Intern, Evidence and Advocacy, Family Planning 2030

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

The United Nations Foundation was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner's historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes and activities. The United Nations Foundation connects people, ideas, and resources to the United Nations to help strengthen the UN and its ability to advance human dignity and well-being on a thriving planet.  The Foundation champions multilateral cooperation and the UN system and serves its mission by accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate action, mobilizing diverse constituencies for global change, nurturing a strong U.S.-UN relationship, and supporting the UN and its leadership.   

INTERNSHIP SUMMARY

FP2030 is a global partnership of governments, civil society, multilateral organizations, donors, private sector partners, and researchers committed to supporting people’s right to voluntary, quality contraception. Our vision is a future where everyone, everywhere has the freedom and ability to lead healthy lives, make their own informed decisions about using contraception and having children, and participate as equals in society and its development. FP2030 operates as a locally led, globally connected Support Network and works across global and country teams to advance rights-based family planning commitments.

The Evidence and Advocacy Intern will support the FP2030 Global Data, Evidence and Advocacy teams with a variety of projects, including supporting the production and dissemination of the High Impact Practices for FP and conducting desk research for sustainable financing briefs and webinars.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 The Evidence and Advocacy intern will primarily support the Data and Evidence team along with the Advocacy team, with some potential to support other portfolios based on interest and capacity.

• Support dissemination webinars for priority High Impact Practices, including contraceptive self care and mobile outreach

• Support note taking and follow up on action items from regular meetings of the HIPs Technical Advisory Group

• Conduct desk research to support Innovation and Evidence briefs on sustainable financing and AI

• Support the development of a dissemination strategy for the Innovation and Evidence series through user feedback survey coordination and analysis

• Map global and regional policy and financing forums in 2027 across climate, economic empowerment, education, primary health care, and sustainable development

• Conduct desk research to support financing briefs for publication ahead of the Devex Summit

• Support a series of civil society organizations (CSO) webinars on financing mechanisms and call for CSO engagement, co-hosted with PAI

• Update the list of non-governmental commitment makers and coordinate with the FP2030 communications team to upload to the website

•  Other duties as assigned 

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION and/or EXPERIENCE

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required

• Candidates who are currently enrolled in a degree-granting program or have graduated from an accredited college or university are encouraged to apply

• Must have a personal laptop computer and access to the Internet

• Background in international development/global health/communications/journalism preferred

• Must be available to work a maximum of 24 hours per week

• Must be authorized to work in the United States

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily The requirements listed below are representative of the required skills and competencies

• Passion for sexual and reproductive health and rights, especially for family planning, and/or international development

• Ability to meet regular attendance/tardiness policy

• Ability to manage multiple tasks

• Strong organizational, writing, and communication skills

• Ability to take initiative and be a self-starter

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The essential functions of this role will generally be performed in a typical professional office environment with routine use of standard office equipment. Employees are expected to work on-site in accordance with UNF’s hybrid work policy, which currently requires regular in-office presence.

LOCATION

While The United Nations Foundation headquarters is located in Washington, DC, you are on a hybrid work schedule.

DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS  

The United Nations Foundation will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

The United Nations Foundation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.