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Summer USDA Knowledge Management Intern

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Washington, DC, USA
Internship

Save the Children’s USDA portfolio seeks an enthusiastic and energetic intern with an interest in learning more about how school meal projects succeed across the globe.  The intern would lead efforts to collect, edit, and organize key project documents in a manner that would allow for learning and the overall improvement of project management across Save the Children’s portfolio of USDA work.

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.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Collecting and reviewing standard project management documents from country offices to identify best practices across the USDA portfolio
  • Helping to create a framework for identifying and collecting further lessons learned and best practices information from across the USDA portfolio
  • Revising project management documents to become generic templates that can be utilized from one project to another
  • Collecting and editing project specific success stories
  • Creating and organizing online platform for document storage
  • Drafting online content to explain and support the project management tools and guidance for the USDA portfolio
Educational Background: 
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.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Interested in project management and/or international school meal programs
  • Skilled in Microsoft Products – to include Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams
  • Highly organized and familiar with online databases/tools for document storage
  • Self-motivated and willing to take tasks forward with minimal direction
  • Ability to work across teams to meet specific requirements of job responsibility
  • Possess strong written skills, solid interpersonal skills and ability to work within a team.
  • Eligible to work in the U.S.
  • To be classified as an intern:  (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.
Compensation/Benefits: 
  • 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

Organization Info

Save the Children US

Overview
Headquarters: 
Fairfield, CT, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1964
About Us
Mission: 

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in nearly 120 countries, including the United States. We aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to create immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving their health, education and economic opportunities. in times of acute crisis, we mobilize rapid assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters. Save the Children is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, a global network of 30 independent Save the Children organizations working to ensure the well-being and protection of children in more than 120 countries.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Feb 20 2019
Active Until: 
Mar 20 2019
Hiring Organization: 
Save the Children US
industry: 
Nonprofit