Fall 2025 Equity & Inclusion Intern

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is a highcaliber 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 evidencebased 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. CBPP 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.

CBPP has an opening for an intern to work with its Equity and Inclusion (E&I) core team. The team includes the Chief Equity Inclusion and Belonging Officer; the Deputy Director for Equity Inclusion and Belonging; the E&I Fellow; the Director of Equity Belonging and Internal Communications; the Director of Strategy and Equity in Public Policy; the E&I Project Manager & Senior Executive Assistant; the Director of Network Culture and Organizational Health; the Network Culture and Operations Manager; and the Director of Outreach and Community Engagement. The intern will be supervised by the Chief Equity Inclusion and Belonging Officer who leads the organizations efforts to develop and implement policies and practices that build a more diverse inclusive and equitable organization in fulfillment of CBPPs mission and values. The E&I Fellow will serve as the intern mentor and provide guidance mentorship and direction on programmatic functions and responsibilities.

At a high level this work entails creating opportunities to expand staff capacity supporting the implementation of new policies and organizational practices creating organization accountability tools and strategies and developing systems to track progress toward stated goals. A primary function of the E&I team is to provide ongoing professional development training and learning opportunities that assist staff in building their awareness knowledge and skills around adopting practices that foster greater inclusion within their professional practice and interpersonal interactions.

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities will vary based on the interns background and personal/professional interests. However functional responsibilities will include supporting an array of projects related to the organizations equity and inclusion work and supporting the collection of resources to be used in E&I training and professional development opportunities.
• Assist with curriculum development content facilitation and program management for the Racial Equity Activity and Discussion (READ) internship seminar CBPPs E&I learning and development initiative for interns.
• Participate as a member of CBPPs E&I Advisory Council representing the perspectives of CBPP interns.
• Provide programmatic and logistical support to the E&I team in working with specific departments or teams within the organization.
• Assist in the planning and execution of programming for CBPPs affinity groups including heritage month activities speakers and programs.
• Manage and build CBPPs E&I Resource Database as an ongoing educational and training tool for staff
• Assist with planning designing and managing Catalyst which is CBPPs annual all staff E&I communitybuilding convening.

Qualifications:

• Creative thoughtful solutionoriented innovative highly selfmotivated and collaborative.
• Highly organized attentive to detail and able to manage multiple tasks for different projects/supervisors (often on a timesensitive basis).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to advancing equity and inclusion.
• Strong facilitation skills.
• Background in participating in leading and/or organizing efforts to foster greater equity and inclusion for historically marginalized communities and/or identity groups.
• Ability to work effectively across cultural differences.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office productivity applications including Microsoft Outlook Word Excel and PowerPoint.
• This internship position is open to current undergraduate and graduate students (including law students) as well as recent graduates.
• Successful interns will have a commitment to CBPPs missionto improve the wellbeing of low and moderateincome people and advance racial equity.

To expand the diversity of voices shaping organizational change and strategy in equity and inclusion efforts CBPPs internship program seeks highly motivated candidates particularly those with experience working within or advocating for underrepresented and marginalized communities. Ideal candidates will have a demonstrated interest in driving institutional transformation programmatic development and strategic initiatives that address systemic inequities and advance racial equity and inclusion within organizations and broader societal structures.

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 U.S. AND a U.S. Social Security number as of the start date of the internship to be employed by the Center.

ApplicationDeadline:June:

Internship Start Date:September 2 2025

Internship End Date: December 12 2025

CBPPs fall internship will be remote. Remote interns must be in the U.S. for the duration of the internship. 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.

Work Hours:Interns should be available between 3040 hours per week during core Eastern Time business hours. Work schedules can be flexed to accommodate time zone differences as well as classwork and other school commitments.

Compensation:

• Undergraduate students receive $18.00 per hour.
• Students with a bachelors degree receive $19.00 per hour.
• Graduate students receive $20.00 per hour.
• Students with a masters or law degree receive $21.00 per hour.
• Doctoral students may receive between $20.00 and $22.00 per hour depending on progress toward completion of degree requirements relevant coursework and research.

Required application materials:

• Cover letter (please include a discussion of what draws you to CBPPs mission and the E&I teams work as well as an overview of your background in participating leading and/or organizing efforts to foster greater equity and inclusion for historically marginalized communities and/or identity groups)
• Rsum
• 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 for more information about CBPPs 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.