The Maternal Health Initiative (MHI) is seeking two paid part-time interns to contribute to the Dot-Mom column of the award-winning blog, New Security Beat; network with leading experts in the maternal health, reproductive health, and gender equity fields; and work closely with the friendly, dynamic maternal health team to develop communications and programmatic skills. Interns will work up to 20 hours per week from September 2021-December 2021, with the possibility of an extension through May 2022. At the moment, the Wilson Center is operating remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic. There is, however, the possibility of hosting interns at the Washington, DC office on an ad-hoc basis.
The deadline to apply is Friday, August 27, 2021.
Qualifications
Potential interns should be students, prospective students (within the next year), and/or recent graduates (within the last year) with an interest in, coursework related to, and/or experience working on maternal, child, adolescent, and reproductive health. For the Research Internship: Graduate students pursuing a Master’s in Public Health or related degree is preferred.
In addition, applicants should:
- Possess strong research, writing, and/or administrative skills
- Be detail-oriented
- Be able to work both independently and as part of a group
- Have a strong commitment to maternal and reproductive health and other gender-based issues
- Be creative and innovative!
- For the Communications Internship: Experience with Twitter and Instagram is a must; Experience with graphic design and audiovisual tools (Adobe Illustrator and Audition, Canva, InDesign, Audacity, and/or Photoshop) is strongly desirable
Research Internship
Responsibilities
- Providing research and writing for New Security Beat and MHI’s website
- Researching maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health, women in the workforce, and other gender-based issues in support of program-related activities
- Researching and writing policy briefs, publications, and/or outreach materials
- Monitoring and sharing U.S. policies related to programmatic issues
- Assisting the planning and implementation of events and conferences
- Performing administrative assignments in support of MHI activities
Application
To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter, and short writing sample via e-mail to mhi@wilsoncenter.org with “[Season] [Year] Research Internship” in the subject line (e.g., “Fall 2021 Research Internship”).
If possible, the writing sample should be non-academic in format, such as a blog post, but can focus on an academic subject such as maternal health. Please indicate your available hours and start/end dates in your application.
Communications Internship
Responsibilities
- Drafting posts to promote events, publications, and content featured on New Security Beat on MHI’s social media accounts (Twitter and Instagram)
- Assisting with external program communications, including drafting, formatting, and proofing program newsletters and event invitations for MHI’s mailing lists
- Assisting the planning and implementation of events and conferences
- Assisting with the production and editing of MHI’s podcast series and developing program-oriented videos
- Producing original media content and actively seeking new ways to advance MHI’s online presence
Application
To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter, and three examples of your previous work producing graphics and/or other social media promotional materials via e-mail to mhi@wilsoncenter.org with “[Season] [Year] Communications Internship” in the subject line (e.g., “Fall 2021 Communications Internship”). Please indicate your available hours and start/end dates in your application.
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