Health and Human Services Department (HHS)

Project Name                                                      Summary                                                                    Skills/Languages	Title	Summary	Agency	# Interns	Project Code	Required Languages	Required Skills	Description	Post Name	Country	Country of Focus	Additional Info	Created	Agency Id	Section	Id
HHS-USA-4 Youth Engagement Consultant: Communications and Social Marketing Seeking energetic and driven interns to help the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs create and disseminate engaging and innovative content on youth.gov, engage.youth.gov, and related social m... Marketing, Social media management, Storytelling/blogging/vlogging, Writing	Youth Engagement Consultant: Communications and Social Marketing	Seeking energetic and driven interns to help the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs create and disseminate engaging and innovative content on youth.gov, engage.youth.gov, and related social media.	Health and Human Services Department	4	HHS-USA-4		Marketing, Social media management, Storytelling/blogging/vlogging, Writing	The IWGYP works to promote coordination and collaboration across federal departments and agencies in supporting youth and young adults. The IWGYP was created by Executive Order in 2008 and involves more than 20 departments and agencies (for example, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, Agriculture, and Education) working together to improve programs and services for youth. The IWGYP also maintains youth.gov, engage.youth.gov, and related social media (currently Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook). We are seeking Youth Engagement Consultants with an interest in communications and social media as well as in programs, services, and policies that support the health and well-being of youth and young adults. We have a strengths-based vision for youth that acknowledges the importance of pathways to opportunity and meaningful connections. We emphasize that young people have potential to thrive, while acknowledging where they may face particular challenges and could benefit from particular types of supports. Ideal candidates will share this vision. There are a number of projects that may be assigned, including: 1. Researching and drafting web content for youth and youth serving organizations. Examples include creating: • profiles highlighting organizations that effectively engage young people using a positive youth development approach, • summaries of topics of interest to youth, • personal reflection write-ups capturing the internship experience, • highlights of federal partners (e.g., National Endowment for the Arts, U.S. Department of Labor, or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), and • “evergreen” content (e.g., images, editorial calendar), including blogs and social media posts that educate youth while engaging and encouraging them in making a difference in their personal lives and in the world around them. 2. Researching, recommending, and implementing improvements to youth.gov, engage.youth.gov, and related social media. Examples include: • identifying and testing new tools and strategies for engaging young people via social media platforms, • reviewing web analytics data to identify opportunities to better serve youth and youth-serving organizations online, and • creating and testing new content types for the web and social media, including building out prototypes of content and conducting usability tests on different content types. Content types may include video, photo, text-based, or other ideas. 3. Collecting feedback from young leaders and adults who work with youth in order to identify lessons learned about youth leadership. Lessons learned may be compiled into a leadership guide for youth.		United States		Skills: • Experience developing and implementing social media, digital communication strategy, and writing substantive content for the web. Prior web content writing experience strongly preferred. Experience communicating research to practitioners in prior writing. • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills. • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively on assigned tasks in a virtual environment. • Ability to meet deadlines and produce quality work. • Familiarity with word processing, spreadsheet, and/or database software. • Ability and interest in learning and using a variety of communication-focused technologies website content management systems such as Drupal. • Ability to use Facebook Insights and Google Analytics. • Strong social network skills on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. • Comfort using Google Docs and other online collaboration tools. Interests: • Youth who are at risk and related topic areas, including positive youth development. • Using social media to engage youth in positive change. • Strengthening youth-adult partnerships. Interns in bachelors and graduate programs are welcome, including those in a field of study related to topics of interest to the IWGYP or with an interest in such topics. Visit youth.gov for a list of topics of interest to the IWGYP.	2018-06-11 16:22:43	100		1813
HHS-USA-2 Modernize Dissemination Efforts on Human Services Policy Research Create and implement new methods for disseminating research on a wide range of human services policies. Editing and proofreading, Graphic design, Marketing, Social media management	Modernize Dissemination Efforts on Human Services Policy Research	Create and implement new methods for disseminating research on a wide range of human services policies.	Health and Human Services Department	1	HHS-USA-2		Editing and proofreading, Graphic design, Marketing, Social media management	The Office of Human Services Policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) conducts policy research on a variety of issues across the Department of Health and Human Services including poverty, early childhood, youth, criminal justice, homelessness, and employment. We are seeking a student with an interest in communications and social media, as well as in programs and policies that support the well-being of vulnerable populations to assist in the promotion of new research produced by ASPE. The individual selected for this position will be an integral part of our Dissemination Team and may be assigned a number of projects including: 1. Researching, recommending, and implementing improvements to new materials posted on the ASPE website and Twitter account. Examples include: • identifying new tools and strategies for engaging key stakeholders via social media platforms, • developing visually appealing products to accompany longer publications, • reviewing web analytics data to identify opportunities to better meet stakeholders’ needs online, and • creating sample content for the web and social media. 