International Development Summer Intern (Remote-US)

Description:

This is a remote, US-based role. The International Development Intern contributes to the Field Operations department to support humanitarian health programming in seven country offices. This role is responsible for creation of weekly and monthly reports, supporting Field Operations Manual and International Program Manual development, and general administrative support.

Medical Teams International Calling:

Daring to love like Jesus, we boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Creation and distribution of weekly field reports and monthly operational reports **
• Assist with ongoing material development, editing and updating of Medical Teams Field Operations Manual (FOM) and International Program Manual (IPM) and program guidelines
• Support development of Technical Team Resource Library**
• Support development of job aids and checklists for MEAL and Health Advisors**
• Create SharePoint pages, visuals, forms, and Excel information trackers
• Support Field Operations document review, copy-editing, and formatting
• Manage Humanitarian Response Roster required training test results
• Provide general administrative support by taking meeting minutes, routing contracts and other administrative duties as assigned**
• Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

EDUCATION, LICENSES, & CERTIFICATIONS

Required:

• Minimum: Final-year undergraduate student in relevant field (International Development, Public Health, Anthropology)

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
• Master’s Degree in Public Health in progress

EXPERIENCE

Preferred:

• Public health or international development experience
• Cross-cultural living experience
• Experience in the nonprofit sector
• Working proficiency in Spanish

SKILLS & ABILITIES

SKILLS:

• Strong writing and copy-editing skills
• Moderately skilled with: Microsoft Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Basic user skills with Adobe Acrobat
• English language fluency

ABILITIES:

• Ability to operate well in a fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment
• Ability to work collaboratively with others in a remote work environment
• Ability to communicate in a professional manner across cultures
• Ability to independently plan, organize and follow through on all projects
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and be flexible
• Ability to support Medical Teams International Calling Statement and Core Values

Internship Terms

LOCATION:

• Remote, US-based

EXPECTED DURATION:

• 3 months: June 1—August 27, 2021 (flexible)
• 24 hours/week (flexible on how hours are structured)

MEDICAL TEAMS RESPONSIBILITIES:

• A small stipend will be provided
• Able to provide credit for university programs, as needed

INTERN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Intern will be responsible for all costs associated with:

• Living expenses
• Transportation costs
• Maintaining personal computer which will be used for the internship
• All other costs associated with this internship

Medical Teams International Summary

Medical Teams International is a faith-based international NGO working in seven countries (including the United States), with over 1,800 employees worldwide. Our international offices are in Bangladesh, Colombia, Guatemala, Lebanon, Tanzania and Uganda, with our headquarters based in Tigard, OR, USA. Medical Teams receives funding from institutional funders such as UNHCR, UNICEF and BPRM, and additional funding comes from private donations.

Our programs provide life-saving medical care for people in crisis, such as survivors of natural disasters and refugees. Medical Teams focuses on health and medical sectors, working within communities and with local health partners. Medical Teams operates in two contexts:

1. Sudden onset emergencies such as hurricanes and earthquakes.

2. Protracted emergencies such as forced displacement of people or post-conflict/disaster areas.

Medical Teams International offers three types of services in these contexts:

1. Direct Health Services (DHS) – medical care for refugees and US based mobile dental care.

2. Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) – capacity building and strengthening the quality and delivery of services, improving logistics and providing supplies.

3. Community System Strengthening (CSS) – empowering communities and training community health workers and volunteers, building community-based demand for services.