Social Work Student Intern
Date: May 9, 2024
Location: New York City, NY, US, 10006 Washington, D.C., DC, US, 20036
Organization: Doctors Without Borders | Médecins Sans Frontières
About MSF-USA | Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian organization providing medical care to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from health care in over 70 countries. We were formed in France in 1971 as an association by a group of doctors and journalists to go to emergency situations and to treat patients with dignity while bearing witness independently of geopolitical boundaries. MSF is now a global movement of more than 25 MSF organizations, working in over 70 countries. We cooperate as an international, independent, medical humanitarian association that offers medical assistance to populations in distress, victims of natural or manmade disasters, and civilian victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and irrespective of race, religion, age, gender/sex, national or ethnic origin, color, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or political affiliation and provides assistance to the population in distress and intervenes worldwide. MSF staff also “bear witness” by speaking out about our work and what is experienced on the ground, not only to draw the world’s attention to crises, but to stand in solidarity with our patients and colleagues who are experiencing these emergencies firsthand.
We welcome candidates who bring a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to join us in working toward MSF’s social mission.
Department
The International Human Resources Department (Field HR) is responsible for recruitment, selection, placement, and retainment of qualified and well-suited field staff to meet the growing needs of MSF field operations.
Project
The Social Work Student Intern will complete assignments agreed between the Field Supervisor and the Field Placement Office of the student’s university. These may include direct clinical work, giving presentations, developing materials, conducting research.
Tasks
Tasks will depend on the Educational Learning Agreement approved by the student’s university.
They may include:
- Briefings and debriefings of humanitarian workers
- Presentations on stress management and other topics
- Development of resource materials
- Conducting research.
Qualifications
The Student must be enrolled in a Master’s of Social Work program at an accredited university which has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Psychosocial Care Unit of Doctors without Borders/ MSF-USA.
No phone calls or emails please. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Please note that neither relocation assistance Nor visa sponsorship will be offered for this position
Hybrid work opportunity
Your Safety Matters: Up to date Vaccination against COVID-19 is a requirement at MSF - USA.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination:
MSF-USA is committed to building a diverse, unbiased, and inclusive workforce. MSF-USA is an equal opportunity employer; we recruit, hire, train, promote, develop, and provide other conditions of employment without regard to a person’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other differences consistent with applicable laws. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for disabilities, or religious beliefs and practices. Members of communities historically underrepresented in the Humanitarian Aid sector are encouraged to apply.
If you have a disability of some kind and are interested in applying for employment and need special accommodations to use our website to apply for a position, please contact Human Resources by emailing us: employment.msfusa@newyork.msf.org. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.
No phone calls or emails, please. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Our staff works a hybrid schedule in the office two days a week and three days remotely. The required days are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from January to June and September to December.
The summer months of July and August are fully remote. In-office work attendance during July and August is optional.
Application Deadline: [insert date or open until filled]
Your Safety Matters
Vaccination and boosters against COVID-19 are requirements at MSF - USA.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination
MSF-USA is committed to building a diverse, unbiased, and inclusive workforce. MSF- USA is an equal opportunity employer; we recruit, hire, train, promote, develop, and provide other conditions of employment without regard to a person’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other differences consistent with applicable laws. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs and practices. Members of communities historically underrepresented in the Humanitarian Aid sector are encouraged to apply.
If you have a disability of some kind and are interested in applying for employment and need special accommodations to use our website to apply for a position, please get in touch with Human Resources by emailing us at employment.msfusa@newyork.msf.org. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.