Under the direction of the Director at HQ, the Malaria Technical Control Intern will assist with operational research in order to support studies and surveys conducted in the field programmes and will receive technical training in malaria control.
The internship is for a fixed period of 3 months starting in June 2011 and will provide the intern with the opportunity to: • Assist the Director at HQ with MENTOR operational research programmes including the support of field programmes conducting studies and surveys • Gain hands-on experience with Epi Info and statistical analysis of MENTOR's studies and surveys • Study malaria technical publications and guidelines. • If the context allows, gain a basic understanding of how new emergencies are assessed, planned for and responded to for malaria control needs. • Study existing MENTOR malaria control programmes in emergency and reconstruction phases. • Practice with, and learn about, key malaria control tools. • Gain an understanding of malaria control tool commercial supplier, pricing and budgeting. • Practice designing and putting together a plan and budget for a new malaria control programme. • Other supportive duties as agreed with the Director at HQ.
Qualifications • Professional health qualification (RN, MPH, MD, etc), or undergraduate degree with two years of professional experience working in public health, community mobilization or a related field • Ability to work in English and French or Portuguese/Spanish/Italian (required) • Desire and motivation to work in a developing country in difficult working conditions • Creative, innovative and strategic thinking ability • Good communicator, both written and oral • Open to, and tolerant of, other cultures and religions • Ability to work well within a group and, also, unsupervised as required • Flexible and able to adapt to changing contexts and work demands • Excellent computer skills
Compensation Compensation for the internship is 200 euros per month and 300 euros per month to go toward accommodation. Insurance will be provided. While in the field, compensation is an in-country living allowance of 17 USD per day, shared accommodation, local travel, and a roundtrip flight to and from the country field programme. The intern is responsible for travel to MENTOR France including local and international transportation and visas.
How to apply Please send a CV and motivation letter along with 3 references to personnel@mentor-initiative.net
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