Non-Governmental Organizations
Global health non-governmental organizations for internships and careers
Many organizations engage in global health work, including government agencies (USAID, CDC, etc.), religious organizations, foundations, for-profit companies, and non-governmental organizations. The following is a partial list of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that post jobs and offer internships. Check early for internships, and often for job opportunities and fellowships. To correct a broken link or changed information, please email [email protected]
Non-University of Michigan (UM) opportunities that are sent to the Office of Global Public Health are provided for informational purposes only. We do not investigate or endorse non-UM postings.
| Organization Career Opportunities Page | Organization Keywords |
|---|---|
| ACDI VOCA | Agriculture, microfinance |
| Adventist Development and Relief Agency | Food security, economic development, health, education |
| American Jewish World Service | Human rights, LGBT |
| American Red Cross | Disaster relief, humanitarian |
| Alight | Humanitarian relief |
| Blumont | Conflict mitigation, health, hygiene, emergency preparedness, civil society, governance, agriculture, food |
| CARE International | Women’s empowerment, WASH, nutrition, education, economic development |
| Catholic Relief Services | Humanitarian, faith-based, food, hunger, trafficking, health, agriculture, HIV/AIDS, WASH |
| Center for Global Development | Research, aid effectiveness, climate change, education, globalization, migration, trade, health |
| Chemonics | Development, health, education |
| Creative Associates International | Education, governance, stabilization, conflict, peace |
| DAI Development Associates, Inc. | Development, governance, markets |
| Doctors Without Borders | Humanitarian assistance, medicine |
| FHI 360 | Education, gender equality, nutrition, health, economic empowerment, environment, civil society |
| Fogarty International Center | Research |
| Food for the Hungry | Emergency relief, hunger, poverty |
| Frontline AIDS | |
| Guttmacher Institute | Reproductive health, research, advocacy |
| Gates Foundation | Assistance delivery, women’s health |
| Global Exchange | Social justice, climate change, environmental justice |
| Global Fund | AIDS, TB, malaria |
| Global Health Council | NGO job board |
| Habitat for Humanity International | Housing |
| Heifer International | Hunger, poverty, agriculture |
| Helen Keller International | Blindness, nutrition, vision |
| Human Rights Watch | Human rights, advocacy |
| Institute of International Education | International education, training |
| InterAction | NGOs, advocacy |
| International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Humanitarian and disaster relief |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) | Humanitarian |
| International Food Policy Research Institute | Food, nutrition, agriculture, globalization, markets |
| International Medical Corps | Humanitarian relief, medical training |
| International Rescue Committee | Humanitarian relief, emergency response, refugees |
| Jhpiego | Maternal and child health, family planning, reproductive health, HIV, malaria, cancer, TB infectious disease |
| JSI | Consulting, research, democracy, governance, health, maternal and child health, noncommunicable disease, nutrition, environmental health, supply chain management, family planning, reproductive health |
| Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs | Communication, research, evaluation, advocacy |
| Land O'Lakes Venture37 | Agriculture, food, food security, nutrition, health |
| Management Sciences for Health | Health care delivery, health care financing, pharmaceuticals, communicable disease, HIV, TB, chronic disease |
| Management Systems International | Consulting, management, food security, governance, anti-corruption, conflict zones |
| Mercy Corps | Humanitarian aid, conflict zones |
| Overseas Strategic Consulting Ltd. | Consulting, management consulting, democracy and governance, health |
| Pact | Poverty, governance, markets |
| Palladium | Maternal and child health, MCH, family planning, population, HIV, infectious disease, gender, sexual health, reproductive health |
| Pan American Health Organization | Research, humanitarian assistance, epidemiology, nutrition, infectious disease, road safety, mental health, health care access, noncommunicable disease |
| PATH | Health technologies, emerging diseases, maternal child health, vaccines, reproductive health |
| Pathfinder International | Sexual health, reproduction, family planning, maternal child health, population |
| Peace Corps | Agriculture, economic development, education, environment, health, youth development |
| Plan International USA | Education, economic security, WASH, sexual health, HIV, disaster relief |
| Pragma Corporation | Consulting, management, markets, trade |
| PSI (Population Services International) | Population services, malaria, reproductive health, child health, TB, HIV |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | Universal health coverage, food security, climate change |
| RTI International | Research, international development, economic growth, governance, global health, education, monitoring and evaluation |
| Save the Children | Child protection, education, emergency response, health, nutrition, hunger, HIV/AIDS |
| Tetra Tech | Agriculture, energy, water, environment, natural resources, governance |
| Unite for Sight | Global health delivery, vision |
| URC (University Research Co., LLC) | Research, health care, social services, education, maternal and child health, TB, malaria, HIV, reproductive health, family planning, food, nutrition |
| Winrock International | Empowerment, economic opportunity, natural resources, trafficking, food security, enterprise development, climate change |
| World Health Organization | |
| World Vision | Faith-based, humanitarian aid, disaster response, clean water, health, education, advocacy, economic development, food, agriculture, child protection |