Global Health Career Resources
This webpage is designed to help global health-focused Gillings students and alumni navigate career transitions, find new job opportunities, and access professional development resources.
Whether you’re looking to pivot to a new role, enhance your skills, or build your professional network, this toolkit provides job search resources, career guidance, and networking support.
We understand that the job search and career transitions can be challenging, but you are not alone. The Office of Global Health and UNC-Gillings Career Services are committed to helping you navigate this change, find new opportunities, and build your next chapter.
Stay connected, keep learning, and explore new career paths!
Career transitions can be challenging, especially when moving between sectors like global health, international development, and corporate roles. This section provides tools to help students and alumni identify transferable skills, tailor resumes, network effectively, and explore new career opportunities beyond their previous roles.
Launched by Wayan Vota. The idea is to be a community supporting foreign aid staff trying to shift to other work. You can subscribe for free or paid and there are then two different levels of access. Offers community-led career transition support, resume & CV tailoring (paid), Job search accountability groups and free job search resources.
The "Federal 2 Industry (F2I) Resume GPT" helps transform federal resumes into industry-specific resumes. It offers assistance to individuals transitioning from federal government positions to private sector jobs, adapting their resumes to meet industry expectations and standards. It can optimize resumes to highlight transferable skills, making the candidate more appealing to industry employers.
A great resource for early careers trying to make sense of the new landscape
The Pivot Playbook is a resource hub designed to support professionals who have experienced setbacks in mission-driven fields such as public health, climate action, education, international development, and social justice. It offers tools and guidance to help individuals navigate their next steps, including job boards, resume resources, skill development databases, LinkedIn community groups, and a job application tracker.
For people impacted by federal firings, funding cuts, and/or hiring freezes: Use the form in the link above to request a resume review or a 30-minute career support conversation! Support is coordinated by Derek Attig and provided by professionals in the Graduate Career Consortium and other nonprofit educational organizations. Advisors have extensive experience in career advising across multiple fields. They have a lot of experience offering career transition support to people from biomedical sciences, engineering, arts and design, international affairs, DEI, data, education, and many more, including people with master's or doctoral degrees. The support provided is completely free no one will be asked to pay for services at any time.
The American Public Health Association (APHA) offers extensive career support, including job boards, employer connections, interview preparation, networking opportunities, and continuing education (CE) webinars. These resources are beneficial for those seeking jobs in public health, policy, research, and nonprofit sectors.
Career Mart by APHA for job seekers/ Career transitioning with job postings
This section includes broad career transition tools, covering resume building, job search strategies, professional networking, and skill development. It provides access to platforms like LinkedIn Learning, career mentorship programs, and online job boards that help professionals navigate changing job markets.
- Focuses on master’s students and graduates exploring career options. Includes resources with graduates with working experiences who are looking to transition. - Offers self-paced career training, resume and interview guidance, and job search strategies. - Helps students/ graduates identify transferable skills and navigate careers in government, industry, nonprofits, and other sectors.
Tailored for PhD students and postdocs seeking careers outside traditional faculty roles. Provides career transition resources, webinars, and professional development training for non-academic roles. Covers job search strategies for careers in research, policy, healthcare, business, and more.
- Offers free training and courses to help job seekers enhance their profiles and networking skills. - Includes resources for career changers and job seekers
Helps professionals upskill and connect with hiring managers.
Create a login to UNC LinkedIn Learning where there are resources for career development and pivoting
Finding the right job requires access to reliable job boards and networking platforms. This section compiles job posting sites focused on global health, public health, nonprofits, and international development. It includes dedicated career centers, industry-specific job boards, and a crowdsourced list of open positions to help students and alumni stay updated on new opportunities.
The North Carolina Global Health Alliance Career Center offers job opportunities from its member organizations. Clicking on an organization sends you directly to their job boards
The NGO Job Board is a platform that connects job seekers with opportunities in the nonprofit and international development sectors. It features a variety of job postings, including full-time, part-time, consulting, internship, and volunteer roles, across various skill areas such as healthcare, education, crisis response, and human rights.
Upcoming Career Events and Webinars
Career events and Webinars provide valuable career insights, professional development opportunities, and industry trends from experts in global health, public health, and related fields. This section includes previous and upcoming learning webinars, career panels, and networking events to help students and alumni stay informed, build new skills, and connect with professionals in their areas of interest.
- How master’s students can land jobs and gain work experience (Replay)
- Using LinkedIn in your Job Search
Join the Beyond Graduate School team for this webinar on how to build a network of professionals in your chosen career field using LinkedIn. You’ll learn where to find people to connect with, and how to reach out to new contacts. This virtual workshop is designed for master’s students from all academic disciplines who are wondering:
- How can I best use LinkedIn in my job search?
- Why am I struggling to connect with people on LinkedIn?
- How do I maintain and grow my network?
This webinar is the second session of the 3-part Webinar series by APHA on Navigating Your Public Health Career During Uncertain Times Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Find below Delta Omega's (the public health honorary society) monthly series of webinars for graduating students and early career professionals. The webinar series is open to anyone interested in participating. Register through the url above for the following webinars:
- March 17, 2025, at 3 PM ET: “Careers in Different Public Health Sectors: A Panel Discussion” hosted by Gamma Pi chapter
- April 1, 2025, at 2 PM ET: “Navigating Your Public Health Career: Essential Skills and Knowledge for Early Professionals” hosted by Epsilon Omega chapter
- Apr 22, 2025, at 3 PM ET: “Leveraging Multigenerational Approaches for Professional Development in Public Health” hosted by Beta Omega chapter
- May 1, 2025, 3 PM ET: “Salary Negotiation” hosted by Tau chapter
- May 28, 2025, at 1 PM ET: “Building a Diverse Skill Set for a Public Health Career” Delta Nu chapter
- September 17, 2025, at 3 PM ET: “Presenting at a Scientific Poster Session” hosted by National Office
- October 6, 2025, at 3 PM ET: “Making the Most of Professional Conferences” hosted by Tau chapter
- October 20, 2025, at 3 PM ET: “Creating Your CV” hosted by Gamma chapter
Spend the week learning from experts about the job search process during four virtual sessions. Register for various sessions starting Monday, March 17th - Thursday, March 20th
In-person Event. March 24 at 11:30 AM-1 PM ET in 133 Rosenau Register via handshake
April 7 at 12:30-1:30 PM ET. Virtual Event, Register to attend
April 9 at 5-6:30 PM ET. Hear and learn from Gillings alums on career resilience and how to navigate career challenges in times of uncertainty. This is a virtual Event, Register through handshake with the link above.
April 10 at 5:30-7 PM ET in 133 Rosenau Connect with public health professionals, alumni, and local leaders to expand your network, learn about career paths, and engage with the NC public health community.
Helpful Contacts:
UNC-Gillings Career Services Contacts:
Derek Just – Assistant Director for Student and Alumni Career Services (Derek is a great contact for alumni)
derekj@email.unc.edu
Lidia Colato Raez – Assistant Director for Career Services and Employer Engagement
lidia.colatoraez@unc.edu
Office of Global Health Contact:
Naya Villarreal – Director, Global Health
Gillings School of Global Public Health
nayavill@email.unc.edu
