[YEP-DC] Intern With The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans

The White House Initiative's Year-round Internship Program provides current undergraduate and graduate students with an opportunity to learn about African American-focused education policy, communications, and outreach at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Collecting and compiling research and data on African American education, institutions and communities;
• Performing data entry and managing the office database;
• Greeting and escorting visitors to meetings;
• Participating in strategic planning and staff meetings and other Department policy briefings and meetings relevant to the work of the Initiative;
• Responding to constituent inquiries verbally or in writing;
• Managing the email box for the Initiative;
• Assisting and creating and/or updating presentations, fact sheets, one-pagers or talking points;
• Assisting with all planning and implementation needs for local events and meetings, which can include collecting/researching background materials, creating promotional materials, cold-calling Listserv members, cataloging attendees;
• Maintaining office media archives, which includes searching for any media coverage related to Initiative events and speaking engagements;
• Liaising between the Initiative and local and national African American organizations and federal agencies;
• Contributing to the creative efforts of the Initiative;
• Providing Twitter and blog updates to the accounts as needed; and
• Updating the Initiative's website

 

In addition, opportunities for developmental growth are encouraged, such as interviewing senior Department officials and officials from external organizations, and attending internal/external presentations and briefings related to African American education. Duties also will vary slightly for graduate students, particularly Ph.D. candidates.

 

Throughout the course of their internships, students will have the opportunity to attend and potentially leading in the planning and management of meetings, briefings and other special events on the Hill, at the White House and in other federal agencies.

 

Skills needed:

• Able to work well independently and as part of a team
• Able to organize and prioritize work
• Carries fair share of the workload and completes projects on time
• Excellent research, oral, writing and editing communication skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access)
• Takes initiative and proactively tackles responsibilities
• Arrives promptly to work and to all meetings
• Prior experience with WordPress application administration, HTML coding, and graphics software (such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator).
• Social media experience, including content creation and moderation of blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr.

 

How to Apply

Applicants must submit ALL of the following items to be considered for an internship:

• Resume;
• One-page cover letter stating:
• Reasons for wanting to intern with the office;
• Term to which he/she is applying (i.e., summer, fall, winter, spring);
• Dates of availability (start and end dates of the internship); and
• What the student has accomplished or plans to accomplish to improve the academic achievement and/or socioeconomic advancement of African Americans;
• Statement of intent explaining interest in the Initiative
• Letter from the registrar stating the student is enrolled at least part-time in an accredited university and is in good-standing;
• Official transcripts;
• Proof of enrollment for the current and the next semesters

 

You must be a U.S. citizen or have a resident visa to apply.  You also must be enrolled part- or full-time in an accredited postsecondary institution.

 

 

Complete application materials should be submitted to WHIEEAA@ed.gov

with "Internship" in the subject line.

 

 

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