Humanitarian Assistance Fellow

2 weeks ago

Washington, United States Public Health Institute Full time

**POSTING NUMBER**: #1832

**POSITION TITLE**: Humanitarian Assistance Fellow

**CLOSING DATE**: Until Filled

**LOCATION**: Washington, DC (Hybrid)

The Public Health Institute (PHI) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being, and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world. As one of the largest and most comprehensive public health organizations in the nation, we are at the forefront of research and innovations to improve the efficacy of public health statewide, nationally, and internationally.

PHI was distinguished as one of the top 50 “Best Non-Profit Organizations to Work For” by the Non-Profit Times in a national search.

**FELLOWSHIP TITLE**:Humanitarian Assistance **Fellow**

**HOST ORGANIZATION**:American Red Cross

**LOCATION**:Hybrid (remote and in-person) in Washington DC

**DURATION**:Two-year fellowship program

**EMPLOYMENT**:Placed at American Red Cross as a PHI employee

**TRAVEL**:May vary between 3-8 weeks in Year 1 and possibly longer in Year 2.

**WAGE**:Full pay range for this position: $21.07 to $29.13 per hour. The wage for this position is $24.04 per hour.

**FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION**

**Introduction**:
Generation Next Humanitarian fellowship is seeking Minority Serving Institution (MSI) graduates to become the next generation of humanitarian professionals.

This two-year Fellowship aims to create a unique avenue for graduates of Minority Serving Institutions to enter the humanitarian field and develop the skills and the networks necessary to establish a long-lasting career.

The Fellows will be placed at American Red Cross, a major international humanitarian organization based in the U.S. They will gain a foundational understanding of the humanitarian sector by being exposed to both the operational/support functions and the technical sub-fields that comprise the profession. The fellow will develop a core set of technical and professional skills needed to pursue a career in humanitarian assistance.

The Fellows will have an opportunity to develop, learn and explore the humanitarian sector while working with the sector’s leading organizations. Fellows will learn firsthand while exploring the full gamut of departmental functions and considerations as it relates to humanitarian assistance programs (donor strategy, policy, fund administration, international humanitarian protocols, humanitarian finance, program design, and proposal development) and have the opportunity to learn and develop in one of the humanitarian sectors of intervention (e.g., Food Security, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter and Settlements, Emergency Response, and Nutrition). Fellows will also participate in research, analysis, report writing, and other duties related to Humanitarian Assistance programming while developing their understanding of the humanitarian sector and related competencies.

**Reporting structure**:
The Humanitarian Assistance Fellow will receive technical and professional direction from a host organization representative, who will serve as their day-to-day Mentor. In addition, the Fellow will be coached, trained, and supported by industry experts providing career and technical guidance.

**Essential Duties and Outcomes**:
The duties and outcomes listed below are examples of what the Fellows may be exposed to during their Fellowship. Specific responsibilities will be shared in a Scope of Work.

**Outcome 1: Develop foundational skills in humanitarian assistance support departments**:

- Support teams in the design and development of donor proposals.
- Support country teams and the organization in identifying and analyzing new funding opportunities.
- Support humanitarian finance, emergency preparedness, monitoring and evaluation, procurement, and operations departments in the development of standard operating procedures, training, information gathering, research and analysis.

**Outcome 2: Develop technical humanitarian assistance programming skills**:

- Support program start up, implementation, and close out, while learning key donor requirements.
- Assist with coordination and submission of program deliverables.
- Write/update content for background briefs, talking points, fact sheets, and communications materials.
- Support country and technical teams in research, reporting and coordination.
- Contribute to information gathering, research, and analysis.
- Represent host organization in Humanitarian working groups discussions and share findings.
- Participate in donor and international community fora, learning events, and content specific meetings.

**Outcome 3: Develop humanitarian assistance field experience**:

- Develop skills in backstopping program teams and providing implementation support to in-country teams.
- Collaborate with field teams to create data dashboards or other communication briefers that showcase program achievements and results.
- Travel and support in-coun

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