Graduate Student Intern (Unpaid)

The Opportunity

CUBIC is seeking a Master’s or early career intern to support our project in attaining a stronger administrative system with processes that are clear, efficient, and user-friendly all round by reducing administrative frictions, or sludge, in Save the Children International’s system.

Key Responsibilities

The intern will be integrated into the 13-person CUBIC team and will have the opportunity to get involved in pioneering work in the organization and work towards generating more evidence in this nascent topic in the field of behavioural science. The expectation for the intern is that s/he would primarily contribute to:

• Desk review
  • Conducting desk research that includes literature reviews, data availability, and project documentation on behavioral issues/previous evidence on this topic
  • Conducting stakeholder/policy mapping
• Data collection
  • Conducting quantitative and qualitative research
• Data analysis
  • Conducting statistical analysis of existing surveys, census, and available datasets
  • Conducting statistical analysis of impact evaluations
  • Coding and analyzing qualitative data
  • Presenting of data in compelling and understandable ways
• Analytical work
  • Supporting the preparation of presentations
  • Supporting the design of experiments
  • Drafting and/or editing project briefs, reports, and case studies
  • Drafting academic papers for journal submission, where results are suitable for publication
  • Assisting with behavioral design training sessions
  • Other tasks as per the intern’s time and interest, and needs of CUBIC

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. In the cover letter, please confirm for how many months you could commit, if you were selected and preferred dates. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

Closing Date for Application: 10 January 2023

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.