NASTAD is a non-profit, non-partisan association that represents public health officials who administer HIV and hepatitis health care, prevention, education, and supportive service programs funded by state and federal governments in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Pacific Islands. NASTAD also supports partner governments in Africa, the Central America region, and the Caribbean region.

NASTAD's vision is a world free of HIV and viral hepatitis

Job Summary
The Intern, Prevention supports NASTAD’s capacity to provide technical assistance and capacity building assistance to health departments’ implementation of High Impact HIV prevention programs. The position will be responsible for coordinating key aspects of NASTAD’s comprehensive HIV prevention survey, the National HIV Prevention Inventory (NHPI). Responsibilities will include programming the online version of the survey, following up with health department staff about survey completion and accuracy, and assisting with survey data analysis and/or write-up.

Essential Duties

• Support survey programming and piloting the online version of the NHPI survey tool
• Monitoring survey submissions from health departments for accuracy and following up with health department staff as necessary to ensure survey completion
• Interact with, and respond in a timely manner to, the needs of health department staff members on questions related to the survey
• Assist with final data cleaning and analysis
• Attend staff meetings, team meetings, and training, as appropriate
• Perform other duties as assigned
  

Minimum Qualifications
Experience/Education

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, public policy, or related fields; or any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position
• Pursing Master’s Degree in public health field (preferred)

Minimum Competencies
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Fostering Teamwork: As a team member, the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team.
• Oral Communication: The ability to express oneself clearly in conversations and interactions with others.
• Written Communication: The ability to express oneself clearly in business writing.
• Strong organizational and work management skills
• Capacity to complete projects in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner
• Proficiency in Microsoft office applications
• Demonstrated experience with survey design and data analysis
• Knowledge or interest in public health, HIV, or a related field
  

Environment and Scheduling

• Interest in working with a national HIV and hepatitis public health organization
• Interest in working within a diverse environment
• Able to work up to 16 hours per week with flexible hours between 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday
• We are looking for a candidate to start in September and continue through mid-December