ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
Supported by the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health at Sunway University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Internews will conduct a comprehensive stakeholder mapping of the current communications landscape of planetary health and map global stakeholders. Internews will do a thorough desk review of the existing research on the demand for planetary health information at a global level. The objective of the research is to identify risks, opportunities, challenges, and best practice in planetary health communications across traditional and social media and emerging communications technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The study will additionally examine the wide breadth of research that Internews has previously conducted on the demand for health information.
AI will be looked at specifically to understand how producers of planetary health information leverage the tool and how the tool can be used to create content and its overall quality. The analysis will explore the challenges faced by the producers of planetary health information and will offer recommendations on how to improve the quality, frequency, and accuracy of planetary health information from a global perspective. Considering this, the study is concerned with the following research questions:
- Stakeholder Analysis:
- Who are the relevant stakeholders in planetary health communication, and how do they currently communicate?
- What are the challenges, weaknesses, and opportunities in their current communication strategies?
- Communication Improvement
- How could these stakeholders improve the way they communicate planetary health information, and what changes and support would they need to communicate more effectively?
- Audience Engagement
- Who consumes planetary health information, and what are their habits, preferences, and needs do they have?
- What barriers and enablers influence effective communication both with current key audiences and reaching audiences which currently have no engagement with planetary health?
The research will be conducted over the course of five months. Research activities will include desk research and Key Expert Interviews. The study will result in the delivery of four documents (see ‘Deliverables’ section below) that will help to inform the development of a global communications strategy for the Planetary Health Roadmap and Action Plan Working Group (CWG) of the Planetary Health Alliance.
LOGISTICS
Internews has US offices in Arcata, CA and Washington, DC which support a hybrid workforce with staff working remotely, fully in-office, or partially remote. This is a remote based role, and candidates based anywhere will be considered.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so candidates are encouraged to apply soon.
This is a limited-duration position that is expected to last around 5 months.
OUR COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING A CULTURE OF BELONGINGS
We are an organization of dynamic, mission-driven individuals who are passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation and flexibility. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all people. Our current team includes a mix of genders, parents and non-parents, and people of multiple races, nationalities, ages, sexual orientations and socioeconomic backgrounds. We are an EEO employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.
DAY-TO-DAY TASKS will include:
1. Desk Research
The Lead Researcher will design a stakeholder mapping exercise plan in consultation with the Project Lead and Internews Research Manager to conduct a comprehensive desk review to identify vital stakeholders, and to collate a wide range of factors that constitute the media and information and AI landscape, with special focus on online platforms’ main contribution to shaping people’s engagement with planetary health information. The research will explore how these platforms intersect with each other as an enabling or inhibiting factor for information dissemination and audience engagement to promote planetary health.
A further step will be to analyze existing research on planetary health information consumption to identify patterns, preferences, and gaps. The goal of this desk review will be to understand the consumption habits and needs of planetary health information and to extrapolate any findings around demand-side health information behavior that would be helpful to understanding the planetary health information environment.
2. Development of interview questions and selection of key informants
The desk research will provide preliminary findings that will inform the following:
- Selection of target institutions and information providers
- Criteria for the selection of Key Informant Interviews
- Design of interview questions
- Identification of areas for additional exploration
- Analysis of data and writing report including recommendations
The successful candidate will:
- Analyze the data described above and consolidating into a final report and intermittent update reports for the communications working group
- Provide key recommendations around planetary health communications to Internews and the Planetary Health Alliance communications working group
EXPECTED DELIVERABLES
- Inception Report. Within the first month of the research, an initial outline and update report will be delivered to share with the Chair of the communications working group for the planetary health alliance the direction of travel and outline next steps. This will be developed in consultation with the Senior Media Health Advisor and Health Director from Internews and is expected to include a detailed methodology overview, first desk review results, a list of potential key experts to be interviewed and draft interview questions.
- Communications Landscape and Stakeholder Mapping Report: A comprehensive report detailing identified stakeholders, their importance, and their roles in planetary health initiatives.
- Engagement Strategy Document: A detailed document outlining proposed communication engagement strategies for each stakeholder group.
- Implementation and Monitoring Plan: A practical plan for implementing and monitoring communication engagement strategies
QUALIFICATIONS WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in public health, media studies, development studies, social science, or any other relevant field; or at least a minimum of eight years of relevant working experience in qualitative research, social science, data analysis, health, environmental health, or similar.
- Minimum one year experience with AI and emerging communications technologies
- Strong experience with communication, media development, social media monitoring, or similar
- A strong understanding and experience of how to work with health authorities, academicians, international agencies like WHO, FAO, UN, NGOs and local organisations and community representatives including from indigenous groups.
- Strong research skills, including qualitative some basic quantitative methods, like Focus Group Discussions, Key Informant Interviews, observations, data visualisation, etc
- Excellent information management skills; knowing how to work with excel, nVivio or similar data analysis software
- Strong interpersonal communication, organizational, teamwork, facilitation, and presentation skills.
- Strong writing skills and proven ability to produce high quality reports and to work under tight deadlines.
- Strong written and spoken English.
- Understanding of and demonstrated commitment to upholding Internews’ Core Values.
How to apply
TO APPLY
Please submit the following materials as part of your application for this role:
- Cover letter that elaborates your motivation and why you are the right fit for this assignment.
- CV
- Timeline outlining how you intend to complete the study within the time frame of five months.
- Budget that justifies the costs and should not exceed $13,000
- 1-2 writing examples relevant to the topic (such as reports, policy briefs, etc.)
Please submit all application materials at https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=INTERNEWS&cws=38&rid=2371