Blue Haven Initiative employs a bias-blind recruitment plan in which applicants are required to remove identifying information from their resumes. Please read the job description in its entirety to ensure your application complies with our guidelines. Failure to do so will result in an automatic disqualification of your candidacy.
About the Role: Civics Team Intern
The Civics Team Intern (CTI) supports Blue Haven Civics, which aims to strengthen the foundations of American democracy. Blue Haven Civics invests philanthropic and occasional for-profit capital in efforts to strengthen youth civic engagement, reduce corruption in politics, and make our tax system more equitable. We believe in equipping the next generation with the tools and skills necessary to create fairer markets, ensure more effective governance, and advance progressive policies. Organizations we support include Higher Ground Labs, Issue One, Voices for Progress, Free Speech For People, and Americans for Tax Fairness.
The CTI is a full-time remote internship (30-40 hours a week) and will be compensated at $20 to $22 an hour based on experience. Internships will begin in late May and last about 12 weeks.
Throughout the internship, BHC will operate under the following learning objectives:
- Introduce interns to how philanthropy and advocacy can advance progressive political issues.
- Train interns on how to prepare Congressional-quality briefings and research materials.
- Empower interns to understand the importance of civics education and the youth vote.
- Provide interns with experiences to engage with a variety of entities beyond the family office, including non-profit organizations, political campaigns, political candidates, and grassroots advocates.
- Foster an independent spirit in interns by granting them ownership over their work and accomplishments.
Responsibilities of the CTI include, but are not limited to:
- Drafting research memoranda and visual presentations on items of interest and providing general project support across the portfolio of civic engagement activities.
- Engaging in, and contributing to, strategy meetings about how to advance work on various projects and campaigns.
- Preparing the Principal for meetings, speaking engagements, and other events through written materials and verbal briefings.
- Attending events of interest to BHI and providing written insights on these meetings.
- Creating, organizing, and managing a folder for briefings, memos, and memoranda.
- Providing flexible project support to BHI’s other teams: Ventures, Initiatives, and Operations.
The ideal candidate will possess the following attributes:
- Demonstrated long-term enthusiasm about voting and civic engagement, social justice, progressive politics, policy, or youth leadership.
- Detail-oriented approach to all tasks, large and small.
- Well-organized and proactive.
- Able to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, or a willingness to learn.
- Ability to independently and creatively conduct research, or a willingness to learn.
- 0 – 2 years of work experience. Experience in organizing, politics, government, philanthropy, or consulting is welcome but not required.
We believe that university degrees are not accessible to everyone. Therefore, this role does not require a university education. At Blue Haven Initiative, we believe that generating social impact starts with diverse teams and partners. This means cultivating an equitable workplace that encourages collaboration and creativity, and we actively recruit and empower people who represent the diverse next generation of leadership. Applicants will never be disqualified nor discriminated against by race, class, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran or disability status, criminal history, or educational attainment.
To Apply
Please apply through our external application. Our priority deadline is Friday, April 26 at 11:59pm ET, so we encourage potential candidates to apply as soon as possible. To help us facilitate an inclusive, bias-blind recruitment process, please remove the following from your resume and application materials:
- Your name and contact information (including from the file name)
- Name and location of education institutions (high school, technical school, college, etc.)
- Personal hobbies and interests
You can find an example of a blind resume here. You do not need to reformat your resume. You may leave your degree, your field of study (e.g., B.A. Economics), and any extracurricular activities so long as you remove references to the school’s name and location. Limit your resumé to one page.
Additionally, you will be asked to answer a short prompt. Please limit your response to 200 words or less. BHI strongly discourages the use of AI for the purposes of this written statement and we run all applications through an AI checker.
Lastly, please consider answering the Equal Opportunity Employment questions included in our application to help us track and improve the inclusivity of our recruitment process. Answering the survey is entirely voluntary, and whether you respond will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you share will be maintained in a confidential file not accessible to the hiring team.
If you have any questions about Blue Haven or the Civics Spring Internship position, we encourage you to reach out to the team at civicsintern@bluehaveninitiative.com.