Intern, Business Analysis

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for an Intern, Business Analysis to join our global team.

Team and Role Purpose

Save the Children is a global organisation with ambitious goals. In a constantly changing environment, it is vital to stay true to its mission, vision and values, whilst being able to withstand external pressures – be those geo-political demands; increasing stakeholder expectations; challenging funding environments; reduced access to funding; or declining trust in large INGOs. Our focus is on championing the rights and interests of children worldwide, putting the most vulnerable children first. To do this we need to ensure we effectively connect with the children and families we support as well as the communities and partners we work. We need to continuously improve and innovate to achieve our strategic goals and deliver high impact for and with children. This is driven through our ambitious transformation agenda.

Over the past 8 years, Save the Children has undertaken significant transformation. Change is implemented through a portfolio of projects by the Transformation Delivery & IT Department, through various sub-teams such as Transformation Development, Delivery, Business Analysis, Portfolio Management Office and IT staff. Given the size and complexity of the transformation portfolio at Save the Children, we often identify dependencies that need to be addressed through the creation of sub-projects or come across roadblocks that ultimately could impact the successful delivery of our projects. These, if not dealt with, result in costly delays and the capacity within the existing management structure is not sufficient to cope with this demand. Adding to this, we have no transformation resource bench and often the solution to avoid delays is either adding additional burden to resources already at capacity or bringing in external consultants to plug the gap which are costly and require significant onboarding time before they are fully effective. The central Transformation Development team leads interventions to remove these roadblocks and support these dependencies to ensure our portfolio continues to move forward at pace and achieve its objectives.

Despite our wide-ranging transformation portfolio, there are always more opportunities for improvement across our organisation. One of the priorities of the Transformation Development team is to select new opportunities that will have the largest impact for our movement. In order to achieve this, we first need to understand the pipeline of opportunities available and conduct feasibilities that enable us to make good strategic choices on which projects to take forward. These feasibilities consider the benefits case as well as the cost and wider organisational implications for potential projects.

A large part of the Transformation Development team is partnering and working with the Portfolio Management Office team, in order to ensure that there are sufficient project controls and governance in place, minimising risks and issues and ensuring progress against the project plan and budget.

Role Purpose

This role will report into the Business Analysis and Business Architecture function, supporting Business Analysts and Transformation teams in understanding business needs, analysing processes, and contributing to the delivery of change initiatives across the organisation. The intern will assist in bridging the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams by gathering requirements, documenting processes, and supporting solution design activities.

This internship offers a valuable opportunity to gain hands-on experience in business analysis within a global organisation. The intern will develop core analytical, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills, while gaining exposure to real-world transformation challenges and learning how business analysis contributes to strategic decision-making and organisational change.

Principal Accountabilities

• Support the elicitation and documentation of business requirements, creating process maps and user stories, assisting in data analysis, and contributing to the production of high-quality project documentation.
• Support quality assurance activities by reviewing deliverables to ensure consistency, completeness, and alignment with agreed standards.
• Work closely with the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) and project teams to ensure that analysis outputs are effectively integrated into project delivery, supporting successful implementation and value realisation.

Experience and Skills

• Currently pursuing or recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as International Development, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Strong organisational and multitasking abilities to manage various tasks including administrative duties, meeting coordination, and document management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage positively with a diverse range of teams and stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and familiarity with collaborative tools like SharePoint or Jira is desirable.
• Analytical thinking to assist in problem-solving.
• Experience in business analysis roles, possibly through previous internships or university projects which reflect experience in a structured environment working on complex tasks.
• Ability to work within a global team environment, demonstrating a commitment to organisational values, ethical conduct, and collaborative achievement across diverse teams and perspectives.

Working at Save the Children International

Save the Children is the world’s leading organisation for children, employing ~25,000 staff. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Through our work in 116 countries, we put the most deprived and marginalised children first. We know that great people make a great organisation, 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 environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued. The work here is challenging but is also immensely rewarding. At Save the Children, you will be in good company, working with talented, like-minded individuals who are determined to ensure that all children survive, learn, and are protected. Your contribution will help ensure children’s voices are heard at the highest levels, and that we achieve our global strategy, Ambition for Children 2030, and reach every last child.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

DEI is core to our vision, values and global strategy. Save the Children is committed to creating a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation, and one which will support us in our vision to ensure every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation. We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, caring or parental responsibilities, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply. Reasonable adjustments will be made should any candidate invited to interview require this. We need to keep children and adults safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures relating to Anti-Harassment, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, and DEI and Equal Opportunities.