Government Relations Intern (PAC)

Save the Children’s Government Relations department in the Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns team conducts effective policy and legislative advocacy to create positive change on key issues impacting children in the United States and around the world. Focus areas include nutrition, health, education, and protection. Our work involves engaging Congress, the administration, multilateral agencies – on our own and in coalition with partner organization.   

The PAC-GR spring intern will support the policy and advocacy work of the Government Relations Department. The internship will provide critical support to the team’s advocacy by tracking, analyzing, and contributing to the creation of advocacy products and execution of advocacy activities related to needs of children in the United States and around the world.

What You’ll be Doing (Essential Duties & Responsibilities)

• Conduct policy research for the department related to U.S. government legislative or policy developments on global and domestic issues impacting children
• Conduct research on Members of Congress to gauge potential interest in Save the Children priority issues
• Attend congressional hearings, coalition meetings, and other meetings as needed and share notes
• Research and write content for background briefs, talking points, fact sheets, policy briefs, and communications materials, including social media content across various issues as needed.
• As needed, assist in preparations and execution of events, including internal and externally-facing workshops and meetings
• Contribute to Save the Children’s advocacy efforts on budget and appropriations such as filing annual congressional request forms
• Track legislation and upcoming hearings, as needed
• Other duties as needed

Required Qualifications  

• 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
• Professional proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering an environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging

What’s In It for You

• Meaningful work under the direct supervision of an experienced Save the Children staff member
• Highly collaborative and innovative teams
• Flexible schedule
• Remote opportunity
• The knowledge that your fellowship is changing the lives of children all around the world

Classification: Intern

Part-time: Up to 24 hours per week

Expected Program Dates: January 27, 2025 to April 18, 2024

Pay: $17.00 per hour

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.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Save the Children complies with all applicable laws.

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. 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.

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.