Intern, Center for Program Science

Location:	Washington, DC, USA
Job Code:	729
# of Openings:	1
Description
About Us About Futures Group Futures Group, the global consulting firm, helps to protect and promote people’s well-being around the world. For 40 years, Futures Group has created lasting solutions to some of the most pressing public health challenges facing nations. We predict future health and development trends, uncover barriers to well-being, and forge on-the-ground partnerships to ensure lasting change. About GRM International GRM International is a leading international development management company specializing in the provision of project design, management expertise and technical assistance to development projects for bilateral and multilateral funding agencies, governments and corporations. For more than 45 years, GRM has been bringing expertise in managing large-scale projects, and sourcing and managing high quality experts covering all disciplinary skills required to implement development projects. About our Group of Companies GRM International, Futures Group, and the Effective Development Group are a group of companies with a joint focus on reaching people in need and creating better futures for our clients, communities and colleagues around the world. With more than 90 current projects operating in more than 85 countries, and $225 million in revenue, our combined group has a multisectoral focus, diverse technical offerings and a wide geographic reach. For more information, please visit www.futuresgroup.com, www.grminternational.com, and www.edgroup.com.au. Position Summary Futures’ seeks an Intern to implement a combination of activities related to South Africa based projects. Specific responsibilities include: Technical Input and Coordination: Compile materials on HIV combination prevention, as needed and as directed by the Intern supervisor, Chief of Party and/or Center Director; Conduct analysis of mentions of combination HIV prevention on social media, specifically during the time of the International AIDS conference to understand priority discussion issues; Support the blogging and coordination efforts for the Futures Group presence at the International AIDS Conference; Remain up-to-date with developments and trends in international development, specifically those in South Africa, attending sector-related meetings, and sharing highlights with team; Contribute to writing/editing of end of project materials (briefs, reports, etc.) if/as needed; Assist with editing and formatting papers and power point presentations for meetings (including end-of-project meeting) on an as needed basis; Implement legwork on compilation and organization of documents for e-toolkits; Design and upload e-toolkit for combination prevention, per guidance from the communications coordinator and South Africa based Quality Assurance team; Present experience of internship during an internal brown bag lunch; and Perform other duties as requested.   Communications/Sharing events: Support Quality Assurance/Knowledge Management team in the planning and coordination to heighten the internal and external visibility of the South Africa based projects: This will include the development of a Brown Bag Lunch schedule (for multiple office locations) with SHIPP and RMCH teams; Support the Director, Strategic Initiatives in the planning and coordination of a sharing platform for the DFID-funded Reproductive Health project directors to share lessons learned and be in contact with each other; Maintain list of conferences related to health systems, coordinate deadline reminders and staff submissions; Capture conference materials and BBL presentations and maintain storage location on central system; Compile, review, and synthesize  SHIPP success stories by country and by theme for posting on Futures website; Develop platform for Center for Program Science blog Work with Center Director to identify first blog entries and writers Work with writers to edit, etc. Research ways to share information, internally and externally: This should include the exploration of the use of a wiki as a platform to share information. Operations: Per guidance from the Operations Manager, support the implementation of contract close-out activities, which may include contracts tracking, preparing close-out letters and/or contract modifications.  Qualifications and Experience Master’s degree candidate in international affairs, public administration, public policy, public policy, or related field; Minimum of 2 years of work experience; Experience with qualitative and quantitative research; Demonstrated experience in analyzing, interpreting, and communicating results; Demonstrated capacity to coordinate and implement activities; Strong customer service ethos and proactive approach to service provision, as well as the ability to organize partnerships and maintain good relations with colleagues; Excellent interpersonal, leadership and negotiating skills; Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing. Microsoft Sharepoint experience a plus; and Demonstrated knowledge of South Africa a plus. Travel should not be expected for this internship.  Work will be completed in the Washington, DC office with regular communication with field-based teams. All applications for this position should be submitted to online via the Careers page on www.futuresgroup.com.   Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.