[Hiring] USP Disability Rights and Inclusion Fellow @Save the Children US

Role Description

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. 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.

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%)

Qualifications

• 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 Qualifications

• 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.

Benefits

• Professional Development
• 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.
• Deep Connections & Collaboration
• 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 implement them.
• Trust-based culture focused on outcomes, not just hours.
• Purpose-Driven Work
• 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