Match score not available

KIP Spring 2025 - Legislative and Outreach Intern - The Knee Regulatory Research Center

extra holidays - extra parental leave

Remote:

Full Remote

Contract:

Internships

Experience:

Entry-level / graduate

Work from:

West Virginia (USA), United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Interest in legislation and outreach, Commitment to non-profit work, Ability to work independently.

Key responsabilities:

Set up and attend legislator briefings
Track relevant legislation
Contribute to op-eds and public deliverables
Work collaboratively with the team
Manage time efficiently to meet deadlines

Stand Together Non-profit Organization - Charity XLarge https://standtogether.org/

5001 - 10000 Employees

See more Stand Together offers

Job description

The Koch Internship Program (KIP) is a paid, 10-week experiential learning program run by Stand Together Fellowships that offers meaningful work experience at non-profits all over the country tackling some of our nation’s most pressing challenges. Throughout your internship with a partner organization, Stand Together Fellowships hosts virtual professional development sessions every Thursday from 1-5 pm ET, wherein you will be mentored by seasoned professionals as you craft a capstone project on the topic that matters most to you. Interns will receive either a $5,500 or $3,300 stipend from Stand Together Fellowships depending on whether they are participating full-time (40 hours/week) or part-time (28 hours/week).

Successful candidates will interview with both our non-profit partner organizations and Stand Together Fellowships staff, so we strongly encourage you to apply in advance!

The Knee Center invites applications for a legislative intern for Spring 2025. The legislative and outreach intern will work closely with the Director, Outreach Coordinator, and legislative team to track relevant legislators and legislation and engage with external audiences. Established in 2016, The Knee Regulatory Research Center is an academic research center within the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. Our mission is to produce high-quality research on the effects of government regulation and to communicate the results broadly to inform real world change. We produce research on the effects of labor regulation, health regulation, and other areas of regulation.

Responsibilities

Set up, coordinate, and attend legislator briefings

Track relevant legislation

Opportunity to contribute to op-eds and public facing deliverables

Work and communicate in a team-based setting

Strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines a must.

Ability to work non-traditional hours to meet pending deadlines strongly preferred

Stand Together Fellowships believes that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. Our admissions office treats all program participants and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color, race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.