Maternal Health Initiative Staff Assistant Internship

Type: Internship

Semester: Spring 2025
Application period: October 16 - November 11

Salary: $17.80 per hour
Location: Washington, DC

Hours: 15-20 hours per week

Summary: MHI is currently recruiting a paid Communications Intern for Spring 2025. We are looking for candidates who can commit 15-20 hours per week to the internship from January – May 2025, with the possibility to extend to August 2025. Deadline for applications submission: November 11. 

Description: The Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative (MHI) is dedicated to improving the lives of women, adolescents, and children around the world. In addition to maternal and newborn health, MHI explores a wide range of policy-related topics, including gender equity, family planning, health care workforce and systems, caregiving, gender-based violence, workforce participation, global health, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Internships with the Maternal Health Initiative are designed to provide the opportunity for interns to:

• Contribute to the Dot-Mom column of the award-winning blog, New Security Beat

• Network with leading experts in the maternal health, reproductive health, and gender equity fields

• Work closely with the friendly, dynamic MHI team at the Wilson Center

• Deadline for applications submission: Friday, November 1, 2024. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

Responsibilities may include:

• Drafting posts to promote events, publications, and content featured on New Security Beat on MHI’s social media accounts (Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn)

• Drafting content to reflect relevant current issues related to maternal health, reproductive health, and gender equity

• Assisting with external program communications, including drafting, formatting, and proofing program newsletters and event invitations for MHI’s mailing lists

• Assisting the planning and implementation of events and conferences

• Producing original media content and actively seeking new ways to advance MHI’s online presence

Applicants should: 

• Have experience with managing social media platforms for professional and non-profit organizations (Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn) 

• Have experience with graphic design and audiovisual tools, such as Canva

• Have experience working with EveryAction (or similar platform) and editing webpage content

• Possess strong research, writing, and/or administrative skills

• Have strong attention to detail

• Be able to work both independently and as part of a group

• Have a strong commitment to maternal and reproductive health and other gender-based issues

• Be creative and innovative!

Eligibility Requirements: 

• Potential interns should be junior or senior undergraduate students, graduate students, prospective graduate students (within the next year), and/or recent graduates (within the last year) pursuing a degree in public health, public policy, or a related field. 

• Coursework related to and/or experience working on maternal, child, adolescent, and/or reproductive health and gender equity is required.

• International students are eligible, but they must hold a valid F-1 or J-1 visa and appropriate work authorization. All international students must obtain written permission from their Designated School Official (DSO) or Responsible Officer (RO) for visas at their university stating that they are in valid immigration status and eligible to do an internship at the Center. The Wilson Center is an equal opportunity employer and follows equal opportunity employment guidelines in the selection of its interns.

How to Apply:

To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter, and two-three examples of your previous work producing professional graphics and/or other social media promotional materials for organizations. Please indicate your available hours and start/end dates in your application. Applications are due November 11, 2024. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

For the communications internship position: Please submit the application via e-mail to mhi@wilsoncenter.org with “[Season] [Year] Communications Internship” in the subject line (e.g., “Spring 2025 Communications Internship”).