
- Produce and support external communications content across audiences and channels, including for the website, social media, and live events.
- Promote DEI principles across all communications products and channels.
- Processes speaker and resource requests, and corresponds with key student, supporter, and donor audiences for virtual and in-person events across the United States.
- Completes administrative and logistical support for public events as assigned and with minimal supervision.
- Contributes to the creation of content for live events and other public engagement activities; supports production of public engagement toolkits and educational resources for key audiences.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Associate degree
