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Internship - Planning Council Support, Education and Community Engagement (Infectious Diseases Bureau)

Program
The Ryan White Planning Council is a volunteer committee of stakeholders and people living with HIV (PLWH) that sets priorities for HIV services to be delivered in the community, and votes to allocate funding to each service category. This is a federally mandated activity under the Ryan White legislation.

Internship Project
The Ryan White Planning Council is seeking an intern to assist with the weekly coordination of council activities. Internship tasks would include helping to prepare presentations for Planning Council members, assisting with weekly minutes and note-taking, attending in-person Planning Council and subcommittee meetings, and uploading planning council meeting materials. The PC intern would report to the Planning Council Manager and would work alongside the Program Coordinator II to assist with daily Planning Council tasks.

Learning Outcome
The intern would gain practical experience in data analysis, public speaking and facilitation, notetaking, and communication. The intern would experience working with a federally mandated planning body, and, will also learn the framework of national strategies to eliminate and reduce HIV infections and learn how this is implemented in the community. This internship is also a way to learn the relationships between racial and social inequity and how these factors affect health outcomes and drive the design of healthcare interventions. 

Minimum Qualifications
Undergraduate
Graduate
Postgraduate

Additional Information
The Boston Public Health Commission is an EEO Employer and all applicants meeting the minimum requirements are eligible to apply

Pay Range
TBD

Shift
15 - 20 hours per week
6 Months