Summary

For over a century, Save the Children has placed the rights of children at the forefront of our agenda. As an organization founded by feminist action, we believe that placing gender equality and social justice at the heart of our work has a resounding impact on the lives of children and families, creating positive and sustainable change in communities across the globe.

At Save the Children, we adopted a Gender Equality Policy in 2017 to serve as our framework for advancing gender equality across the organization. The gender equality policy explicitly recognizes the importance of accounting for gender expansive identities in all facets of our work as a child rights organization. In 2019, Save the Children, U.S. (SCUS) launched its first-ever gender equality strategy which recognizes that transformative change can only be achieved if we take a whole, institution, inside-out approach to this work – advancing gender equality not only across programming and advocacy, but also in how we operate. As we advance our new 2022-2024 strategy, we are crystalizing out focus on reaching children most impacted by inequality and discrimination.

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

The Summer 2023 Miles-Mulcahy Gender Equality & Social Justice Fellow will work as part of the Save the Children, U.S. Gender Equality & Social Justice (GESJ) team to develop a global gender equality & GBV capacity statement.

Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Impact

The Summer 2023 Miles-Mulcahy Gender Equality & Social Justice Fellow will work closely with the Senior Advisor, Gender Equality and Social Justice and the broader GESJ team to:

• Conduct a situational analysis across Save the Children to identify gender equality/GBV programs, approaches, frameworks, actors and contexts
• Conduct a landscape analysis of gender equality, women/girls’ rights organizations
• Develop capacity statement and accompanying slide deck
• Further, the Gender Equality & Social Justice Fellow will support the Save the Children, U.S. Gender Equality & Social Justice team to advance their 2022-2024 gender equality strategy

Required Qualifications

Must be an actively enrolled graduate or post-graduate student or have graduated within 6 months of start date:

• Possess excellent written skills, strong interpersonal skills and ability to work within a team
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Currently eligible to work in the U.S.
• Please attach resume and cover letter to your application

Preferred Qualifications

The Miles-Mulcahy Gender Equality & Social Justice Fellow is selected based on the following values and core competencies:

What’s In It for You

• 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
• The knowledge that the work you are supporting is changing the lives of children all around the world

Classification: Paid Fellow

Location: Remote within the US (not eligible to work from remote locations outside the US)

Part-time: 20-24 hours per week

Dates: June 5, 2023 – August 25, 2023

Pay: $16.10/hour

Application deadline: March 3, 2023

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share.

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom Save the Children is in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse. In addition, it is Save the Children’s policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that aims to prevent and deter any actions and omissions, whether deliberate or inadvertent, that place children at the risk of any kind of child abuse. All our representatives are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this commitment and obligation. Any violations of this policy will be treated as a serious issue.

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