Social Work Intern

About MSF USA | Doctors Without Borders

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international organization that provides medical care to the people who need it most. The organization cares for people affected by conflict, disease outbreaks, disasters, and social exclusion in more than 70 countries. MSF offers medical humanitarian assistance solely based on need, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or politics. Our international project teams include medical, logistical, and administrative staff, most of them hired locally and working with their own communities.

Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence, impartiality, and neutrality. We also bear witness and speak out about the experiences of our colleagues and patients.

MSF USA is one of 24 sections supporting the global movement, primarily through staff recruitment, fundraising, advocacy, and communications. We welcome candidates who bring a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to join us in working toward MSF’s social mission.

The Social Work Student Intern will be assigned to the Psychosocial Care Unit (PSCU). The Unit’s goal is to care for the emotional well-being of international humanitarian workers. The intern will perform tasks agreed between the PSCU Supervisor and the Field Placement Office of the student’s university. These may include direct clinical work, giving presentations, developing materials, conducting research. This internship is for the school term of September 2026 – May 2027.

Set and drive transparent goals, targets and ADEI&B initiatives that yield the most significant, scalable, quantifiable, and sustained impact for a more human‑centered, engaged, and productive workplace.; building a culture that fosters trust, collaboration high performance, respect, and belonging among diverse teams and peoples.

Develop and implement policies and processes that provide an integrated, structured approach to individual development planning, performance goal setting, performance feedback, and formal appraisal to meet business needs and to support individuals in realizing their potential. The review is done one‑time per year after which decisions are taken on whether the employee's pay should be changed or increased.

Create a workplace culture that is engaging and motivating for employees. This involves creating opportunities for employees to connect with each other, providing professional development opportunities, and creating a positive work environment.

Execute and manage P&C operations using predetermined protocols and procedures to achieve specified operational performance standards.

Designed and administered compensation and benefits packages for staff. This includes setting salaries, providing health insurance and other benefits and managing payroll.

Fill permanent or temporary positions within an organization by attracting, shortlisting, selecting, hiring, appointing, and integrating the best‑qualified candidates in a timely and cost‑effective manner.

Carry out the payroll administration processes required to ensure that employees are paid correctly at the right time.

• Provide orientation to humanitarian workers on well‑being on assignment and reintegration post‑assignment
• Develop resource materials for successful humanitarian assignments and reintegration
• Presentations on stress management and other relevant topics
• Conduct research on humanitarian worker well‑being
• Compile and analyze data

Ability to understand human behavior. Ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative data and synthesize it to make recommendations and implement initiatives.

THOUGHT:
How MSF USA staff understand the organization, manage complexity, and contribute by creating the new and different.

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