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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 USP Disability Rights and Inclusion Fellow, you’ll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will provide technical support to advance disability rights and inclusion across Save the Children's US Programs, which serve children and families in under-resourced rural communities through early childhood development, school-age learning, nutrition, and emergency preparedness and response. Working alongside teams across Program Quality and Impact, MERL, State Implementation, and Head Start, you will help mainstream disability inclusion into existing programs while identifying opportunities for targeted, disability-specific approaches. Your work spanning research and evaluation, technical guidance, partnerships with disability-led organizations, and resource mobilization will help ensure that children with disabilities have equitable access to the programs and support they need to thrive. 

This opportunity is made possible through the David Guyer Fellowship.   

Location 

Remote – United States  

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties) 

• Under the supervision of the US Disability Rights and Inclusion Advisor, provide cross-functional support to US Programs teams advancing Save the Children's work with children and families in rural communities across the United States. (20%) 

• Conduct desk research and landscape scans on topics relevant to US Programs' strategic priorities, including evidence-based practices, policy developments, funding opportunities, and peer organization approaches. (20%) 

• Support the review and development of materials to mainstream and target disability rights and inclusion, including program materials, toolkits, presentations, reports, and internal communications. (20%) 

• Contribute to knowledge management efforts by maintaining shared resources, capturing lessons learned, and supporting the documentation of promising practices. (15%) 

• Support partnership and stakeholder engagement activities, which may include outreach to disability-led organizations, community-based organizations, schools, or other collaborators in the communities we serve. (15%) 

• Help draft communications content that highlights US Programs' impact for children in rural America, including talking points, social media, and success stories. (5%) 

• Support coordination and logistics for meetings, working groups, and trainings with internal teams and external partners. (5%) 

Required qualifications for the role 

• Demonstrated interest and/or experience in disability rights and inclusion, in one of the following sectors: health, food security, humanitarian, early childhood development, inclusive school age education, child protection. 

• Must be an actively enrolled Associate, Bachelor, Master or other post high school education program, or have graduated within 6 months of program start date.   

• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English 

• Professional proficiency in Microsoft Office suite 

• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate with individuals and teams 

• Demonstrated commitment to fostering an environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging 

Preferred qualificationsfor the role 

• Academic focus on education, early childhood development, public health, social work, public policy, disability rights, or a related field, with an interest in children and families in under-resourced rural communities where Save the Children works. 

• Experience working with a disability-led and/or disability centered organization 

What’s In It for You  

• Hands-on experience working on high-impact global initiatives
• Structured skill development and engagement program (SME trainings, social mixers and LinkedIn Learning courses)
• Access to mentorship from experienced leaders in humanitarian and nonprofit sectors
• Opportunities to present your work and insights to leadership

• Build authentic relationships with a diverse, mission-driven cohort of colleagues and fellow interns
• Join a community that values inclusion, belonging and collective success

Agile Work Environment  

• Hybrid and flexible working models that support autonomy and innovation
• Agile team structures that allow you to contribute ideas and implemented them
• Trust-based culture focused on outcomes, not just hours

• Make a meaningful difference in children’s lives—your work directly contributes to global change
• Opportunity to align your personal values with your professional journey and share with mutually invested colleagues.

Classification: Fellow  

Compensation: $17.00-$17.95 / hour (depending on location) 

Hours: maximum 24 hours per week 

Dates:  September 28, 2026 - December 11, 2026 

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.