Summer 2026 Intern, Advocacy & Partnerships
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Job Location:
Brooklyn, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 17 - 25
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About the team:
Veras Advocacy & Partnerships departmentis responsible forcoordinating the vision strategy and staff development across Veras initiatives to pass legislation change policy and create change at scale. We work to ensure that the goals of our advocacy campaigns align with the people and communities most impacted by criminal justice and immigration policies and we collaborate with movement and advocacy partners to produce the right knowledge and ideas needed to change policies and legislation at the right time.
Veras advocacy departmentserves the following core functions:
- Providing state and local government and movement strategy guidance to Veras national and place-based initiatives with a focus on lobbying campaigns and coalition work;Vera Insights a rapid response data and evidence team responsible for developing and producing data and knowledge to key partners and audiences;
- Federal Policyexpertiseto lead Veras advocacy strategies in DC; and
- Vera Action an independent (c)(4) entity.
The learning goals of this internship include gaining insight into the issues affecting incarcerated individuals across the country research learn and provide resources to incarcerated individuals and will learn about the various areas of the criminal legal and immigration reform that VerasAdvocacyDepartment works on to gain insight that will help the intern in choosing a career path in the field.
About the role:
1. Coordinatethebacklog of communications from incarcerated individuals:
- Researchingand producing a landscape andliteraturereview aboutHousingFirst policies and other efforts to expand safe affordable housing for people with criminal just involvement
- Supporting Vera Actions preparation for the 2026midtermselection cycle.
2. Assist with desk research and drafting written memos:
- Conduct online media literature and newsreviews.
- Draft research synopsis memos
- Supporting Vera Actions preparation for the 2026midtermselection cycle.
3. Help createandmaintaininternal information systems:
- Assistwithmaintainingthe issue matrix to make sureall ofthe informationis up-to-date and has all relevant materials.
- Create adatabase/list of all the state legislatures Vera works with as well as some basicinformationontheirvoting history.
4. Other duties as assigned by Manager but not limited to
- Providing support fordepartment meetingsandspecialeventstoincludebut not limited toscheduling meeting set up creating agendasordering needed materials etc.
What qualifications are we looking for
- Interest and experienceinprogrammanagement orequivalentwork experience
- Experience conducting a wide range of research to support department needs
- A demonstrated interest in the criminal legal and immigration systems by recognizing racial equity and social justice
- Experience building and refining document organization systems
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge Skills & Abilities youll bring:
- Knowledge of project management softwareand models(i.e.Smartsheet Asana)
- We are an equal opportunity employer with acommitmentto diversity in the workplacespecifically we value diverse experiencesregardingeducational background and justice system contact.
Technical knowledge helpful for this role:
- Microsoft Office Suite or similar software
- Slack
Location:
Please note this role will report to our Brooklyn NY office. Vera employees adhere to a hybrid schedule and are in-office on an alternating schedule that generally amounts to 10 days per month.
Compensation and Benefits:
The compensation range for this position is $17.00 - $25.00.Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to experience and performance.
Application Process:
Applications may also be faxed to:
ATTN: People Place and Culture / Summer 2026 - Intern Advocacy & Partnerships
Vera Institute of Justice
34 35th St Suite 4-2A Brooklyn NY 11232
Fax:
Please use only one method (online mail or fax) of submission.
No phone calls please. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
Vera is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race color creed national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation military status prior record of arrest or conviction citizenship status current employment status or caregiver status.
Vera works to advance justice particularly racial justice in an increasingly multicultural country and globally connected world. We value diverse experiences includingwith regard toeducational background and justice system contact and depend on a diverse staff to carry out our mission.
For more information about Vera please visit.
Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Public Relations
- Google Docs
- Data Collection
- MailChimp
- Microsoft Word
- Dermal Fillers
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Photoshop
- Writing Skills
About Company
Vera works closely with government and civic leaders to urgently build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen…
