Description
Position Title: Intern, New Bedford
Reports to: Senior Project Lead, PIH-US (New Bedford)
Location: New Bedford, MA (in-person, with some remote work possible).
Duration: Temporary (June to August, part- or full-time (20-40 hours per week).
Unpaid position (intern must be eligible to receive academic credit).
About PIH-US
Partners In Health United States (PIH-US) is the U.S. arm of Partners In Health, a nonprofit, social justice organization. We envision a future in which health is a human right, not a privilege in the United States. We seek the transformation of health and social systems so that structures of oppression no longer determine the quality or length of a person’s life. PIH-US accompanies visionary public health and community partners working to build strong, integrated, community-led health systems across the US.
PIH-US currently supports local health departments, health providers, elected officials, and community leaders to define clear health and racial equity agendas and provides technical advising and operational support to deliver on those commitments. Our current focus communities include: Montgomery, Alabama; Chicago, Illinois; Immokalee, Florida; Newark, New Jersey; New Bedford, Massachusetts; North Carolina; and Pima County, Arizona. We capture learnings from across this network to mobilize resources, advance policy change, and lay the groundwork for stronger community health systems nationally.
Position Summary
The Intern will work with the New Bedford team within PIH-US. The New Bedford team works collaboratively with local partners, including the New Bedford Health Department (NBHD) and community-based organizations, to develop and implement a health equity strategy.
The Intern will assist the team with building relationships with our partners in New Bedford and assisting with resource mapping. The Intern will aid the Health Equity Program Manager and Senior Project Lead and gain direct experience in public health work, including program planning, data collection, and community outreach. The Intern will lead a resource mapping project and present findings to the PIH-US team and partners.
Specific Responsibilities
• Support with resource mapping in New Bedford: research, collect and analyze the existing community services in New Bedford provided by organizations, as well as their language and staff capacity. Analyze existing research already done by the NBHD, conduct additional research, and collect data based on identified gaps in existing resource database. Strategies for collecting data include desk research, survey drafting and implementation, and partner interviews.
• Support with the development of a resource mapping report/tool that can be used for the public: synthesize data into a report and/or tool that can be readily available and usable by the public and our partners. Propose different methods of presenting data to partners and build in the capacity for automated updates of resources.
• Support with community outreach and evaluation work of pilot programs: assist with evaluation of our pilot community health worker (CHW) program, including survey development, data collection and data synthesis.
• Support with Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) survey collection: attend community events to collect survey information for the purpose of the CHNA, support NBHD’s outreach team in data collection strategies, and work collaboratively with the team to design and implement innovative outreach strategies.
• Support other related tasks and special projects as assigned to achieve the objectives of the PIH-US New Bedford team and the NBHD.
Qualifications
• Current student with an interest in nonprofit work, social justice, and/or public health pursuing an Associate, Bachelor, or Master’s degree.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Excellent writing, proofreading, and communication skills. Experience with research a plus.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite and team collaboration platforms (MS Teams and Zoom).
• Exemplary interpersonal and teamwork skills. Ability to build relationships with culturally diverse staff across departments and organizations.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and contribute in a team setting.
• Ability to work independently and stay on task while working remotely.
• Reliable access to a consistent internet connection. Laptop will be provided.
• Preferred: In addition to English, fluency in a language that is widely spoken in New Bedford (Spanish, Portuguese, and/or Cape Verdean Creole). Application Instructions: Please upload a Cover Letter and Resume.
Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Please note that we are not able to sponsor U.S. work authorization for this role.
Organizational Profile
Partners In Health (PIH) is a non-profit, global health organization that fights social injustice by bringing the benefits of modern medical science first and foremost to the most vulnerable communities around the world. PIH focuses on those who would not otherwise have access to quality health care. PIH partners with the world’s leading academic institutions to create rigorous evidence that shapes more sound and all-inclusive global health policies. PIH also supports local governments’ efforts to build capacity and strengthen national health systems.
As of today, PIH runs programs in 11 countries (Haiti, Peru, Rwanda, Mexico, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Malawi, Lesotho, Russia, Kazakhstan, Navajo Nation), where it provides direct care to millions of patients, through public facilities and community engagement.
Partners In Health (PIH) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. It is the policy of PIH not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PIH works in and with a number of governments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statement is intended to incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.
Partners In Health participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9