Corporate Strategiese & Member Services Internship
Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Area Description

The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC) mobilizes international business against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The rapidly expanding alliance of 220 international companies is dedicated to combating these pandemics through the business sector’s unique skills and expertise. The official focal point of the private sector delegation to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, GBC works through offices in Beijing, Geneva, Johannesburg, Kyiv, Moscow, Nairobi and Paris, and its headquarters in New York City.

GBC’s goal is to increase the range and quality of private sector responses to the three diseases in the workplace and broader community, and through core competencies and business leadership. GBC identifies new opportunities for business, supports the development of strategies by individual companies and encourages governments, the international community and the non-governmental sector to partner with the business sector.

The Corporate Strategies and Member Services department’s priorities are to enhance and strengthen membership relations and services, and to recruit new companies in the fight against HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria.

GBC is a non-governmental organization with a strong business and humanitarian ethos that has many of the world’s top corporations as its members.  As such, this is an ideal opportunity for an MBA student interested in the fields of corporate social responsibility and/or international public health.  Projects can be tailored according to the specific interests of the intern to maximize learning potential.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

Membership - enhancing member relationship management functions

  • Conduct research and compile information on member company operations and employees by country
  • Research CSR activities and HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria programs of member companies; prepare company briefs
  • Research other membership organizations and the benefits and services offered to their membership

Recruitment - strategy development and outreach planning

  • Contribute to ongoing business development and recruiting strategies for GBC
  • Review of publications, indexes, websites, etc. for generating potential prospects
  • Research prospective members online by industry, region, and other relevant categories
  • Develop company briefs on key prospects
  • Assist in organizing outreach correspondence and events

Administrative

  • Filing member correspondence and documentation
  • Preparing FedEx slips/mailings
  • Assemble and organize GBC membership and prospect packages

Other:

  • The Corporate Strategies and Member Services Intern will also take part in and support various projects and meetings of the department, including the GBC Annual Awards for Business Excellence Gala and outreach meetings and conferences.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in public health, customer relationship management, and/or corporate social responsibility program management
  • Highly proficient in Microsoft Office tools and working knowledge of databases
  • High attention to detail, proven business writing ability, excellent communications and presentation skills
  • Candidate should be able to multi-task and function under pressure in a high-paced and dynamic environment

How to apply

Qualified applicants please complete an internship application and submit it along with a cover letter and resume, and send to Ilze Melngailis at imelngailis@gbcimpact.org. No phone calls please! We will only be able to respond to those candidates we feel are most qualified.