In the immediate aftermath of a disaster or conflict, and throughout the transition from emergency response to recovery and sustainable development, Save the Children’s presence in 120 countries facilitates the rapid delivery of evidence-based and innovative health and nutrition interventions that address the major causes of illness and death among the world’s most vulnerable populations. The Emergency Health and Nutrition (EHN) team at Save the Children US works closely with colleagues in the development sector of Health & Nutrition as well as with colleagues in Humanitarian Response, both within the US team and with other Members in multiple countries allowing the intern to gain exposure to many different facets of the organization.
As an intern or skilled volunteer, you will have the opportunity to network with other Save the Children interns, volunteers and employees and participate in learning sessions about various topics spanning the breadth of Save the Children's work. Through this experience, you will gain a greater understanding about how the international development community intersects with the private sector. You will also gain transferable skills that are applicable to a variety of roles, particularly in the non-profit industry, marketing, sales, and client services.
- Assist the Emergency Health and Nutrition (EHN) team with projects that come up, which could range for example from creating and editing e-learning modules for recently developed tools, supporting the preparation of international trainings, or developing advocacy documents.
- Work on the team’s evolving portfolio at the global, regional and country levels. This would include reviewing grant proposals and reports, leading follow-up communications with our field- based staff, performing desk reviews, engaging in potential fundraising opportunities, etc.
- Attend webinars and brown bags to learn more about Save the Children's ongoing emergency work and identify opportunities for linkages with EHN team projects.
- Improve knowledge management within the team and across the organization. This includes maintaining our technical toolkits, developing briefers and factsheets, and assisting with webinars and presentations to promote EHN work internally and externally.
- Assist the Program Coordinator with tracking the team’s travel and any other administrative tasks as needed.
- Demonstrated interest in Public Health and Humanitarian Assistance
- Experience with basic data analysis is desirable
- Possess strong written skills, solid interpersonal skills and ability to work within a team.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Eligible to work in the U.S.
- To be classified as an intern: An individual must be enrolled in a relevant undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate academic program and able to receive some level of credit from his/her college or institution. (Minimum requirement is a letter of support and documentation is required only after an internship offer is accepted.)
- An individual who is not enrolled as a student or able to receive credit from their institution may apply to an internship, however will be classified as a skilled volunteer, not as an intern.
- Structured learning and development program
- Meaningful work under the direct supervision of an experienced Save the Children staff member
- Highly collaborative and innovative teams
- Networking program with managers across the organization
- Flexible schedule
- A family friendly work environment
- The knowledge that the work you are supporting is changing the lives of children all around the world