Company: Children’s Defense Fund Texas
Job Title: Health Care Policy Intern (20 hrs/wk)
Job Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Internship Dates: Spring, summer and fall internships available
Salary: Small stipend available
Job Description: The internship is based in Austin and provides general support for the CDF-TX Policy Department. The intern works 20 hours/week, and provides substantive research, compiles reports, monitors interim legislative committees and helps with the execution of advocacy-related activities, including advocate training/recruitment, story collection, public education, legislator visits, legislative briefings and other Department projects.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Advocate outreach and recruitment
- Policy research, briefs and training material
- Conducts research on public policy, media trends and other subjects as needed
- Assists in the development and execution of special projects
- Perform other division, department, and organization-wide special projects as needed and assigned
- Assist in maintaining CDF’s social media platforms
- Evenings and occasional weekend activity is required, consistent with policy support for a leading national not-for-profit organization
Job Requirements:
- Ability to work effectively and calmly in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and ability to multi-task
- Strong organizational and execution skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Commitment to social advocacy and CDF’s mission to be a voice for all children
- Ability to organize facts and present issues in a clear, concise and logical manner, both orally and in writing
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to interact diplomatically and professionally with CDF staff and external partners/contacts
- Strong computer, Internet and research skills
Application Instructions: To apply, candidates should email a resume and a one-page cover letter describing their interest and qualifications to: canderson@childrensdefense.org and type POLICY INTERN in the subject line. Deadline for Fall 2017 applicants is August 4, 2017.
Contact Information: Cheasty Anderson, Senior Policy Associate
Email: canderson@childrensdefense.org
Web: http://www.cdftexas.org/