GHC Fresher Careers - Advocacy and Communications Fellow at Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation
Organisation: Global Health Corps (GHC)Placement Organisation: Baylor College of Medicine Children’s FoundationSalary: Monthly Stipend of 550 dollars per monthGlobal Health Corps pairs intelligent and passionate fellows with organizations that require new thinking and innovative solutions. We provide these young leaders with the tools to remain connected after their fellowship year finishes, deepening their ability to enact change through heightened skills and strong partnerships. We currently place fellows in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the United States, and Zambia.Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Uganda (Baylor-Uganda) is a national non-profit child health and development organization providing family centered pediatric HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment service as well as health professional training and clinical research in Uganda. Baylor-Uganda is committed to providing high quality, high impact and highly ethical pediatric and family centered health care, health professional training and clinical research, focused on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, malnutrition and other conditions impacting the health and well being of children and families worldwide. Baylor-Uganda’s current priority areas include:HIV/AIDS preventionCare and treatment servicesHealth professional training and capacity buildingClinical researchMaternal and child illnessesJob Summary: The Baylor Advocacy and Communications Fellow’s role is to implement, monitor and evaluate Baylor’s advocacy interventions in line with the department’s mission.Key Duties and Responsibilities: Scan the social environment to identify issues in society that can affect Baylor’s mission in supported regions and develop advocacy related interventionsBuild and grow strong alliances and networks with public and private partner organizations for concerted advocacy efforts and greater participation in policy dialogueDocument and share experiences arising from advocacy interventions with the supervisor and other key stakeholdersBuild the capacity of Baylor-Uganda staff in advocacy, partnering and networking as per the identified needsActively participate in carrying out advocacy campaigns on issues related to HIV care, treatment and prevention, and other emerging prioritiesDevelop an operational activity plan and budget for advocacy and communications issuesSend monthly and quarterly performance reports to the supervisor in line with Baylor Uganda’s financial guidelines and reportingDevelop fundable research proposals for advocacy programs and carry out advocacy-oriented research that will advance HIV/AIDS free societyIn charge of planning advocacy initiatives such as surveys, donor conferences and meetings necessary for advancing the advocacy agendaQualifications, Skills and Experience: The GHC fellow should have at least two years’ experience in advocacy, public relations and partnership managementMarketing skillsPast experience in proposal development and in writing technical reportsExcellent analytical and decision making skillsPossess the ability to work under pressureProficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint)Proven English language writing and editorial skillsPast experience in communications or advocacyStrong interest in global public healthPossess the ability to work in a team environment but with self-sufficiency and self-motivationStrong interpersonal skills coupled with excellent communication skills; verbal, written, listening, presentation and facilitationCapacity to multi-task; flexible and capable of working under pressure and tight deadlines with demonstrated ability to prioritize across multiple projects and relationshipsJob Terms and Conditions: Fellows will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living stipend of $550/month. Additionally, fellows will receive an award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to and from the placement site and all other costs associated with GHC programming are included, including $600 in professional development funds. Housing will be arranged in Kampala.Note: The living stipend and completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the placement organization.All applicants who desire to be placed by the Global Health Corps in the aforementioned organization should express interest by clearly following the instructions at the web page below.
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