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About MSF USA | Doctors Without Borders   Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international organization that provides medical care to the people who need it most. The organization cares for people affected by conflict, disease outbreaks, disasters, and social exclusion in more than 70 countries. MSF offers medical humanitarian assistance solely based on need, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or politics. Our international project teams include medical, logistical, and administrative staff, most of them hired locally and working with their own communities. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence, impartiality, and neutrality. We also bear witness and speak out about the experiences of our colleagues and patients.    MSF USA is one of 24 sections supporting the global movement, primarily through staff recruitment, fundraising, advocacy, and communications. We welcome candidates who bring a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to join us in working toward MSF’s social mission.   ROLE OVERVIEW The Executive Intern provides administrative support to the Executive and Association teams at MSF USA, and reports to the Association Coordinator and Board and Executive Liaison Officer. The internship provides practical learning experience and exposure to an applicant interested in international humanitarian work and NGO administration. DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTABILITIES  Leadership and Direction  Inspire and guide others, communicating actions needed and how they relate to broader organizational mission and strategy.    Stakeholder Management  Identify and engage with key internal and/or external stakeholders to create positive working relationships that enable the initiation, delivery, and implementation of a program or project.    Advance Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion  Support and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (D, E, and I) by providing an example, advice and guidance on D, E, and I, to internal and external stakeholders to enable them to adopt these principles in ways that will also enhance innovation and other performance measures. Represent the organization to external stakeholders on D, E, and I issues.    Operations Management  Execute and manage operations using predetermined protocols and procedures to achieve specified operational performance standards.    Organizational Capability Building  Take action to develop capabilities at an organizational level to ensure that these are relevant to current and future organizational requirements and to enable the organization at large to achieve MSF-USA goals and fulfill the potential of its people.    Board Relationship   Develop and improve relationships with Board members; identify priorities, issues and strategic challenges in the business for Board discussion.   ROLES SPECIFIC OUTCOMES Internal Communications Support Update and maintain materials on the internal Association website called the Souk (weekly operational updates, Board meetings summaries, Board meeting event pages, editing content etc.). Contribute to compiling content for the monthly association newsletter. Draft minutes and summaries for the Association Committee, all staff meetings, and other meetings as assigned. Maintain and update the Association Wall . Events Support Provide administrative and logistical support to the Executive and Association team in preparation of the annual General Assembly and other associative events, as well as Board of Directors meetings. Database and Special Projects Support the Association team on maintaining and updating database and admin systems for MSF USA association members as needed. Maintain the intern Asana projects and guidelines in coordination with the Executive and Association team. Contribute to other projects as assig