Intern - Public Health

The Intern - Public Health will support the implementation and coordination of public health activities under IOM Jordan’s Country Programme. The role involves conducting research, supporting data collection and analysis, liaising with key stakeholders, and assisting in organizing trainings and awareness activities related to migrant and refugee-inclusive health systems and public health interventions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct desk research on migration health, public health, climate change and health, and humanitarian issues relevant to IOM Jordan’s Public Health Unit, including reviewing reports, assessments, and policies from national and international stakeholders.
• Collect, organize, and summarize qualitative and quantitative information related to migrant and refugee-inclusive health systems, border health, health service provision, and other ongoing public health interventions in Jordan.
• Assist in the preparation of programme documents, donor reports, presentations, training materials, meeting minutes, and other knowledge and communication products.
• Support stakeholder mapping and coordination with government counterparts, UN agencies, NGOs, academic institutions, and other partners involved in public health activities.
• Support the organization and follow-up of trainings, workshops, meetings, and awareness activities, including coordination with stakeholders and logistical preparations.
• Provide administrative, logistical, research, and reporting support to the Public Health team, including support to monitoring and communication activities.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• Enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent) in Public Health, International Relations, Political or Social Sciences, Humanitarian Affairs, Economic Development or any other relevant area from an accredited institution; or, be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) or graduated within the last 12 months with a Bachelor's degree or higher in Public Health, International Relations, Political or Social Sciences, Humanitarian Affairs, Economic Development or any other relevant area from an accredited institution.
• Previous academic, volunteer, or internship experience in public health, migration, humanitarian assistance, or community-based activities is an advantage.
• Experience in supporting research, drafting and editing reports, presentations, or communication materials related to public health or humanitarian topics is desirable.
• Experience from a UN agency, International Organization (IO), Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), university project, or student initiative is considered an advantage.
• Previous exposure to project support activities, event organization, stakeholder coordination, or monitoring and reporting is an asset.
• Knowledge and/or experience related to the Middle East region is an advantage.
• Interest in migration health, public health, humanitarian assistance, climate change and health, and refugee or migrant-inclusive health systems.
• Good research, analytical, and organizational skills, including the ability to collect and summarize information from different sources.
• Good drafting and communication skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively in multicultural and diverse environments.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to coordinate with different stakeholders and partners.
• Good command of Microsoft Office applications is required, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Knowledge of data management and reporting tools is an advantage.
• Fluency in English (oral and written) is required.
• Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) is an advantage.

Skills

• Public Health Research
• Report Drafting
• Presentation Development
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Project Support
• Event Organization
• Data Collection
• Data Analysis
• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Excel
• Research Support
• Monitoring and Reporting
• Community-based Activities
• Humanitarian Assistance
• Migration Health
• Multicultural Environment Coordination

Languages

English, Arabic