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Fall 2021 Fellowship - Disability Inclusion (Guyer Fellow)

Summary
Disability inclusion is a priority in Save the Children’s 2019-2021 strategy, and the Disability Inclusion Fellow will provide technical management of activities designed to increase the capacity of Save the Children’s international programs and policy and advocacy staff, who support development and humanitarian programming in 120 countries. The Fellow will be working to support Save the Children’s global Disability Inclusion Working Group, to support strategic initiatives that may include technical guidance, partnerships with Organizations of People with Disabilities, support for country strategic planning and proposals, or other capacity building programming around disability inclusion.

The Fellow will also have the opportunity to work with Save the Children’s policy and advocacy team, focused on engagement with US government/USAID policies on disability inclusion.

What You’ll be Doing (Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Impact)
Under the supervision of the AVP of Program Quality and Impact, and in coordination with the Global Disability Inclusion Working Group, conduct outreach and build relationships with Disabled People’s Organizations whose partnership can advance Save the Children’s approach to disability inclusion, as well as work as well as focal points for disability inclusion in our thematic areas (health, education, child protection) to organize and implement capacity building for staff who work on international proposals and/or programming that aims to be disability inclusive (60%)

Review and development policy materials or research with a disability inclusion lens, as well as materials for disability inclusion capacity-building among policy and advocacy staff, and potentially other NGO partners (40%)

Required Qualifications
  • Demonstrated interest and/or experience in disability inclusion in international development, in one of the following sectors: health, youth employment, inclusive education, child protection.
  • Must be an actively enrolled undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate student or have graduated within 6 months of start date. Possess strong written skills, solid interpersonal skills and ability to work within a team
  • Possess strong written skills, solid interpersonal skills and ability to work within a team
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Currently eligible to work in the U.S.
  • Please attach resume and cover letter to your application

Preferred Qualifications
  • Academic focus on international development in either development or humanitarian settings, in a thematic or geographic area in which Save the Children works.
  • Experience working with a Disabled People’s Organization
  • Language skills in American Sign Language or Braille.
  • Familiarity/experience using adaptive or assistive technology for people with disabilities

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
Part-time: 24 hours per week
Dates: September 20, 2021-December 3, 2021
 
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