Job category: Intern/Fellow/Volunteer
Requisition number: WASHI006472
Job details
Description
Summary
This global water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) intern will support activities under the USAID funded PRO-WASH & SCALE project and the Global WASH Cluster’s Hygiene Promotion in Emergencies Technical Working Group. The intern should have a strong interest in WASH for food security and nutrition, global environmental health, behavior change, communications, and/or education.
What You’ll be Doing (Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Impact)
- Work with the WASH Team members to review and update the Global Hygiene Promotion Working Group — Hygiene Promotion learning and training database with recently published content
- Review the new resources using the quality criteria and tag them with key words and write short descriptions of the resources to include in the library
- Contribute to other desk mappings and literature reviews on climate resilient WASH, approaches to sanitation and behavior change, & localization
- Support the team to update technical resource libraries such as the FSN Network and global resources by identifying relevant WASH resources (training materials, tools, reports, learning briefs, videos, courses, ), organizing & tagging them with key words, and writing short descriptions
- Support basic qualitative and/or quantitative data analysis, such as cleaning data, coding data, conducing descriptive analyses, and drafting short reports or visual aids based on the data
- Work with subject matter experts to develop short guides, blogs, or other communication content to highlight case studies and best practices in WASH
Team engagement
- Attend regular WASH team meetings and PRO-WASH & SCALE team meetings
- Meet with WASH and food security team members
- Learn more about WASH and food security by attending PRO-WASH & SCALE’s and partners’ online events
Required Qualifications
- Must be an actively enrolled Associate, Bachelor, Master or other post high school education program, or have graduated within 6 months of intern program start date
- Possess strong written skills, strong organizational skills, solid interpersonal skills and ability to work within a team
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Strong interest and ability to work remotely
- Currently eligible to work in the U.S.
- Please attach resume and cover letter to your application
Preferred Qualifications
- Additional language skills such as French, Spanish, or Arabic are desirable
- Previous experience in desk mapping and/or literature reviews are desirable
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: Paid Intern
Part-time: 24 hours per week
Dates: January 22, 2024 – April 15, 2024
No matter your role when you join Save the Children, each and every day you will challenge yourself to devote your skills, talent and expertise to changing the world for kids. It’s an ambitious goal, and a meaningful one no matter how you see yourself professionally: an accountant, a writer, a data analyst, a teacher, a driver, a designer, or any one of the hundreds of dozens of roles we’re looking to fill every day.
You see, 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.
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