Social Work Intern

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian organization that delivers impartial medical care to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from health care in over 70 countries.

We welcome candidates who bring a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to join us in working toward MSF’s common 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: Vaccination and booster 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.

Type

HQ  

Pay Class & Contract Type

Intern Nonexempt 

Compensation

$16.10 per hour

Working Time (Hours Per Week)

20