US Emergencies Fellow (FOR FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ONLY)

Save the Children

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world's hardest-to-reach places - over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you're creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

The Role

As the US Emergencies Fellow, you'll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will support the US Emergency Response Team as they create and enact new standard operating procedures and ways of working. The Fellow will primarily support knowledge management and operational processes for the emergency response team. There may be an opportunity to provide operational and reporting support to a response, depending on the response portfolio at the time of the internship

Location

Remote - United States

What You'll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

*not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change

• Knowledge management support, including drafting key documents, updating SharePoint, and providing updated information to key colleagues across the organization
• Reporting support, including drafting report narratives for donors and supporting requests from our Partnerships & Philanthropy department
• Professional development, including learning about domestic emergency response as well as tools for humanitarian response both domestically and internationally

Required qualifications for the role

• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams, both internally and externally
• Commitment to fostering and maintaining and environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging
• Interest and experience in the Humanitarian sector and/or Child Protection

• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite

• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

Preferred qualifications for the role

• Interest and experience in domestic emergencies

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

Classification: Fellow

Dates: September 8, 2025 - December 12, 2025

About Us

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 we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.

If you require disability assistance with the application or recruitment process, please submit a request to applicantsupport@savechildren.org.