Country: United States of America
Closing date: 14 Apr 2017
Overview
MSH is a nonprofit international health organization with nearly 2,500 people from over 74 nationalities working in over 40 countries. Our mission: Saving lives and improving the health of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Together with our partners, we help leaders, managers, health workers, and communities in developing countries to build stronger health systems that deliver high-quality health services to everyone who needs them.
The FCI Program of MSH partners with allies and champions in governments, civil society, and communities to advocate for positive programmatic and policy change for maternal, sexual, and reproductive health and rights. Calling for universal access to high-quality, culturally respectful care, the FCI Program of MSH builds advocacy skills of civil society partners and networks at the country and community levels and works to increase equity by reaching young people, indigenous groups, and other underserved populations. Approaching health issues with a gender-focused, rights-based approach, the FCI Program develops and communicates compelling advocacy messages based on a foundation of evidence, and works with partners to hold countries accountable for fulfilling their obligation to provide equitable, high-quality care.
Specific Responsibilities
- Work with the FCI Program of MSH team to identify and craft stories for posting on the Rights & Realities blog and social media platforms. Conduct regular interviews with international staff to develop original content in line with the FCI Program of MSH’s communications objectives.
- Help maintain the FCI Program of MSH’s social media presence (Rights & Realities blog, Twitter, and Facebook).
- Research trends in social media and experiment with new storytelling platforms/apps for creating and posting dynamic content
- Measure audience engagement on the FCI Program of MSH’s various social media channels, and work with senior communications specialist to create a standardized process for capturing and analyzing social media analytics
- Assist with other advocacy and communications efforts, as needed
The student will:
- Better understand issues related to global health, and particularly to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and adolescent health
- Gain experience in developing and implementing communications strategies
- Gain practical knowledge of current trends in effective digital storytelling communications
- Build skills for engaging in social media activities and writing compelling communications pieces
Qualifications and Experience
- Graduate student in public health, human rights, journalism, international affairs, or public policy programs
- Experience in the use of Microsoft Office and Google Drive applications
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with social media
- Interest in women’s health and rights issues.
- Excellent interpersonal, coordination and team building skills. Desired, but not required
- Professional working proficiency in French or Spanish
- Experience in photo editing, graphic design, multimedia, video and/or audio production
Please note:
- Internship candidates must be full or part time students earning university credit for their internship.
- This is an unpaid internship and candidates are responsible for their own housing and transportation.
- Interested applicants should sumbit a cover letter and writing sample along with their resume.
How to apply:
https://jobs-msh.icims.com/jobs/9496/communications-summer-intern/job