International Impact Initiatives Intern at the Global Business Coalition

Summary: The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (GBC) is an NGO providing an ideal opportunity for students interested in the fields of global health and/or corporate social responsibility offering opportunities to work on development, US/international-based programs, communications, member relationships, and events. Projects can be tailored to the specific interests of the intern to maximize learning potential. Academic credit can be arranged for internship. Please note that all internships require a considerable amount of ad-hoc and administrative support work.

Who GBC Is: It is a membership organization with an alliance of over 200 international companies leading the business fight to end HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. GBC does this in partnership with our vast network of engaged organizational and government partners.

What GBC Does: GBC leverages the private sector’s unique skills and expertise – including workplace and community programs, core competencies, leadership and advocacy, and public-private partnerships – to increase the range and quality of action on global health. We’re turning business assets into disease-fighting assets.

The GBC Internship Experience: GBC interns are highly skilled and greatly relied upon by staff. Managers work with interns to establish goals and interests, and meet throughout the internship to discuss development opportunities. Interns often work across teams and on a wide variety of projects, giving them an excellent opportunity to participate in the inner-workings of an international NGO.

International Impact Initiatives Internship Description and Outcomes:
Through GBC’s International Impact Initiatives, GBC leads collective, corporate action to promote health and development among vulnerable populations through corporate-NGO-government partnership initiatives currently underway in countries such as Kenya and China. The International Impact Initiatives team works in close collaboration with leading members of the corporate community, NGOs and health experts.

The primary role of the International Impact Initiatives intern will be to support the new Healthy Women, Healthy Economies initiative. This initiative will leverage GBC’s global network of corporations and government relationships to promote more and stronger corporate investment to tackle the health and related economic and social disparities affecting girls/women in developing countries.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Event planning and management:
  • Support planning and execution of a series of high-level events to kick off the Healthy Women, Healthy Economies initiative convening corporate executives, U.S. State Department officials and leaders of global public health organizations in major business capitals around the world
  • Prepare agendas, invitee lists, speaker talking points, assist with logistics management
  • Collaborate with public relations firm

• Conduct research on corporate and related public health best practices:
  • Research and identify ‘best practices’ and effective models for linking women’s health promotion with economic development initiatives, public-private sector partnerships, and other areas related to current and planned initiatives
  • Compile reports/data on various public health and development intervention models (ex: home-based healthcare, social and economic empowerment as a means to HIV prevention, etc.)
  • Research relevant companies’ CSR programs that are aligned with the Impact Initiative focus areas
  • Analyze private sector, individual and celebrity foundations that donate to similar causes
  • Research and identify relevant business, NGO and governmental thought leaders in global health, development and girls/women empowerment

• Communications management:
  • Work with the Communications and External Affairs team to plan and execute on the internal and external communications plan – including media outreach, digital media outreach, maintaining the initiative web page, and external-facing collateral materials as well as PPTs, initiative briefs and other communications documents
  • Draft and edit internal and external communications
  • Participate in and record internal and external meetings
  • Track partner engagement in GBC’s database (Salesforce)
  • Help track status of sponsorship pledges and prepare follow-up materials where necessary
  • Produce project updates for GBC staff and stakeholders

Desired Qualifications:

• Current student or recent graduate (graduate studies preferred) in business administration, marketing, women’s health, international relations or related subject
• Excellent writing, editing and communication experience and presentation skills
• Strong project- and time-management capacity, attention to detail
• Candidate should be able to multi-task and function under pressure in a high-paced and dynamic environment
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office tools and working knowledge of databases
• Previous experience/background in and a passion for women’s health, HIV/AIDS, public health or corporate social responsibility strongly preferred.

Internship Opportunities Available:

• Member Relations & Advisory Services
• Development
• Communications and External Affairs
• Global Fund Private Sector Delegation
• US HIV Initiative
• International Impact Initiatives
• Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa
• Executive Office

How to Apply:

• Send your resume and cover letter to healthywomen@gbcimpact.org .
• In the subject line, enter internship opportunity you are applying for along with your first and last name. For example: Member Relations & Advisory Services, John Doe.
• If you are applying for multiple internships, please apply with a separate email for each.

Important Details:

• GBC Interns must have permission to work in the United States.
• Start Date: June 15, 2011
• Duration: 6 months
• Stipend:
  • Full Time: $100 per week
  • Part Time: $50 per week

Future Internship Opportunities:

• GBC hires interns for the January – June and June-December terms. Revisit our website for future opportunities.
• Please visit http://gbcimpact.org/about-gbc/employment-internships for more full employment and internship opportunities.