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Jobs
There are many job opportunities within the field of Global Health, however the job market can still be a very competitive and complex jungle to navigate. At this site we aim to guide you towards relevant employers and job listings.
A general advice is to know what you aspire to work with in the future, but not to be too picky in the initial phase of your employment career. You should keep working towards your dream job and the majority of jobs will provide you with experience, skills and knowledge that can help you land that job in the future.
Job Search Websites and Databases
Listed below are job listing sites, recommended by School of Global Health - University of Copenhagen, to assist you in finding information concerning job opportunities within the field of global health. UCPH has two websites where you can find general information about job hunting: Job Portal, UCPH Job Bank and International Staff Mobility.
Job Search Databases
- UCPH Jobs & Projects
- British Overseas NGOs for Development
- Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Positions (in Danish)
- DEVEX - International Development Jobs
- DEVNET - Internationalt Development Jobs
- DevelopmentAid
- Emory University's Public Health Employment Connection
- Globalnyt (in Danish)
- JPO - Junior Professional Programme
- PIF World
- ReliefWeb Jobs
- Jobs EPH & GH (Facebook group)
Job Sites
Non-Government Organizations:
- BlueEnergy Group
- CARE
- DanChurchAid (Folkekirkens Nødhjælp) (in Danish)
- DIGNITY
- Doctors Without Borders (MSF-New York)
- Family Health International
- Foundation for International Medical Relief Ambassador Program
- Health Action International (HAI)- The Netherlands
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- International Federation of Red Cross
- International Medical Volunteers Association IMV
- Medair International - Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation
- Mission East
- MS ActionAid!
- Oxfam IBIS (in Danish)
- Save the Children International
- Sex og Samfund (The Danish Family Planning Association) (in Danish)
- Ungdommens Røde Kors (Danish Youth Red Cross)
- Womena (reproductive health in East Africa)
Patient Organizations:
Private Companies:
Multilateral agencies:
- EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO)
- International Labour Organization
- NOHA - Network on Humanitarian Action
- PAHO - Pan American Health Organization
- The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
- The Population Council (internship agreement with Mexico)
- The World Bank
- UN Careers
- UNAIDS in Geneva
- UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
- UNDP United Nations Development Programme
- UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
- UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- UNFCC United Nations Conventions of Climate Change
- UNFPA
- UNICEF
- UNIFEM United Nations Development Funds for Women
- UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (East Asia & Pacific)
- UNU The United Nations University (Tokyo)
- WFPHA World Federation of Public Health Association
- WFUNA World Federation of United Nations Associations (Geneva & New York offices)
- World Food Programme
- World Health Organization (WHO)
Others:
- ALNAP The Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action
- International Centre for Reproductive Health - Research Internship Program
- International Training Centre- ILO (Turin)
