Internship (Paid), Office of Global Health and HIV, US Peace Corps (4-6 months)

The United States Peace Corps is seeking applications from all qualified US citizen candidates for one (1) Temporary 4-6 month Paid Internship and/or Short-Term Operations Assistant (not to exceed 4-6 months) at the Office of Global Health and HIV (OGH/H), starting March 2012.

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 8^TH, 2012 11:59 PM. APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING TO QUALIFY:

• COVER LETTER
• CURRENT RESUME/CV
• A SHORT STATEMENT (50-200 WORDS) ADDRESSING HOW APPLICANT IS BEST QUALIFIED TO FULFILL THE DUTIES IS WELCOME BUT NOT REQUIRED.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Applicants must have background, work experience, course work, or at least demonstrated passion and/or interest in the areas of global health and HIV;
• Applicants must have working knowledge of MS Office (Word and Excel) and experience in tabulation, formula creation, and/or graphic visualization capabilities of MS Word and MS Excel;
• Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:
  • Option One: Current student in a graduate and/or higher learning institution in any of the following areas: public health and/or health sciences, management and/or business, and/or other related areas in social sciences;
  • Option Two: Has at least 1-2 years of qualifying experience, and/or a graduate degree, in public health and/or management/business.
    

All applicants must have excellent interpersonal skills, ability to learn and perform in a fast-paced environment, attention to detail, superb team-work potential, and be task-oriented.

SUBMIT ALL COMPLETE APPLICATIONS TO DENOTING “INTERNSHIP” IN THE SUBJECT LINE. NO PHONE CALLS OR FAXES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

This is a temporary/short-term announcement. All qualified US citizens are encouraged to apply. Peace Corps reserves the right to cancel the announcement at any time. Preference will be given to current Peace Corps employees. Interested applications from returned Peace Corps Volunteers, current Federal Government employees, and veterans highly encouraged.

Introduction to the Office of Global Health and HIV at the United States Peace Corps:

The Office of Global Health and HIV (OGH/H) provides management and strategic guidance for Peace Corps  global health activities, which includes provision of agency-level policy guidance, and general supervision, direction, and coordination of Peace Corps  HIV/AIDS activities. OGH/H is responsible for coordinating the agency s participation in the President s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which is led by the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) in the U.S. State Department. The full-time staff in OGH/H work closely with the Peace Corps Regional offices, the Office of Programming and Training Support (OPATS), the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, and all other offices involved in global health HIV/AIDS to support the agency s priorities of quality growth, innovation, and the Third Goal.

The intern will be working under the direction of the Chief of Management and Operations, Office of Global Health and HIV, and will have the opportunity to work across a variety of program/monitoring and evaluation, budgetary and operations, and other public health special projects. Major Duty Areas (subject to change by supervisor):

Independent Background Research and Data Analysis (Qualitative and Quantitative) 50%

Develops and maintains data entry, recording, and analysis tools to retain materials needed to respond to requests from within and outside the Agency. Independently responds to in-depth requests for information from internal and external clients. Provide operational data analysis on indicators for programmatic performance as well as assisting with overlay of basic financial data. The intern will perform accurate data entry, clean and validate data; assist with the design of M&E tools and data definition sheets for indicators.

Program Services and Support 25%

Independently completes special research requests. Exchanges and develops information, resolves discrepancies, and makes recommendations about conflicting program-related materials. Collects program information from technical specialists, enters it into a variety of electronic information systems, searches for related information, and retrieves all relevant data. Consolidates the information into presentation format.

Communication, Collaboration, and/or Liaison Work 25%

Maintains relationships with supervisors, co-workers, and others within the work unit that is recognized as contributing to the effectiveness of the work unit by functioning as a team member wherever possible, as indicated by feedback from co-workers and supervisors. The employee can be relied upon to be courteous and tactful, which creates a productive climate.