Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns Fellow (University of Delaware)

Summary

Save the Children’s Government Relations department in the Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns team is responsible for shaping U.S. foreign and domestic policies on key issues impacting children from addressing child nutrition in the U.S. and globally to improving the lives of women and children around the world to responding to humanitarian crises to ensuring all children have access to early childhood education.  We also work to ensure U.S. policies are protecting children at the border and are empowering girls around the world.

Our work involves engaging Congress, administration, multilateral agencies, and participating in external coalitions on various issues.  We also track and monitor key legislative developments on U.S. and global issues and conduct policy research and follow the budget and appropriations process.

We closely coordinate with our communications and campaigns team across our work.

The domestic policy fellow will support the policy and advocacy work of the Domestic Federal Policy team under the supervision of the Managing Director, Domestic Policy, Save the Children. The fellowship will be hosted by the Department of Government Relations, Policy, Advocacy Campaigns Division. The fellowship 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 including addressing the needs of children in rural America, early childhood education or other related issues. The fellow will also support other activities as needed such as attending meetings or congressional hearings or research on Members of Congress.

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

• 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.
• Assist in preparations and execution of strategic virtual events, including internal and external facing virtual workshops and meetings
• Attend both internal and external meetings and events and assist in note-taking and follow up of action points (virtual)
• Contribute to Save the Children’s advocacy efforts on budget and appropriations such as filling out annual congressional request forms
• Track legislation and upcoming hearings
• As opportunity arises, participate in virtual hill meetings with other government relations staff
• 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:  Fellow

Part-time:   Up to 24 hours per week

Expected Program Dates:          June 10, 2024 to August 16, 2024

 

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