Save the Children supports a year-round international internship program centered around the academic calendar. It offers a variety of unpaid semester internship positions that provide a unique opportunity for experience and expansion of knowledge in the non-profit world. Interns have the chance to work under the direct supervision of an experienced Save the Children staff member to help guide their development of skills within their chosen field. Their work focuses on the advancement of important strategic projects.

Internship positions are available in our Fairfield, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., and Kentucky offices. Interns work a minimum of 16 hours per week and a maximum of 40 hours a week.

Benefits

Despite the unpaid internship, at Save the Children interns domestic as well as international receive lifetime opportunity to develop a career and learn professional skills in the early set of their career. Moreover, the comprehensive environment at Save the Children will provide an insight into the inner workings of the organization. Furthermore, the International Internship at Save the Children are:

• Structured program with orientation and weekly learning opportunities
• likewise, a flexible work schedule
• Further, Mentoring and networking opportunities
• Also, Promotes academic, career, and personal development

Eligibility

1. Candidate must be an undergraduate or graduate student
2. Further, they must be eligible to work in the United States
3. Also, candidates must be able to receive credit from their college or institution. A minimum requirement is a letter from a professor supporting the candidate. This is only needed when Save the Children offers an internship.

Internship Period

Save the Children provides flexible internship opportunities to domestic as well as international students. Further, the students may apply for Fall, Spring or Summer internship at Save the Children.

Fall internships are from September to December while the spring Internships at Save the Children are from January to May. Further, the Summer Internship at Save the Children starts from June to August.

Save the Children Accepts invites application for internship from interested candidates all over the world. Further, the internship application opens at various times.