FHI 360 has an exciting internship opportunity for a master’s student interested in growing their skills within the international development sector. Under close supervision, an Intern will perform entry level professional duties which will provide the opportunity for professional training in various functional areas throughout the organization. Internship assignments offer practical experience and broad exposure to a global nonprofit development organization. Depending on the applicant’s academic institution, this position will be either paid or the student will be given course credit. This internship will have a flexible schedule based on project needs.

The Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (RMNCH) Division at FHI 360 is housed within the Community and Health Systems Department, which operates under the Global Health and Population Unit. The RMNCH Division engages in a range of activities to improve the health of women, families, and adolescents worldwide. The intern will contribute to a multi-county implementation science research project called the Research on Scale-up of Hormonal IUD in New and Emerging Markets (SHINE).

Anticipated Duration: 2024 Spring Semester: January – May 2024

Hours: An average of 10-12 hours per week

Pay Rate: $23.00-$25.00/hour

Location: Hybrid (Durham, NC)

Skills Gained and Learning Opportunities:

• Practical experience with a large, global non-profit organization
• Shadowing, mentoring, and training opportunities with successful research, technical, and/or program management professionals
• Experience working with an inter-disciplinary team addressing global development challenges
• A greater understanding of family planning, specifically the hormonal IUD in a global context
• Ability to advance their qualitative and/or quantitative research skills

Anticipated Project(s) and Assignment Details:

The intern may contribute to various team or project activities under the direction of their supervisor in the following ways:

• Contribute to research or project activities as assigned by supervisor
• Conduct literature reviews with minimal guidance from senior staff including drafting search criteria and providing synthesis of gaps and opportunities.
• Conduct qualitative data management and analysis.
• Conduct quantitative data management and analysis.
• Contribute to the development of codebooks for quantitative datasets; obtain, merge, and clean quantitative datasets.
• Develop tables that respond to intended objectives and suggests additional analyses based on understanding of data.
• May synthesize information for background sections, provide illustrative research or evaluation examples, or contribute to capability statements.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Currently enrolled in a master’s program at a college or university in a related field of study or within one year of graduation date: Global Health
• Demonstrated interest in family planning through studies, work experience, and/or personal travel
• Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas
• Foundational qualitative and/or quantitative analysis
• Ability to analyze and interpret data, identify errors, and prepare reports
• Articulate, professional, and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner
• Preferred: experience performing quantitative data analysis in STATA or other similar statistical software
• Preferred: experience performing qualitative data analysis in NVivo or other similar coding software
• Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English

Typical Physical Demands:

• Remote office environment
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; ability to lift to 5 lbs.

Technology to be Used:

• Personal Computer
• Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), e-mail
• Telephone, printer, calculator, copier, PDAs and other hand-held devices.

Travel Requirements:

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