Internship Program At Save Children

Internship Program Open At Save The Children

Innovation is at the heart of Save the Children’s theory of change for how we will drive impact with and for children. Our team inspires and supports innovation across Save the Children with the objective to use new ideas, emerging technologies, and different ways of working to address complex problems and amplify our impact for children. The team is focused on accelerating innovation through:

• Adding fuel – driving initiatives that create a culture and practice of innovation across Save the Children
• Reducing Friction – building internal ways of working and systems that inspire and enable innovators
• Clear for Launch – discovering and scaling high potential solutions from both within and external to Save the Children

The Innovation Intern plays a hands‑on role in developing, testing, and scaling of innovative solutions. As part of the Innovation Team’s Strategic Plan, the intern will help:

• Identify promising innovation solutions and opportunities.
• Support the mapping and development of fundraising and partnership opportunities.
• Build innovation capability across teams and country offices.
• Apply artificial intelligence and digital tools to increase the impact and efficiency of the Innovation Team’s work.

This role is designed for someone who is curious, proactive, and excited by experimentation. You bring fresh thinking and have a track record of making a positive difference whether in your community, studies, or work. You are adaptable, motivated by impact, and enjoy learning by doing, collaborating with others, and using new tools and technologies to solve real‑world problems.

Work Pattern:Hybrid/Remote with flexible working options available

Location:Any approved Save the Children International office location. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit: SCI Careers

Time Zone (that the role holder
must be available to work in):
Any

Right to Work:The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of employment.

The intern will support key innovation priorities across a range of work streams, which may include:

• Support the design and launch of an open innovation challenge to identify and source high‑potential solutions aligned with organisational priorities.

• Research and map key innovation funders, including decision‑makers, funding priorities, recent investments, and potential entry points for engagement.

• Conduct structured desk research to identify and catalogue 50+ promising innovations relevant to Save the Children’s work.
• Produce a shortlist of high‑potential innovations, with concise assessment summaries to inform decision‑making.
• Support the design and roll‑out of the Innovation Astronaut Program.

• Weekly Innovation Trends Newsletter:
  Develop and produce a weekly internal newsletter summarising emerging trends, tools, sector developments, and opportunities to support the innovation team’s situational awareness.
• Automated Monthly New Business Development Email:
  Design and implement an automated system to generate monthly emails highlighting relevant funding opportunities.
• AI Funding Opportunity Bot:
  Enhance an existing AI‑based tool to improve accuracy, broaden data sources, and introduce additional features such as deadline tracking and relevance scoring.

• The intern may support additional innovation tasks as defined by the Innovation team.

• Strong desk‑research skills, including the ability to identify, review, and synthesise information from multiple sources.
• Ability to assess innovations, funding opportunities, and tools and summarise findings clearly.

• Clear, concise writing skills, particularly for briefs, summaries, and internal communications.
• Ability to present ideas and findings in a structured and accessible way.

• Comfortable using digital tools to support research,…