Humanitarian Fellow (GWU)

Summary

Save the Children is seeking a highly motivated and passionate Fellow to support the humanitarian team with data and information management. The Fellow will contribute to two projects – one on humanitarian finance and one on humanitarian program quality data. These projects will be critical to improving the ways of working of the humanitarian team, including our new business development processes. Additional areas of work will include exploring our internal online training catalog and support as needed for a Global Hunger Crisis award.

What You’ll be Doing (Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Impact)

Data & Information Management

• Conduct a review of existing tools and practices to create a toolkit on proposal budgeting for the humanitarian finance team, focusing on budgeting for thematic activities (Child Protection, Health, Livelihoods, etc.).
• Conduct key informant interviews (KIIs) and review existing project literature to collect qualitative and quantitative data on current awards to inform new and upcoming proposals and humanitarian capability statement. Deliver key statements to support humanitarian business development for prioritized areas as agreed with management and based on key donor and country need priorities.

Award Management Support:

• Provide ad hoc support to the Global Hunger Crisis Award Managers including administrative support to award monitoring, copy-editing and USG form completion as needed
• Learn how to use the BHA Application and Award Management Portal (AAMP) and provide assistance as time allows.

Training & Professional Development:

• The Fellow will have access to Save the Children’s internal learning management system (LMS), Kaya. Kaya has hundreds of training courses available for personal professional development. The Fellow will be able to identify areas of interest for further learning and explore the LMS to complete training as time is available

Key Outcomes

By the end of the Fellowship, the Fellow will produce:

• A comprehensive toolkit on proposal budgeting, detailing different tools and practices used for proposal budgeting across different thematic activities.
• A report on findings from the data review of current awards to inform new and upcoming proposals including areas of success or lessons learned
• A 2-page capability statement highlighting Save the Children’s qualifications and value add in humanitarian response programming

Required Qualifications

• Experience conducting qualitative and quantitative research; ability to synthesize and analyze research findings
• Ability to think critically and consider creative solutions, evaluate multiple approaches and select the most effective strategies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to articulate ideas and complex ideas clearly, report findings, and address stakeholders in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to work collaboratively with peers; capacity to work well with others to complete assigned tasks
• Proficiency in balancing multiple tasks, meeting deadlines, and managing time effectively, and ensuring responsibilities are met
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Able to handle confidential and proprietary information appropriately and with discretion
• Eligible to work in the U.S.

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

Compensation: $20 / hour

Hours: 40 hours per week

Dates: June 2, 2025 – August 11, 2025

About Save the Children

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.

Our work for children and their families requires that we commit—at every opportunity—to work together to identify and dismantle persistent systemic and structural racism, inequality, and any other forms of discrimination in this country and beyond. As an anti-racist organization, Save the Children will not tolerate discrimination in any form—in our employment practices, amongst our staff, in our leadership or toward the people we serve. We stand in solidarity with all people to fight for equal rights, justice, inclusion, and belonging.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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