Campaign to End Pediatric HIV/AIDS (CEPA) Intern

GAA is looking for a committed, hard-working intern to support our Campaign to End Pediatric HIV/AIDS (CEPA); a dynamic advocacy campaign to scale up prevention, treatment, and care of pediatric HIV/AIDS in six focus countries in Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Nigeria, Mozambique.

The CEPA intern will serve primarily as a research assistant, and will carry out the following activities:

  • Conduct policy research and report on pertinent findings as it relates to pediatric HIV/AIDS, with a focus on Family-Centered Care and Nutrition; Early Infant Diagnosis and Treatment; Access to Appropriate Medications; Full Funding to Eliminate Pediatric HIV/AIDS; Global Fund Reprogramming; Human Resource Crisis; and Stigma and Discrimination
  • Review and synthesize technical updates relating to pediatric HIV/AIDS programmatic and policy issues;
  • Conduct research on country specific issues related to pediatric HIV/AIDS and the CEPA campaign
  • Attend and participate in relevant pediatric and PMTCT+ policy meetings;
  • Assist with the creation of public education materials, including newsletters, advocacy briefs, and policy papers.
  • Assist in developing new CEPA related website content
  • Provide administrative support to the broader Policy team as needed

The ideal candidate will: 

Be familiar with international HIV/AIDS, child and maternal health (particularly in Africa); have experience in conducting literature reviews; have strong writing, research, and analytic skills; ability to work independently and with flexibility, a self-starter who can work with minimum supervision. Background in policy advocacy and knowledge of Microsoft Office applications essential.

GAA is unable to offer a stipend to interns. Internship is 15-20 hours per week.

To apply, please email your resume and a brief writing sample to Stephanie Asare at sasare@globalaidsalliance.org, along with a cover letter explaining why you're interested in global HIV/AIDS and what you feel you could contribute to the CEPA team.

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