The Team Leader fellowship is best broken down into two parts: the work you do as a Team Leader or Chapter President on campus and the work you do as a Trip Leader during your outreach internship trip abroad.
Team Leader (TL) on Campus
When you begin working on campus you have four main responsibilities:
- Develop a board of student directors (from different years) to be able to run your Chapter during the semester, and facilitate its sustainability in upcoming years. Establishing VAW Global as an official club and/or class is also highly recommended.
- Recruit, interview, and establish a team of interns who are committed to going on an outreach internship to Guatemala during Winter (December 2022 or January 2023). The team must have 10-20 students.
- Attend regular online video training and meetings with VAW Global staff to be able to perform your duties as TL, and learn how to prepare your team for their Outreach Internship Trip.
- Meet with your team of interns regularly, and facilitate training, workshops, and fundraising events; as well as have fluent communication with each one of them to solve questions and be the liaison between them and VAW Global.
VAW Global expects the Team Leader to dedicate a minimum of 3-5 hours per week to this role.
Site Leader (SL) Abroad
When you begin working in a country, your main job is to be an effective communicator and liaison with our on-site staff. What that means is whenever you have requests or ideas, always be proactive in reaching out to our on-site staff so we can step in when necessary and utilize our experience and local knowledge to make sure your team has the best Outreach Internship Trip possible. If you are not able to travel with your Team, you can assign a Site Leader to take over this part of the role for you.
This is an intensive, paid fellowship — valuable to future nurses, physicians, physicians assistants, dentists, dental hygienists, veterinarians, and veterinary technicians, as well as other future healthcare providers and anyone interested in gaining skills in public health while supporting healthcare systems around the world.
If you would like more information about the fellowship, please feel free to contact VAW Global Health Alliances via email at teamdevelopment@vawglobal.org
If you want to apply, please complete your application: https://www.vawglobal.org/fellowships using the CODE #LEADERSHIP