2. Creating an office toolkit on promoting publications and tracking the dissemination of ASPE products. This would be informed by online research and interviews with federal staff on current strategies for promoting new materials developed by the office and ideas for improvement. 3. Researching organizations working on human services issues that can assist in promoting ASPE’s publications and drafting recommended strategies for connecting with new and existing contacts about product dissemination. 4. Directly developing high-impact dissemination products as appropriate, such as infographics, fact sheets, and PowerPoint slide decks.		United States		Find out more about ASPE here: https://aspe.hhs.gov/. Find out more about ASPE’s Office of Human Services Policy here: https://aspe.hhs.gov/office-human-services-policy. Interns in bachelors and graduate programs are welcome. Additional Skills: • Experience developing and implementing social media and an online communication strategy preferred. • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills. • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively on assigned tasks in a virtual environment. • Ability to meet deadlines and produce quality work. • Familiarity with word processing, spreadsheet, and/or database software.	2018-06-14 14:19:00	100		1827
HHS-USA-1 Amplify the Work of Adolescent Health The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) in partnership with the Office for Adolescent Health (OAH) is looking to support teen health initiatives by hosting a series of webinars, creat... Editing and proofreading, Educational design, Marketing, Social media management, Writing	Amplify the Work of Adolescent Health	The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) in partnership with the Office for Adolescent Health (OAH) is looking to support teen health initiatives by hosting a series of webinars, creating resources around teen health and marketing OAH’s Think, Act, and Grow Playbook.	Health and Human Services Department	2	HHS-USA-1		Editing and proofreading, Educational design, Marketing, Social media management, Writing	Each year, we celebrate Teen Health Week in the Spring and during this time, students/teens work on activities to encourage other teens to prioritize to their health. Each day has a different focus area which includes topics such as mental health, nutrition and physical education, reproductive health, oral health, etc. Our team would like to create a multi- part webinar series focusing on different issues as well as resources for use by students in schools to use in order to plan their own week of activities. We are asking for assistance with the creation of the webinar, which includes identifying topics, finding subject matter experts/speakers, running/facilitating the webinar platform and developing/conducting an evaluation. Another area where our team is looking for support is around the Office of Adolescent Health's Think, Act, Grow Playbook. The regional offices are looking for ways to better support the work being developed out of OAH.		United States		In order to support the Office of Adolescent Health there are regional offices working on Adolescent Health related projects, so this opportunity would include working closely with several regional offices. We value the idea of teamwork, so would appreciate having 2 interns who can work collaboratively on these efforts and help us identify other possible areas of interest related to adolescent health and well-being. The regional adolescent health points of contacts would serve in the “supervisory” role for this opportunity and we are seeking students who are go-getters and have an interest in supporting and promoting adolescent health. We believe having a strong interest in public health, health communication, education, and marketing would be helpful in this opportunity as well.	2018-06-07 14:54:58	100		1615
HHS-USA-3 Qualitative analysis of HHS Office of Adolescent Health web content and social media channels. The virtual intern will help the Office of Adolescent Health analyze its current site navigation, newly developed web content and social media messaging to recommend ways to make it more adolescent an... Analytical writing, Editing and proofreading, Research, Social media management, Writing	Qualitative analysis of HHS Office of Adolescent Health web content and social media channels.	The virtual intern will help the Office of Adolescent Health analyze its current site navigation, newly developed web content and social media messaging to recommend ways to make it more adolescent and young adult friendly.	Health and Human Services Department	1	HHS-USA-3		Analytical writing, Editing and proofreading, Research, Social media management, Writing	The Office of Adolescent Health, in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is looking for a creative and outcome driven virtual intern to lead qualitative analysis of the OAH website and social media channels from an adolescent and young adult perspective. While OAH’s primary audience is professionals who work with adolescents, OAH is aware adolescents and young adults utilize the site frequently. Virtual interns are uniquely positioned to analyze OAH communications efforts from an adolescent and young adult perspective and recommend potential changes. The intern will review and analyze the web and social media content. With the help of an OAH mentor, the intern will plan informal user testing of OAH content. This may include recruiting classmates for informal focus groups or other methods. The intern will compile and analyze the qualitative data collected and draft two reports with recommendations – one focused on web content and one on social media content. The reports will be reviewed by OAH staff for possible integration into OAH strategic communication planning.		United States	United States	https://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/ https://twitter.com/TeenHealthGov https://www.youtube.com/user/TeenHealthGov?sub_confirmation=1	2018-06-08 14:28:12	100		1684