Global Affairs and Partnerships Policy Intern
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Job Location:
Washington DC, WA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
HEADQUARTERS - United States - Washington District of Columbia
Search for Common Ground (Search) is an international non-profit organization that promotes the peaceful resolution of conflict. With headquarters in Washington DC Searchs mission is to transform how individuals organizations and governments address conflictaway from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions. With approximately 550 staff worldwide Search implements projects from 54 offices in 27 countries including in Africa Asia Europe the Middle East and the United States.
Position Summary
The Global Policy and Outreach team at Search for Common Ground (Search) is seeking an intern to provide research and administrative support to several ongoing policy advocacy initiatives. The Global Policy and Outreach team focuses on building the policy case for the peacebuilding field. It does this by working collaboratively with Searchs teams and partners around the world and leveraging their analysis data and expertise to inform the policies of emerging and established actors relevant to Searchs work. The team provides operational and locally-rooted policy analysis and recommendations that encourage policymakers to support and use peacebuilding more by advocating for more supportive institutional norms and structures more and healthier funding to implementers and more policies that promote peacebuilding.
Policy interns have the opportunity to contribute to outreach and advocacy on both specific countries and geographies and on cross-cutting global issues through the responsibilities outlined below.
Please note: This internship is only open to applicants who are applying as a part of an academic program and who receive a financial stipend from their academic your cover letter please include an explanation of the financial support you will receive during the internship.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with the development of policy recommendations and products such as white papers sign-on letters op-eds and communications materials;
- Support engagement with the US Congress by tracking hearings and legislation tracking funding accounts and preparing materials;
- Conduct research related to US government and multilateral policies legislation and priorities;
- Identify and research opportunities around key Search advocacy themes and geographies;
- Attend briefings roundtables hearings and other relevant events and share notes within the organization;
- Maintain and update knowledge management tools;
- Assist in monitoring the results of Searchs international policy efforts;
- Perform general administrative tasks as needed.
Qualifications
- Current student working on a degree in International Relations Conflict Studies Development or a related area;
- Written and spoken fluency in English;
- Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office Internet Search Engines Google Suite)
- Available for 32-40 Hours a week
- Located in the Washington DC area and able to work from Searchs DC office at least 3 days a week
The ideal candidate will further exhibit:
- A self-starting enthusiastic and flexible approach to the organization and the position.
- Experience in foreign policy and peacebuilding;
- Demonstrated interest and experience in US government or UN policy and/or advocacy;
- Demonstrable interest in creating partnerships with other organizations policymakers and donors to advance conflict prevention;
- Excellent writing editing and communication skills;
- Excellent attention to detail; and
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and tight deadlines.
- Fluency in an additional language is not required but will be viewed favorably.
Please note: This internship is open only to applicants who are part of an academic program and receive a financial stipend from their academic your cover letter please include an explanation of the financial support you will receive during the internship.
This opportunity is open to applicants interested in starting in January 2026 and ending in May 2026.
The position will close on November 12 2025.
This position is reviewed on a rolling basis.
As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.
Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please. Please see our website for full details of our work.All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration- Audacity - Tenacity - Empathy - accordance with these values Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment Protection from Exploitation and Abuse Child Safeguarding Conflict of Interest and Anti-fraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests rights and well-being of children youth and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children youth and vulnerable adults.Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race color religion (creed) gender gender expression age national origin (ancestry) disability marital status sexual orientation or military status in any of its activities or operations.View our code of conduct hereand our privacy policy here.
Les descriptifs de pouvant ne pouvant être exhaustifs le titulaire du poste pourra être amené à entreprendre dautres tâches qui correspondent globalement aux responsabilités clés ci-dessus.
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Seuls les candidats invités à un entretien seront contactés. Pas dappels téléphoniques sil vous plaît. Veuillez consulter notre site Web pour tous les détails de notre mission.
Tous les employés de Search doivent adhérer aux valeurs de Search : Collaboration- Audace - Ténacité - Empathie - Résultats. Conformément à ces valeurs Search fait respecter le code de conduite et les politiques connexes sur la lutte contre le harcèlement au travail la protection contre lexploitation et les abus la protection des enfants les conflits dintérêts et la lutte contre la fraude. Search sengage à préserver les intérêts les droits et le bien-être des enfants des jeunes et des adultes vulnérables avec lesquels elle est en contact et à mener ses programmes et ses opérations dune manière qui soit sûre pour les enfants les jeunes et les adultes vulnérables.
Search for Common Ground ne fait pas et ne doit pas faire de discrimination fondée sur la race la couleur la religion (croyance) le sexe lexpression de genre lâge lorigine nationale (ascendance) le handicap létat matrimonial lorientation sexuelle ou le statut militaire dans aucune de ses activités ou opérations.
Consultez notre code de conduite ici et notre politique de confidentialité ici.
Dado que la descripción de funciones no puede ser exhaustiva el titular del puesto puede tener que realizar otras tareas que coinciden en líneas generales con las responsabilidades clave mencionadas.
Sólo se contactará con los candidatos invitados a una entrevista. Se agradece no recibir llamadas telefónicas. Consulte nuestro sitio web para conocer todos los detalles de nuestro trabajo. Todos los empleados de Search deben adherirse a los valores de la organización: Colaboración - Audacia - Tenacidad - Empatía - acuerdo con estos valores Search hace cumplir el Código de Conducta y las políticas relacionadas con luchar contra el acoso en el lugar de trabajo la protección contra la explotación y el abuso la protección de la infancia los conflictos de intereses y la lucha contra el fraude. Search se compromete a salvaguardar los intereses derechos y bienestar de los niños jóvenes y adultos vulnerables con los que está en contacto y a llevar a cabo sus programas y operaciones de una manera que sea segura para los niños jóvenes y adultos vulnerables. Search for Common Ground no discrimina ni discriminará por motivos de raza color religión (credo) género expresión de género edad origen nacional (ascendencia) discapacidad estado civil orientación sexual o condición militar en ninguna de sus actividades u operaciones. Consulte nuestro código de conducta aquí y nuestra política de privacidad aquí.
Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- Campaigns
- Abinitio
- AutoCAD 3D
- Hardware & Networking
- Customer Support
- Arabic
About Company
Search for Common Ground is an international non-profit organization operating in 36 countries whose mission is "to transform the way the world deals with conflict away from adversarial approaches toward cooperative solutions". It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and Brussels, Be ... View more
