Global Health Corps is a one-year paid fellowship that pairs young professionals with organizations (fellowship placement organizations) that require new thinking and innovative solutions. Global Health Corps is uniting emerging leaders across disciplines and backgrounds to work towards a common goal – health equity for all. We believe real progress in global health will only be achieved with the skills and passion of a diverse community of talented individuals. Join us!
The fellowship begins in July 2015 and extends through August 2016. Fellows engage in professional development training, mentorship and thoughtful community-building, and continue to draw upon their fellowship experience and the GHC alumni network as they build careers of lasting impact.
Applicants can apply for up to 3 different fellowship positions that match their interests and skills, from project management to monitoring and evaluation, supply chain management, logistics, communications and more. We are looking for people from a broad range of sectors and backgrounds.
Global Health Corps believes that great ideas don’t change the world, great PEOPLE do! Fellows are selected based on their ability to fit the job description for the positions they apply to, and their fit with the GHC leadership practices. To learn more about the GHC leadership practices, visit: http://ghcorps.org/apply/
Fellows are placed in organizations in pairs – one international fellow and one local fellow from the placement country – creating a fellowship team that is a central part of the fellowship experience.
About the Fellowship Placement Organization:The Art & Global Health Center Africa (AGHCA) fosters creative leadership and implements innovative arts-based, health-oriented programs that inspire and mobilize. Three programs are at the core of our mission: Make Art/Stop AIDS (MASA), Students With Dreams (SWD) and Umunthu (UP). MASA addresses vital HIV and AIDS-related issues including gender inequality, stigma, and socio-economic challenges, while empowering people to take control over their health through prevention, testing, and treatment; SWD empowers young leaders to create and implement innovative programs in response to challenges they see in society; and UP brings voice to marginalized communities by using film as a catalyst for discussion on contentious human rights issues, which have implications on health. Our programs use collaboration to nurture healthy, empowered, open and active communities in Malawi.
As a new organization, we are currently focused on strengthening our infrastructure by securing partnerships, which would ensure the sustainability of our programs. We are also focused on establishing monitoring and evaluation systems and building strong links with the community as well as with donors and partners.
Fellowship Position Overview:The Organizational Development and Fundraising Fellow will focus primarily on fundraising for the Center and developing and implementing the Center’s administrative systems, working closely with the Center’s management team. The fellow will also work closely with their co-fellow as secondary support in communications, and with the program officers as secondary support in M&E.
Responsibilities:
Strategic Planning
- Improve and implement existing fundraising strategy in adherence to AGHCA’s strategic plan
- Work with AGHCA staff and Board to review and improve the organization’s strategic plan and organizational budget to identify areas of need
- Support the development of processes to enhance the effectiveness of the center’s work, such as building systems, administration, strategic planning, etc.
Fundraising and Development
- Identify funding sources and write grant applications
- Lead crowd funding campaigns and other fundraising efforts
- Maintain detailed records of fundraising activities and correspondence, including tracking grant applications, reports and contact with key constituents and prospects
- Maintain donor communication efforts
- Prepare and submit progress reports to donors, in line with donor requirements
- Support communications efforts, including development of the annual report, generating content for local and social media, and reviewing the development of fundable partnership proposals with local organizations
M&E
- Support M&E efforts, including collection, analysis and communication of data
Required Skills and Experience:
- Skills and experience in fundraising
- Report writing skills
- Comfortable working in a team environment
- Interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity to interact diplomatically and effectively with individuals of various ranks, nationality, and cultural backgrounds
- Comfortable working under pressure to meet multiple deadlines
- Flexible with the ability to multi-task
- Self-starter and self-disciplined
- Commitment to AGHCA’s core beliefs with a track record of innovation and achievement in their studies or work history
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Master’s Degree in related area (Public Health, International Health, Arts Education, Nonprofit Management, etc.)
- Background in the arts for social causes
- Exceptionally strong writing skills
- Research skills
- Leadership development
- International experience or experience living and working in developing countries; especially in Africa would be an advantage
Fellows receive the following benefits:
- Monthly living stipend
- Housing
- Utilities stipend
- Health insurance
- A professional development grant of $600
- A completion award of $1500
- An advising program that pairs each fellow with an advisor in his/her area of work or interest
- A two-week Training Institute at Yale University in the United States to begin the fellowship
- A five-day End-of-Year retreat in East Africa to finish the fellowship
- Three multi-day trainings during the year
- Travel to and from placement site, all trainings, and retreats
- Professional development and personal support from a dedicated in-country program manager
- Personal development and accompaniment program led by Still Harbor
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To apply to this position go to: http://ghcorps.org/fellows/apply/application/
To see the full list of fellowship positions, go to: http://ghcorps.org/fellows/apply/through-placements/
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