Job Description

Reports To: Editorial Services Officer

Department: External Affairs

Location: Washington, DC (10-20 hours per week)

Start Date: January 6, 2025

How will you fight for an AIDS-free generation?

The External Affairs department promotes the work of EGPAF to a broad range of audiences. The Editorial Services team, within External Affairs, plays an important role in ensuring EGPAF’s external-facing products align with our brand, writing guidelines, and global messaging.

The Editorial Services Intern will serve as a key resource in supporting the functions of the Editorial Services team. The primary responsibility of the intern will be to edit technical materials and prepare priority, public-facing products for external distribution and consumption. The Editorial Services team is integral to enhancing the quality and readability of EGPAF’s technical products through meticulous editing and comprehensive review. These materials can include, but are not limited to, manuscripts that will be submitted to scientific journals, conference abstracts on global health research and programs, conference posters and presentations, technical briefs, program briefs, and issue briefs. The ideal candidate should have a passion for editing, an interest in writing and communications, and excellent attention to detail.

No two days are alike at EGPAF, but what can you expect in this role?

• Edit technical materials, ensuring they are error-free, clearly written, and in line with EGPAF’s writing style guide. Provide both high-level feedback and line edits for authors.
• Support updating documents such as country fact sheets and content for country webpages.
• Work with the Editorial Services Officer and others to support the creation of new communications materials highlighting EGPAF’s technical and programmatic work, as needed.
• Assist with staff training sessions on editorial guidelines, publications policies, and writing standards as needed.
• Develop an understanding of key priorities in the HIV global health field, and the priorities relevant to EGPAF’s work.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To be successful, you will have:

• Currently enrolled student with at least one year of school completed (this includes colleges, universities, and community colleges), OR graduated within the past year.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong skills in copyediting, editing, and revising various types of writing, with a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse audiences and colleagues of all levels and locations around the world.
• A general interest in global health and health communications.
• Ability to learn and use collaboration and communication platforms (such as Microsoft Teams) and project management/database tools (such as Airtable or similar).
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and willingness to take on new challenges.

Bonus points if you have:

• Familiarity with global health issues.
• Experience with health communications and/or in writing and editing in the fields of science, global health, or public health

Additional Information

Salary Range

The expected pay for this position is $17.50 per hour in the Washington, DC Metro area. This position is non-exempt and paid hourly.

As a global, multinational, and multicultural organization, EGPAF believes that diversity in the workplace enriches our work and enhances our impact and effectiveness. We believe that employees have the right to work in a climate of mutual respect and integrity that promotes dignity and respect for all, and that enables them to reach their full potential. EGPAF is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to country law requirements, EGPAF complies with US laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the Foundation has facilities.

The Foundation does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process. If you are asked to pay a fee at any stage of recruitment, please contact our hotline by phone (US: dial toll free 888-225-1429; all other countries: call collect 770-776-5674), or online (English: www.reportlineweb.com/pedaids; all other languages: https://iwf.tnwgrc.com/pedaids).