Fall 2022 State Fiscal Project Communications Intern
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a high-caliber strategic policy institute that informs and shapes public policies to reduce poverty, promote equity, and build opportunity. It has a national reputation for conducting rigorous research and analysis, developing evidence-based policy ideas and strategies, shaping a broad array of policy debates at the federal and state levels, and influencing policy outcomes on a range of critical issues. It focuses on improving the lives of people with low or moderate incomes and examines how policies affect particular groups, including Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ people. The Center is known for its unique capacity to blend rigorous, timely analysis with effective communications that enable policymakers and the media to make use of its work.
The State Fiscal Project works to ensure that all communities are economically secure and have a chance to thrive through responsible state tax and budget policies. It also coordinates the State Priorities Partnership (SPP), a network of 43 state-level organizations engaged in on-the-ground state fiscal policy work. The State Fiscal Project Communications Intern will write a biweekly newsletter, post content for our online community, track media mentions, assist with prospect research and grant reports, event planning, and database management, and complete other special projects.
Qualifications:
- Previous academic and/or work experience in communications, journalism, advocacy, policy, or nonprofits preferred
- Exceptional writing, research, and organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently and meet deadlines
- Experience with Excel
- Demonstrated interest in economic and/or racial equity and anti-poverty interventions
- Strong interest in the Center’s mission
- Education: current undergraduate students or recent graduates. High GPA strongly preferred.
Successful interns will have a commitment to the Center’s mission to improve the well-being of low- and moderate-income people and advance racial equity.
To expand the diversity of voices that speak with authority in federal and state policy debates, the Center’s internship program identifies highly motivated candidates —particularly those with experience with communities that are underrepresented in policy debates — with a demonstrated interest in working on public policies that affect low-income and diverse communities and have implications for racial equity.
International students are welcome to apply. The Center does not provide financial sponsorship for visas or work permits. You must have documentation of work authorization for the United States AND a U.S. Social Security number to be employed by the Center. (Please indicate that you are an international student on the application form.)
Application Deadline: June 9, 2022, 11:59 p.m. EST
Fall 2022 Internship Start Date: September 6, 2022
Internship End Date: mid-December 2022
The Center’s fall internship will be remote. Remote interns must be in the U.S. for the duration of the internship. Intern work hours are generally expected to be during core Eastern time business hours. Interns located in the Washington, D.C. metro area during the fall term may have the option to work on a hybrid schedule that includes at least two days per week in-person at our D.C. office.
Compensation:
- Undergraduate students receive $15.20 per hour.
- Students with a bachelor's degree receive $16.20 per hour.
- Graduate students receive $17.20 per hour.
- Students with a master’s or law degree receive $18.20 per hour.
- Doctoral students may receive between $17.20 and $20.00 per hour, depending on progress toward completion of degree requirements, relevant coursework, and research.
Application materials:
- Cover letter (Please include a discussion of what draws you to the mission of the Center and the work of the team to which you’re applying.)
- Résumé
- Transcript(s)
Only complete applications submitted electronically through our system will be considered. Once you submit your application, you will receive an electronic confirmation. Applications submitted by mail or email will not be accepted. Visit https://www.cbpp.org/careers/intern for more information about the Center’s internship program. No phone calls, please.
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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and welcomes diversity in the workplace and strongly encourages all qualified persons to apply regardless of race, color, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, credit information, pregnancy or parental status, family responsibilities, personal appearance, creed, military or veteran status, religion, ancestry or national origin, union activities, disability, or other status protected by applicable law.