IFPA Internship: Global health advocacy & communication

04 May 2022

By IFPA

IFPA is looking for 1-2 interns for the 2022 Autumn semester.

Are you a student interested in working with an international organization advocating for the millions of people living with psoriatic disease?

IFPA is the global leader in fighting psoriatic disease, a federation representing over 60 psoriatic disease associations across the world.
We are now offering 1-2 internship opportunities for the 2022 autumn semester.

What you will do:

Depending on your skills and interests, we can tailor an offer that will give you experience in a range of different projects and areas. Potential internship projects include: Social media advocacy & marketing, planning global events & forums with representatives from WHO, policy makers, patient associations and individuals affected by the disease, writing articles for our website, writing summaries of scientific articles, membership management and communication.

What we offer:

You will join a highly professional and dedicated team, with the opportunity to learn more about working in the sphere of global health advocacy. You have the opportunity to participate in meetings, conferences and webinars increasing your knowledge and growing your network. The secretariat office is placed in Stockholm, but it is not necessary that you are.

Required qualifications:

  • Speak and write English fluently.
  • Good communication and time management skills.
  • Ability to work in a team.
  • Display cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

It is also considered an asset if you have experience in any of these fields:

  • Communication
  • Marketing
  • Event planning
  • Graphic design
  • Writing articles
  • Video editing
  • Global health
  • Advocacy & campaigning
  • Ability to speak Arabic or another language that could be deemed useful for the organization is considered an asset.

Please send your CV and a letter of motivation to info@ifpa-pso.com by June 29th. The internships will start in September 2022. This is an unpaid internship.

Read more about IFPA at www.ifpa-pso.com

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