USP Mobile Programming Fellowship

Summary

Save the Children is a $1 billion NGO helping children in need in the US and overseas. To extend its US reach and impact, Save the Children launched its Mobile Programming Initiative in response to the challenges faced by children and families living in remote, rural areas of the United States in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Through the Mobile Programming Initiative, Save the Children provided funding to community partners to procure mobile units (used school buses) and retrofit them for use in delivering essential services such as early learning programs and healthy feeding to remote communities facing barriers to access. As the organization moves beyond the pandemic, its objectives are to assess the implementation and impact of these mobile units, the potential for long-term sustainability, and the potential of the units to support Save the Children’s strategy of improving kindergarten readiness and grade level proficiency for children living in rural America.  

Under the guidance of a designated point person at Save the Children and the continuing support of a longtime philanthropic donor, Save the Children Mobile Programming is looking for a fellow who will utilize quantitative data, insights from the Mobile Unit Lessons Learned Study, fundraising pipelines and proposals, and other relevant resources to accomplish the following tasks:

What You’ll be Doing (Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Impact)

• Determine operating and business costs and impact
  • Analyze the operating and business costs associated with the Mobile Units.
  • Assess the impact of Mobile Units on target communities in terms of access to services, educational outcomes, and nutritional status.
  • Develop a suitable metric to measure return on investment (ROI).

• Generate recommendations for successful implementation
  • Study the existing implementation strategies of Mobile Units in six communities across rural America.
  • Make recommendations to enhance the delivery and impact of Mobile Units, ensuring alignment with Save the Children's mission.

• Support strategic planning
  • Collaborate with the team to develop a strategic plan to set and meet the future goals and objectives of the Mobile Unit project.
  • Provide insights and recommendations for scaling the project to reach more communities effectively.
  • Ensure that strategic planning efforts are in line with Save the Children's overarching mission and values.
  • Determine sustainability plan and create a toolkit that supports communities in taking ownership of ongoing operating costs to keep their mobile units on the road.

Required Qualifications

• Must be an actively enrolled in an Associate, Bachelor, Master or other post high school education program, or have graduated within 6 months of fellow program start date
• Possess strong written skills, solid interpersonal skills and ability to work within a team
• Able to handle confidential and proprietary information appropriately and with discretion
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Currently eligible to work in the U.S.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in strategic planning and/or sustainability planning
• Experience in the development of return on investment (ROI) metrics

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 Fellow

Compensation:           $17 / hour

Hours:                            40 hours per week

Dates:                             June 10, 2024 – August 16, 2024

 

About Save the Children

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.

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