Communications Intern

Global Health Corps Global Health Corps (GHC) mobilizes a global community of emerging leaders to build the movement for health equity. GHC believes young leaders with diverse backgrounds and  a  deep  commitment to  collaboration, innovation, and social justice are going to revolutionize how the world tackles its toughest health challenges. Through a competitive recruitment process, we identify daring and innovative university graduates and early- to mid-career professionals from around the world and pair them with  amazing  partner  organizations  and government agencies in the US, East Africa, and Southern Africa. Our fellows spend a year in their placement  devoting their unstoppable energy to making the world a healthier place for all people, everywhere. Fellows convene throughout the year for additional training, community building, leadership development, and mentorship in order to become audacious, resilient, and highly-networked changemakers. Since its founding in 2009, GHC has supported over 1000 fellows working at various levels of the health system, across issue areas and across continents. For more information, visit our website or find us on Facebook and Twitter. Global Health Corps seeks an intern to join us to support the work of our critical communications and development teams. We are looking for strong communicators with an excellent orientation to detail, an ability to take initiative, and a passion both for health equity and the power of communication. The Communications team oversees organization-wide communications (external affairs, media, social media, website, branding, and graphics) as well as communications support for our entire leadership community (fellows, alumni, staff). The Development Team manages all of our fundraising efforts from prospecting donors and planning fundraising events, to organizing Board meetings, and writing grants.   As our intern, you’ll be our trusted right-hand person to support on all of these and more! We are looking for someone who has grit and humility – you’re willing to pitch in, take the initiative to do so, and are eager to learn and experience. You are a team player and want to support the health equity movement. You will work closely with both the Director of Communications and the Strategic Partnerships Manager. The intern will carry significant responsibilities throughout his/her/their time as a member of our GHC team.  Time Commitment:  Full-time  •Time Period: March 2022- June 2022 (exact dates flexible – please indicate your availability in your cover letter)  Location: Remote- Candidates must be based in/near NYC, USA Compensation: Monthly Stipend Projects and responsibilities may include: ●     Content generation and management o    Draft and monitor content for GHC’s social media channels o    Support the creation and design of internal and external digital materials o    Conduct regular updates in the backend of the GHC website o    Design graphics for social media & external materials o    Assist with the conceptualization and execution of various social media events including Instagram takeovers and lives, Twitter chats, and GHC Book Club o    Write and edit a variety of communications, grant, and donor materials o    Support the editorial management of AMPLIFY, GHC’s publication on Medium o    Assist with team knowledge management including photos, video, and documents o    Conceptualize, execute, and operationalize a legacy project ●     Analytics and systems support o    Track analytics for GHC’s social media channels o    Research donors and information for development materials and donor meetings o    Strengthen internal processes for knowledge management systems, including Salesforce and Asana o    Manage logistics and support in creating materials for Board Meetings   This internship description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this intern.  He, she, or they will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his, her, or their supervisor. Candidates must: ●     Be currently enrolled in a university or hold a university degree ●     Be available for 40 hours a week, during office hours (M-F, 9:00 am-5:00 pm in respective time zone) ●     Have strong time management skills with an ability to work on multiple projects concurrently; be able to work at a very fast pace while maintaining attention to detail, completing complex tasks quickly ●     Be very detail-oriented and able to quickly organize and track information ●     Be a strong writer; have experience summarizing complex or long information into digestible, compelling bullets; proven ability to write for different audiences and in different styles is a plus ●     Have demonstrated familiarity with social media platforms and basic design skills as well as with WordPress to be able to make updates through the backend of GHC’s website ●     Have familiarity with Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Apps ●     Have experience gathering information and data on topics or individuals, such as drafting briefs, reports, or donor analyses, preferred Our Philosophy and Benefits Global Health Corps is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or other characteristics or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.  We embrace and value diverse skill sets and backgrounds. We are a community of leaders who are proud to represent many different national, racial, ethnic, socio-economic, religious, gender, and other identities. We represent varied professional backgrounds, collaborating across fields and sectors to form a powerful, close-knit network of changemakers. Our diversity as a community is our strength, driving our ability to be empathetic, visionary, and effective leaders in the health equity movement, and engage with the world with dignity and respect. Due to the high volume of applications received, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.