Health Intern

Job Description

Title: Health Intern

Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar, Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Internship

Educational Requirements:
∎ Must be enrolled in an internship program through a college or university.

Job Context:
∎ Health Intern will work under the supervision of Senior Health Coordinator. The Intern will be assisting Coordinator for documenting and reporting, visit health facilities in camps and host communities. Share field visit experiences with health team with specific recommendations which can help to improve health facilities specially on SRH component. This internship is a great opportunity to gain professional experience in a multi-cultural, social service setting.
∎ Work Locations: IRC Cox’s Bazar office with occasional visit to Dhaka and Ukhiya office
∎ Duration: 4 Months

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Literature review on material relevant SRH component and produce a strategic brief focusing Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis.
∎ Produce one high quality policy brief focusing on SRH services in Rohingya crises (based on IRC’s programme evidence and client’s feedback) analyzing strengths (e.g. good practices and how to further promote them) and areas of improvement (e.g. key barriers and how to address them) and concrete recommendations.
∎ Support Heath and advocacy team to organize 1-2 round table to disseminate this policy brief with targeted audiences.
∎ Review IRC’s current training materials on SRH and revised as per current needs and provide training to develop master trainers on this issue.
∎ Support health team to develop proposal on SRH for respective donors.
∎ Visit IRC’s health facilities in camps and host communities and prepare a visit report.
∎ Produce an internship closing report and share with respective supervisors.
∎ Provide day to day support under the guidance of the supervisor.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Must be enrolled in an internship program through a college or university.
∎ Comfortable working with diverse populations and humanitarian crisis
∎ Previous experience working with vulnerable populations preferred, but not required.
∎ Experience working in social work/social services preferred, but not required.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 5 Jul 2021

Company Information:
∎ 29 Jun 2021
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ Address : 1st floor, Sayemon Heritage Residence, Baharchora, Cox’s Bazar
∎ Web : https://www.rescue.org/
∎ Business : The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.

Category: NGO/Development

: Standard of Professional ConductIRC and IRC employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - Code of Conduct which are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.Gender Equality & Equal OpportunityWe are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Are you ready to join the most dynamic team?