Intern – Strategic Initiatives

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PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing heath challenges. 

About PATH India

The Intern will collaborate closely with PATH’s dynamic team in India, which operates across 26 states, with specialized teams working on health system strengthening, digital health, family health, infectious disease, technology, climate-health, and vaccines.
 

Role Overview:

As an intern with PATH, you will engage in stimulating projects that drive public health advancements in India. The internship provides hands-on experience with a wide variety of health solutions implemented across the nation. You will collaborate with experienced professionals and interact with stakeholders throughout the public health ecosystem in India.

Engaging with a diverse array of stakeholders, including the Government of India, provides a unique opportunity to understand the Indian public health landscape and contribute to impactful initiatives in digital health, health system strengthening, climate, pandemic preparedness, and more. A key focus area will include supporting strategic fundraising and donor outreach efforts, particularly in the climate-health space, including initiatives such as the Thrive Fund.
 

The intern will be based in New Delhi, India.

Overall Learning goals for the Intern include but are not limited to:

• Gain hands-on experience with the public health ecosystem, including overall strategy and operations, while developing a general understanding of cultural sensitivities and nuances.

• Develop skills in public health strategy, operations management, and preparation of technical reports, briefs, presentations, and proposals.

• Build expertise in research and data analysis in the fields of public health, climate-health, innovation, and emerging technologies.

• Gain experience working in multilingual, multicultural settings.

• Learn the fundamentals of fundraising and donor outreach strategy within global health.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with program teams to support public health strategy, operations, and preparation of technical deliverables.

• Assist with outreach coordination, including tracking communications and follow-ups with donors and external partners.

• Coordinate multi-stakeholder meetings and workshops, ensuring effective collaboration.

• Support planning and implementation of strategic fundraising activities.

• Undertake design, documentation, and report writing tasks, including creating visually appealing presentations.

• Conduct secondary research and data analysis to inform project strategies.

• Ensure seamless coordination between the program team and key stakeholders.

• Deliver any other need-based tasks as requested by the team.

Skills to be developed and/or expanded during Internship

• Fundraising and donor engagement strategy

• Secondary research and data analysis

• Technical writing and presentation skills

• Strategic thinking in climate and health programming

• Project and stakeholder management

• Coordination and collaboration

• Communication and advocacy

• Relationship building in multi-sector settings

• Multicultural competence

Required Experience

• The applicant should have completed or be pursuing their graduation.

• Demonstrated interest in public health, climate-health, or global development.

• Quantitative and qualitative analysis skills.

• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).

• Good verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to prepare and deliver high-quality reports and presentations.

• Capacity to work in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and tight deadlines.

• Strong interpersonal and coordination skills to work across diverse teams and stakeholders.

• Ability to grasp complex topics, including public health, climate resilience, and policy.

• Professional fluency in English, including strong oral and written communication.

• Experience in multilingual settings is desirable.

• Cultural sensitivity and a strong commitment to development and equity.

Location: New Delhi, India

Reports to: Manager – Strategic Initiatives

Duration: Three months