Internship with Maternity Foundation
Become an intern within data analysis and research, programme management, clinical development, communication, and/or business development.
Deadline March 31st, 2023
Maternity Foundation is an international tech NGO that works to ensure safer childbirth for women and newborns, everywhere. Through our Safe Delivery+ Programme, we use digital training- and learning tools to support and train healthcare workers, and we work with partners in more than 15 countries across Africa, Asia, and the MENA region. We work from a shared vision that it should never cost life to give life.
We are currently looking for several interns to support our organisation. As an intern with Maternity Foundation, you will become part of the team and together we will define tasks that match our needs with your interests and skills. We are looking for interns interested in data analysis, research, programme management, clinical development, communications, and/or business development.
As a team member of Maternity Foundation, you will join our office in Copenhagen and have colleagues in Ethiopia and India. We come from diverse backgrounds – global health, midwifery, development studies, communication, IT, and the business world – and we take pride in our entrepreneurial spirit and a can-do attitude. Together, we are an ambitious and dedicated team working in a warm and informal atmosphere.
We welcome applications from students from various fields. What matters is that you are curious, eager to learn, and excited about the opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills to contribute to the work of Maternity Foundation.
Read more about Maternity Foundation and our Safe Delivery+ Programme at www.maternity.dk
As an intern you can be tasked with:
Data analysis and research, programme management, clinical:
- Collecting and synthesising country information
- Literature reviews in the field of public health and clinical learning
- Designing and developing data collection tools, performing data analysis, and disseminating findings
- Applying data science tools to the App usage data and generate insights
- Supporting clinical content and training development
- Ad hoc tasks related to project implementation.
Business development and communication tasks:
- Mapping fundraising opportunities
- Developing fundraising applications and status reports to donors
- Developing content for social media
- Supporting press work and story telling
- Preparing presentations, doing layouts and other visual communication tasks.
As an intern at the Maternity Foundation, we offer you the opportunity to
- Gain experience from working in an international tech NGO
- Work independently and receive lots of responsibility
- Be part of an enthusiastic and dynamic team
- Gain knowledge on topics related to maternal health
As an intern at the Maternity foundation, we expect you to
- Commit to the values and Code of Conduct of the Maternity Foundation
- Be able to work in a team as well as independently
- Handle challenges in a constructive and positive manner
- Be proactive and ready to face new challenges
- Be open-minded and have a flexible and positive attitude towards the different tasks assigned to you
Your qualifications
Your field of study is related to public health, global health, global development, midwifery, data science, social sciences, health economics, communication, business, fundraising or the like. In addition, we expect the candidates applying for the internship to have some experience within research, writing, data analysis, communication, etc. This could either be from your field of study or from experience gained from previous employments.
To apply for the internship, you must meet the following requirements:
- Have an interest in public health, sexual and reproductive health and rights, maternal newborn and child health, humanitarian & development work, research, adult learning, and/or communication, and business development
- Have completed a minimum of two years of higher education
- Ideally, be enrolled in a university or undertaking higher level education
- Be fluent in spoken and written English; other language skills would be an asset
Terms and conditions
Please note that the internship is between 20 to 37 hours per week and unpaid. You must be able to begin the internship in August/September 2023 and commit to an internship of at least five (preferably six) months.
You will be working at our office in Copenhagen, and you must hold the right to undertake an internship in Denmark.
We value equal opportunity and encourage candidates regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age to apply.
Please submit your application via this bit.ly/3IZEgjr no later than March 31, 2023
Further information
You are welcome to contact Andreas Moldow at andreas@maternity.dk for further information.
