NASTAD (National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors) is a leading non-partisan non-profit association that represents public health officials who administer HIV and hepatitis programs in the U.S. and around the world. Our singular mission is to end the intersecting epidemics of HIV, viral hepatitis, and related conditions. We do this work by strengthening domestic and global governmental public health through advocacy, capacity building, and social justice.

Each of NASTAD’s seven programmatic teams—Health Care Access, Health Systems Integration, Policy & Legislative Affairs, Hepatitis, Health Equity, Prevention, and Global—interpret and influence policies, conduct trainings, offer technical assistance, and provide advocacy mobilization for U.S. health departments and ministries of health around the world to improve health outcomes for people living with HIV and hepatitis.

The Fellow, Health Equity plays an essential role in supporting the implementation and dissemination of evidence-based interventions identified by NASTAD’s Center for Innovation and Engagement (CIE). The CIE is leading a collaborative partnership with Northwestern University’s Center for Prevention Implementation Methodology and Howard Brown Health Center to identify, catalog, disseminate, and support the replication of evidence-informed approaches and interventions to engage people living with HIV (PLWH) who are not receiving HIV care or who are at risk of not continuing to receive HIV care. The end goal of the project is to support the replication of identified interventions into real-world implementation by Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) and HIV care providers.

Essential Duties:

•  Transcribe site visit interviews, assist with data collection activities and thematic coding of qualitative and quantitative data  
• Assist with data consolidation from intervention pilots
• Establish and maintain a data management and tracking system
• Support Evidence and Dissemination Expert Panel (EDEP) convenings, conference calls, and other subcommittee activities
• Participate in cross-agency meetings to discuss activities and deliverables
• Attend monthly staff and Health Equity team meetings 
• Participate in teambuilding and leadership development opportunities
• Contribute to health equity initiatives as opportunities arise
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned

Additionally, the fellowship will also serve as an opportunity for growth, especially for individuals interested in developing their skillsets in public health.

Experience/Education

• Bachelor degree or higher in public health, sociology, social work, psychology, or related fields; or any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position
• Experience with data management tools (e.g., Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel)
• Minimum of 2-3 years of progressively responsible work experience related to public health, research and/or health equity programs preferred
• Experience working in HIV service delivery, community-based organizations, or other grassroots initiatives preferred
• Experience working with diverse groups that have been historically underserved and underrepresented preferred

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Research experience: Experience in the implementation or coordination of research studies, or thorough knowledge of research methodology and application
• Effective presentation: The ability to translate data and information into accessible and meaningful formats
• Data management techniques: The ability to develop structures that facilitate data collection, tracking, and extraction
• Constructive and collaborative feedback: The commitment to seeking, receiving, and offering feedback throughout project cycles
• Understanding of health equity: A commitment to incorporating health equity and social justice concepts in public health programming
• Analytical thinking: The ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, and sequential approach
• Fostering teamwork: The ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team
• Build collaborative relationships: The ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with others inside or outside of the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support
• Advanced written communication: The ability to use formal writing styles or advanced literary techniques and formats suited to the audience
•  Time management: The ability to work autonomously and to consistently meet deadlines, meetings, and other responsibilities as needed

Environment and Scheduling

• Interest in working with an HIV and hepatitis public health organization
• Interest in working within a diverse environment
• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time

This position is full-time for a period of up to two years, based on available funding, with start and end dates to be determined at hire. During or following the fellowship period, the incumbent may be considered for other open positions, based on demonstrated competency in achieving results within the fellow position. Maximum salary for this position is $50,000.

We encourage people of diverse ages, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, disabilities, religions, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic statuses, work, and life experiences to apply. We recognize that to accelerate the end of the HIV and hepatitis epidemics; our workforce must be representative of groups that have been disproportionately impacted.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.