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Network Program Coordination Internship

Remote, six-month internship

Global School Leaders’ Intern Program

Global School Leaders' Intern Program is intentionally designed to be a supportive, engaging, and relevant learning experience for our interns and to provide needed

capacity and contributions for our teams.


Key elements of the GSL Intern Program:
 

  • Our teams choose or design projects that will be interesting learning experiences and appropriate for short-term work.
     

  • Our program utilizes a cohort model so that small groups of interns can join and learn together.
     

  • We provide professional learning experiences for our interns, separate from their regular work. These experiences include exposure to other teams or aspects of typical non-profit work in the education sector.
     

  • Our experienced team members are available to interns for one-on-one conversations to learn more about career paths and particular areas of interest.

Please note that our internships are designed for students and early career professionals. We occasionally have Mid-Career Residencies available for candidates with more experience.

This role will be a critical member of the Growth Team. The Growth Team is responsible for advancing GSL's work across the Global South through partnerships with funders and other nonprofit organizations, as well as through the design and coordination of programs that connect and strengthen school leadership networks globally.

Key Projects and Workstreams

SheLeads Program Coordination (primary workstream)
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SheLeads is a virtual program designed for women school leaders across the Global South, focusing on professional development, collective advocacy, and peer-led community building. As the intern primarily responsible for SheLeads cohort 3, your work will include:
 

  • Open call: Design the open call poster and coordinate outreach to partners to support dissemination.
     

  • Recruitment and selection: Review applications, coordinate and join interviews, and support the participant selection process.
     

  • Participant coordination: Send participation agreements and confirm enrollment, send session reminders, distribute and collect surveys, monitor attendance, and respond to individual participant questions.
     

  • Agenda and session preparation: Coordinate sessions by reaching out to partners to secure workshops, scheduling sessions and translation services, and running preparation calls with partners.
     

  • General project support: Provide monitoring and evaluation support for various projects, including scheduling and conducting interviews with school leaders.
     

  • As-needed Growth Team support: The Growth Team engages in cross-functional projects throughout the year. The intern will support additional projects as capacity allows. For example, supporting partner-facing logistics, desk research, or coordination needs on other active initiatives.

What will you learn?

 

Through this work, you will gain hands-on experience coordinating a global, equity-focused program from the inside, including participant recruitment, session planning, and community coordination across multiple countries and time zones. You will develop skills in program management, partner communication, and stakeholder coordination in a remote, international nonprofit setting. You will also gain exposure to monitoring and evaluation practices through your support of additional projects. Working closely with the Growth Team, you will see how programs like SheLeads connect to GSL's broader strategy for expanding school leadership networks across the Global South.

We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications
Required Qualifications

(we will use these in our screening process; if you do not meet each of these, you will be denied)

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  • Fluent in both English and Spanish (written and verbal); you will be using both languages regularly in this role
     

  • Familiarity with virtual program facilitation or community coordination
     

  • Prior experience coordinating or managing projects, events, or programs (in a professional or academic setting)
     

  • Experience communicating professionally with external partners or stakeholders in writing
     

  • Proficiency with Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Gmail, Calendar)
     

  • Based in a country in the Global South; the intern must have work authorization in their place of residence as GSL is not able to sponsor employment visas
     

  • Ability to commit to part-time work from approximately November 2026 – April 2027 (exact dates are flexible)
     

  • Ability to devote 10–15 hours per week to GSL projects, including some early morning or late evening calls to accommodate time zone differences

Preferred Qualifications

These will not be used for screening purposes; if you feel you have some but not all of these, you are still encouraged to apply

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  • Experience working with or within women's leadership, gender equity, or education-focused programs
     

  • Strong attention to detail and comfort managing logistics across multiple stakeholders
     

  • Proven ability to work independently and problem-solve in a remote setting
     

  • Experience communicating across cultural contexts and with diverse, international audiences

Working Remotely

  • You will work around 10–15 hours each week, with some weeks heavier than others.
     

  • You must have internet access and access to a computer. These will not be provided for you.
     

  • You will have little supervision and will need to monitor your own tasks and time carefully. Your manager will check in with you at least twice each week and will expect to see evidence of progress made on your projects during each check-in.
     

  • Because there is little supervision, you will need to be proactive about reaching out for help, asking questions, and scheduling time to talk to others on the team as needed.
     

  • Your working times can be flexible, but you will need to work with your manager to align your schedules. For example, you will not be able to work exclusively on weekends and you may need to have calls outside of typical working hours to account for the different time zones across our team.
     

  • You will be paid hourly and are expected to keep track of your time and submit timesheets and invoices. Your manager will review your time to ensure it is in line with the tasks you have completed.

Work Location and Remuneration

​​The intern can be based in any country in the Global South. The intern must have work authorization in their place of residence as GSL is not able to sponsor employment visas. A modest hourly rate is paid to all interns based on the living wage in their place of residence and at or above any federal minimum wage. For example, the rate in Guatemala is GTQ 46 per hour, in Chile it is CLP 5,693, and in Argentina it is ARS 8,956 per hour.

What we look for

Passion

You believe passionately that students can achieve at high levels, that education systems can be designed to ensure that achievement, and that developing school leaders is a key element in doing so.

Learning

You love to learn - from others, from research, from your work - and you are open to saying that you do not know the answer to a question, but that you will go and find the answers. You are also willing to help others on the team learn and are generous with your knowledge.

Leadership

You welcome opportunities to lead. Because we are a small team, everyone has a voice and has opportunities to lead meetings and projects. 

Relationships

You set a high bar for yourself and for others both in the work you produce and in the way you form relationships. You demonstrate care for others, and you think about the impact you have on those around you. You seek out, listen to and value the voices of those closest to children - students, teachers, school leaders, and our partners.

Self-Starter

You are a self-starter and great at managing your time. Because of our remote work, you will have a very flexible schedule but high expectations for what you accomplish during your work time. (Please note, though, that due to our team being spread across the globe, meetings may need to be scheduled at very early morning hours (5 or 6am) or very late evening/night hours (10 or 11pm).

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About GSL

School leaders have the potential to make incredible changes in the lives of students by building a strong school culture and helping teachers provide great instruction. Yet, school leadership has not been prioritized in low and middle-income countries. GSL works to change that through the following workstreams:
 

  1. We catalyze and support local partner organizations to deliver and scale high-quality training to school leaders. 
     

  2. We generate insights from our partners and the broader research community to inform education policymakers, researchers, and practitioners on the best ways to support and develop strong school leadership. 
     

  3. We connect our partner organizations with each other for deep learning between themselves and amongst the broader school leadership community - governments, funders, and policymakers.

We are a small but mighty remote team spread across the globe. We care about each other, and we care about the work.

In eight years, we have: 
 

  • Partnered with organizations in over 14 countries in the Global South and have supported over 13,000 school leaders, reaching approximately 2.3 million students.
     

  • Published three evidence reviews on what is known about school leadership globally, as well as an annual survey that helps the policy community hear school leaders' voices on their ground realities and the support they need in their roles.
     

  • Become one of the leading voices in conversations about school leadership in the global south, being asked to speak at conferences and webinars throughout the world, and being recognized for our work. In 2021, HundrED, in partnership with the World Bank, recognized GSL as one of the top ten impactful and scalable solutions that support teachers’ professional development. 
     

  • Established the School Leadership Network with the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 hosted by UNESCO and the Varkey Foundation to convene online meetings with 150+ experts and 1000+ school leaders from 100+ countries to foster peer learning, share innovative practices, and strengthen school leaders’ voice in policy circles.
     

  • Expanded our work to support needs during COVID in the Philippines, Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, and Peru.

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