Summer 2025 Equity & Inclusion Intern

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; and the Network Culture and Operations Manager. The intern will be supervised by the Chief Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Officer, who leads the organization’s efforts to develop and implement policies and practices that build a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable organization in fulfillment of CBPP’s 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 intern's background and personal/professional interests. However, functional responsibilities will include supporting an array of projects related to the organization’s 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, CBPP’s E&I learning and development initiative for interns.
• Participate as a member of CBPP’s 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 CBPP’s affinity groups, including heritage month activities, speakers, and programs.
• Manage and build CBPP’s E&I Resource Database.
• Assist with planning and managing Catalyst, which is CBPP’s annual all staff E&I community-building convening.

Qualifications: 

• Creative, thoughtful, solution-oriented, innovative, highly self-motivated, and collaborative.
• Highly organized, attentive to detail, and able to manage multiple tasks for different projects/supervisors (often on a time-sensitive 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.
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