Website and Communications Support Intern

The Center for Global Health and Development (CGHD), chair of the Women’s Health and Economic Empowerment Network (WHEN) is seeking a Website and Communications Support Intern to assume a part-time position at WHEN, with a potential performance-related advancement opportunity. The work will primarily be conducted remotely through tele-work, however, there may be travel opportunities in the future. 

About CGHD and WHEN: 

WHEN’s mission is to help organizations achieve meaningful and sustainable outcomes by scaling their existing efforts through innovative financing mechanisms. Despite the efforts taken by many low-and-middle income countries to improve women’s health care at a population level, there remains substantial gaps in financing these policies.  

WHEN was established to create a streamlined financial platform to align leaders from various G7 government agencies, UN Institutions, private sector partners, philanthropists, and others with a shared goal of improving women’s access to capital and healthcare across the globe. The WHEN platform designs and scales solutions to challenges in women’s economic empowerment projects in health, agriculture, education, and entrepreneurship. We identify, leverage, and connect projects to a wide range of alternative sources for funding. This includes lending from private sector finances, angel investors, development financial institutions, venture capital firms, and philanthropists. 

As the Secretariat of WHEN, CGHD’s mission is to help organizations achieve meaningful and measurable outcomes by scaling their existing efforts, creating task forces, blended financing platforms, and developing strategy. CGHD has worked across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States to create socially focused, financially stable, and science-backed programs. 

We are seeking a Website and Communications Support Intern to join the WHEN team. The successful candidate will be responsible for shaping WHEN’s digital presence, crafting compelling content, and engaging with stakeholders via social media and other communication platforms. This role will involve developing and executing a digital strategy to expand WHEN’s network, elevate thought leadership, and support strategic engagements with senior leaders in government, private sector, foundations, multi-lateral organizations, and the investment community. 

Specific Responsibilities will include: 

• Manage and update WHEN’s website, ensuring timely and accurate content. 
• Develop and manage WHEN’s social media strategy, including content creation, audience engagement, and analytics tracking across platforms (LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, etc.). 
• Draft and edit communications materials, including blog posts, press releases, newsletters, concept notes, policy proposals, and slide decks. 
• Design visual and multimedia content, including graphics, infographics, and videos, to enhance engagement.  
• Support digital outreach efforts to promote WHEN’s initiatives and events to stakeholders, partners, and funders, and assist in the planning and promotion of workshops, roundtables, and online events, including managing logistics and developing presentation materials. 
• Conduct comprehensive research on key topics in global health, finance, and development to inform digital content and policy discussions. 
• Monitor trends, current events, and policy discussions related to women’s health, economic empowerment, and sustainable finance, providing proactive insights and recommendations. 
• Participate in strategic meetings with partners and provide communications support for external engagements. 

Essential Qualifications: 

• Strong commitment to solving the world’s most pressing development challenges 
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, business, health sciences, public health, international affairs, public policy, or a related field 
• 2+ years experience 
• Experience in web-design, policy analysis, research, marketing, communications campaigns and/or project management 
• Demonstrated excellence in a wide range of written communications in English (a writing sample may be requested) 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), G-Suite, Zoom 
• Superior critical thinking and analytical skills 
• Sound judgement, self-motivation and ability to work independently 
• Strong research and project management skills 
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, and proactively identify and solve problems 
• Capacity to quickly adapt, prioritize, and work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment 

Assets 

• Master’s degree in communications, journalism, public policy, or a related field. 
• Experience in global health, sustainable finance, or economic development. 
• Background in communications and digital advocacy campaigns, social media analytics, webinars, web design, and audience engagement strategies. 
• Knowledge of SEO and digital advertising strategies. 
• Multilingualism 

Level of Language Proficiency: 

• English required; multilingualism considered an asset 

Location: 

• Remote; open to candidates globally. 

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high-impact initiative at the intersection of women’s health, economic empowerment, and innovative financing. If you are passionate about global development and digital communications, we encourage you to apply!