Internship - Aspen Global Health and Development

Position Title: Global Leaders Council for Reproductive HealthIntern

Program/Dept: AspenGlobal Health and Development

Position Location: Washington, DC

Full time/part time: 40 hours/week between 9am-5pm

Time Frame: Spring 2013 (March-June), with possibility of extension

The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues. The Institute has campuses in Aspen, Colorado, and on the Wye River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It also maintains offices in New York City and has an international network of partners.

Aspen Global Health and Development (GHD), one of 28 policy programs within The Aspen Institute, helps to build innovative strategies for global health and poverty alleviation. GHD supports leadership in health and food security in low and middle income countries and promotes creative solutions to address global health, hunger and poverty at a significant scale (www.aspeninstitute.org/GHD). GHD has programs in the following areas: the global health workforce crisis, policy innovations to address the challenges of global health worker migration, women's global health including maternal mortality and reproductive health, community based models of financing for health, aid effectiveness in development assistance for health, and advancing smallholder commercial agricultural production in Africa to promote food security and trade.

The Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health (GLC) is a group of eighteen sitting and former heads of state, high-level policymakers and other leaders who build political leadership for increased financial and technical support for reproductive health. The Council works to revitalize political commitments to reproductive health by increasing awareness of reproductive health issues, supporting the effective use of donor resources, and championing policies dedicated to achieving universal access to reproductive health. Read more at www.globalleaderscouncil.org.

Overview of Responsibilities:

This position will support the secretariat of the Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health, a high-level communications and policy project of Aspen Global Health and Development at the Aspen Institute. GHD is seeking an organized, self-starting intern with strong detail orientation and writing skills to work closely with program staff to provide program, operational, communications and research support to the GLC project. Supporting the Council requires a familiarity with issues around international development, family planning and reproductive health, and high-level advocacy and communications.

Essential duties will include:

• Research, drafting and editing
  • Research topics as requested, from individuals and organizations to issues in international development; gather information from key sources and create succinct summaries for audiences of varying levels and backgrounds.
  • Draft correspondence, meeting materials, and other written materials.
  • Keep abreast of news and current trends in global family planning and international development, disseminate information on key issues to team members.
  • Attend relevant events in D.C. and draft summaries of events attended in an accessible, organized format.
  • Support GHD staff with document formatting, printing, copying, and other administrative tasks.
• Meeting Planning
  • Assist in planning events, including supporting on venue logistics, catering, speaker travel, talking points, name tag printing, materials preparation, and day-of support.
• Website maintenance
  • Support GHD teams with website updates, drafting and updating content as needed (no html experience necessary).

Qualifications:

• Current undergraduate or graduate student, or a recent graduate. Degree in international relations, public health, political science, environmental studies, journalism, or a related field preferred.
• Demonstrated interest in international development and international public health policy, with a focus on reproductive health and family planning.
• Support for and knowledge of Aspen GHD's mission and programs.
• Excellent writing and communications skills.
• Highly organized, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong research and document formatting skills.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Social media and web experience a plus.