HRC Political Internship
The Human Rights Campaign Federal Legislative Department consists of a lobby team and a Political Action Committee. Political interns work with this team and assist with tracking legislation, researching voting records and statements of elected officials and sending correspondence to Capitol Hill. Political interns play a vital role in the success of the department. For more information on the legislation HRC supports click here.
Political interns will:
- Provide administrative support to lobbying and PAC team
- Assist in lobby visits to Capitol Hill
- Research legislative issues such as hate crimes, HIV/AIDS, workplace discrimination and other issues paramount to GLBT equality
- Maintain congressional databases and update factsheets
- Prepare and send correspondence, at times personally delivering it to Capitol HillAttend briefings, hearings and HRC events
- Other support to the team.
Intern qualifications include:
- Strong writing and communication skills
- General knowledge of the legislative process
- Enthusiasm and an interest in the role of policy advocacy and GLBT issues
- Strong research skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and Lexis Nexis.
Outcomes:
- Political interns will get an inside look at HRC’s legislative work
- Political interns will gain a deeper understanding of the legislative process
- Political interns will correspond with Capitol Hill offices and coalition partners
- Political interns will gain experience using research methods employed by political agencies
- Political interns will focus on and gain a better understanding of bills and laws that affect the GLBT community
Other
- This is a paid internship -- Part time (20 hrs, $131.25 / week) or Full Time (40 hrs, $262.50 / week)
- All of our internships are based out of our offices in Washington, D.C. We cannot provide housing for our interns
- Resume and cover letters must be in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format
- Please refer questions to our website, http://www.hrc.org/about_us/internships.asp
- For any other questions, e-mail intern@hrc.org
- NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE.