We are looking for Summer Interns to come to Freetown, Sierra Leone for 3 months in the summer of 2014.
This is a great opportunity for those of you interested in health and development in Africa.
The application deadline is 15th March 2014.
Please see below for how to apply. And pass this link on to interested friends and colleagues! Thank you!
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Summer Intern
“Improving child health outcomes in Sierra
Leone”
Application
Deadline: March 15, 2014
Background
Welbodi Partnership is a UK-based non-governmental organization based at
Ola During Children’s Hospital (ODCH) in Freetown, working to improve maternal
and child health services provided by government facilities, including ODCH,
the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH), and affiliated Peripheral Health
Units (PHUs). We work in partnership with the government and with the communities
served by the facilities.
We are currently hiring a summer intern to join our diverse and dynamic
Freetown-based team.
Intern Objectives
and Key Activities
We are a small organization with 8-12 team members in Freetown,
including both nationally-hired staff and international staff and volunteers.
We are looking for an intern with a range of skills and experiences to
complement those of our other team members, and someone who is flexible and
willing to adapt to the organisation’s changing needs and priorities and to
help out as needed.
Likely activities
for our 2014 summer intern include, but are not limited to:
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Scoping research and programme design for a planned
future project to support and strengthen the primary health and referral system
in the Freetown area. Review of evidence-based approaches from around the
world; meetings with other organisations working in this area in Sierra Leone;
development of programme activities and associated budgets and staffing
requirements. -
Similar scoping work for other future projects.
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Implementing initial programme activities, including
baseline data collection and recruitment and training of community outreach
staff, for a new project on maternal health, tentatively scheduled to begin in
June 2014.
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Contributing to proposal-writing and public
communications about our work.
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Participation in M&E, including reviewing M&E
data on existing programs, helping to develop M&E systems for future
programming, and supporting an external evaluation team that will conduct a
final evaluation in August 2014 for our largest grant.
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Support for and involvement in financial management,
including budgeting, bookkeeping, financial reporting, and other tasks as
needed.
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Technical support for our local partners, as needed.
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Liaising with health NGOs and other stakeholders in
Freetown, as appropriate.
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Other tasks as needed to support Welbodi’s ongoing and
future programme activities.
Actual responsibilities and work plans will be agreed by the intern and
the team leader in Freetown. We are committed to helping interns to have a
positive experience and to learn and grow from their time in Sierra Leone,
while also ensuring that they contribute to delivering high-quality programming
that serves our ultimate beneficiaries, the women and children of Sierra Leone.
Terms
and timeframe
The intern
would join the Welbodi Partnership team in Freetown for three months (12 weeks)
during the summer of 2014. Specific dates and timeframe are negotiable. The
Welbodi Partnership cannot offer remuneration, but will provide housing,
transportation, office space, and other logistical support in Freetown, and may
be able to offset some of the intern’s other expenses.
Requirements
The
profile of interns sought is as follows:
- Higher university degree in medicine, public health, management, or relevant social sciences degrees. Students currently enrolled in a relevant graduate program will also be considered.
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Knowledge of relevant evidence-based approaches
to improving maternal, newborn, and child health in developing countries.
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Excellent IT, interpersonal, written and verbal
communication skills, and demonstrated skills in budgeting and financial
management.
- Proven skills and experience in one or more of the following areas: monitoring and evaluation, programme design, grant writing, grant reporting, and public relations
·
Fluent written and spoken English. Fluency in
Krio and/or other Sierra Leonean languages preferred.
·
Experience living and working in another country
and culture, particularly in Africa and/or in a developing country. Experience
working with people from different backgrounds.
·
Flexibility and a willingness to adapt to changing conditions and
work requirements, and to help out as and when needed. An ability to work
independently and as part of a team, and a proven ability to manage his/her own
time and workload with limited supervision..
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A willingness to accept basic living and working conditions.
To
Apply
Interested
candidates should email a copy of their resume or CV, cover letter, the names
of three references, and their dates of availability to Emily Spry (emily@welbodipartnership.org)
by March 15, 2014.
Candidates should
advise if they have any specific deadlines for applying for summer internship
funding from their university, and Welbodi will make every effort to respond by
those deadlines.
