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Organization: University Research Co. (URC)

Intern, Global Health Implementation Science
University Research Co., LLC (URC)
Guided by a strong vision of equitable and resilient systems that respond to people’s needs and emerging threats, URC helps countries and local actors to build, implement, and sustain science-driven, scalable solutions. Established in 1965, URC offers a range of technical expertise to empower governments, communities, and service providers toward strengthening their own health and social systems and improve service quality. We aim to expand access to and improve the quality of services, addressing maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health; global health security and infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria; reproductive health and family planning; nutrition and water, sanitation, and hygiene. In our interactions with each other and our clients, we stay true to our values for transformative change by focusing on:
Creativity: by unleashing our creativity, we enhance engagement and interaction to improve problem-solving.
Collaboration: not only our work towards the same vision and mission instill staff with a strong sense of purpose, but also enables us to complement each other’s skills and allocate work to maximize everyone’s strengths.
Accountability: we hold ourselves responsible for accomplishing goals, completing assignments, and making decisions.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion: we embrace the importance of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, where our leadership and staff model behavior that enriches our organization, demonstrates respect for all people, and supports opportunities for all staff.
Transparency: we understand that when employees deeply trust one another and their leaders, they will be more engaged in their roles because they will not be worried about unfair treatment.
Interns at URC
The summer internship program at URC is designed to develop highly motivated, engaged learners, and diverse emerging talent make an impact in international development. Internship opportunities are available with multiple teams at URC including Global Security, the Center for Technical Excellence, Operations & Compliance, and the HEARD Project. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to engage with URC colleagues and benefit from an engaging learning environment.
This is a remote, paid internship opportunity. Though remote, the intern may work from the Chevy Chase, MD office.
Learning Objectives and Outcomes:
Gain knowledge about the international development industry
Gain practical experience in a professional workplace
Build a network of professional connections
Develop professional communication skills
Anticipated Duration: minimum 3 months (no more than 1,000 hours)
Intern, Global Health Implementation Science
URC is recruiting Global Health Implementation Science (GHIS) Interns for a minimum three (3) month commitment. This is a great opportunity for public health or communication/knowledge management focused students interested in careers in global health to acquire firsthand experience with our evidence to policy and program partnership work.
GHIS Interns will have an opportunity to support USAID’s Health Evaluation and Applied Research Development (HEARD) Project and continued development of the Implementation Science Collaborative (ISC). Our partnership engages with a range of global partners and stakeholders to improve use of evidence for policy and program decision making in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs).
We have demonstrated support to IS and evaluation activities across a wide range of topical areas including postpartum hemorrhage; respectful maternal care; protecting children from violence; mental health and psychosocial support; disability assistive technologies; urban nutrition and water, sanitation, and hygiene, and evaluations of health systems strengthening programs.
To date, our activities span 18 countries across sub-Saharan Africa (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Madagascar, Nigeria, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Namibia, Rwanda), Asia (Bangladesh, Indonesia, Cambodia), Latin America and the Caribbean (Colombia, Honduras, Panama, Ecuador,), and the Middle East (Jordan), as well as global activities.
Learn more at www.heardproject.org and www.iscollab.org
Responsibilities:
The GHIS Intern will work closely with the Technical Director for Program Development and Implementation to support communications and knowledge management activities to strengthen our partnership and advance our evidence-to-use goals within our thematic areas. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: Work closely with the HEARD team to –
Assist with editing and finalization of technical products: reports, publications, toolkits, and other documents;
Compile and update materials on our website and knowledge sharing platforms
Assist with the capture and articulation of lessons learned from the activities completed thus far;
Support document reviews as a part of ongoing evaluations and research studies as needed;
Support event planning and preparation of materials as needed.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
This position requires strong ability to problem solve and create while working in a fast-paced team environment. The GHIS Intern must have excellent writing and editing skills with strong attention to detail and must be able to synthesize and summarize technical information in a clear and accessible manner.
Required Experience and Qualifications
Completed Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (in progress) in social sciences, public health, international relations, knowledge management, communication or related areas.
Commitment to a minimum of three months (hours to be negotiated).
Possess an average Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 or above.
Excellent writing and editing skills, with strong attention to detail.
International experience is a plus.
Fluency in French or Spanish is a plus.
Physical Demands
This assignment involves prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
This position operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, etc.
This position may require frequent travel to domestic and international locations with varying distances, duration, and modes of transport.
This position may require vision, hearing, talking, standing, sitting, walking, lifting.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.