About the Intern Program
As an intern, you will gain experience in supporting the day-to-day operations of a nonpartisan think tank and invitational membership organization. Interns will play a key supporting role in in fulfilling the Council’s goal of serving as a catalyst for criminal justice policy based on facts, evidence, and fundamental principles of justice.
Spring internships will run for 15 weeks, from mid-January to late April, and you will be expected to work up to 20 hours per week. We can work with candidates to schedule around their academic calendars.
Responsibilities:
- Assist policy specialists with Task Force meeting management and coordination, including agenda development, scheduling, and preparation of meeting materials; review meeting transcripts;
- Bolster member engagement, including developing systems for tracking engagement and identifying new ways to engage members;
- Attend criminal justice policy events and convenings as assigned;
- Identify and synthesize relevant research on criminal justice topics;
- Assist with tracking of CCJ news coverage and in building reporter and other media lists;
- Assist with tracking news coverage of CCJ members and identify items for CCJ to elevate on social media and in member communications;
- Data entry and organization of member, stakeholder, and media information in Neon CRM;
- Develop social media and web content and copy;
- Create data visualizations using Tableau or Infogram; and
- Other duties as assigned.
Application Process
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis through November 1. We expect to begin conducting interviews in early November and make a final hiring decision in early December.
Stage 1: Submit Application Materials via Workable -https://apply.workable.com/counciloncj/j/DC69A6E346/
- Resume/CV
- Short response questions — Please respond completely to the application questions in lieu of submitting a cover letter. Applicants who do not respond to all of the questions will not be considered.
- Transcript(s) (unofficial will be accepted)
- References (reference checks will be conducted for final stage applicants)
Stage 2: First interview with intern coordinator (20-30 minutes)
Stage 3: Writing sample and full interview with senior staff member and intern coordinator (45-60 minutes)
Stage 4: Offer
Requirements
General Requirements and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s candidate (third or fourth years preferred) or equivalent experience
- Demonstrated interest in criminal justice policy / research and/or nonprofit work
- Strong commitment to CCJ’s nonpartisan, research-based, consensus-building mission
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Dropbox a must; Asana, Slack, Adobe, Tableau proficiency a plus
- Positive attitude, strong work ethic, entrepreneurial spirit, facile communicator, highly organized
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Must have own computer and access to reliable, consistent internet
Travel Requirements
This is a remote position. Interns may work from anywhere in the United States. CCJ is primarily a remote organization, but we have office space in Washington, D.C. that is available to local staff and interns.
