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Self-Help Credit Union · 1 month ago

CRL Policy Research Intern

NC-Durham-Bull City

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$23/hr - $23/hr

Self-Help Credit Union is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting economic equity for underserved communities. The CRL Policy Research Intern will conduct research to support policy advocacy campaigns, ensuring that stakeholders have the necessary information to make informed decisions.

Banking

Responsibilities

Support researchers and senior researchers to:

Design, manage, and execute large multi-phase research projects on housing and consumer finance issues relevant to CRL’s mission both independently and as part of a team

Collect, clean, and code data from existing primary and secondary sources, including large datasets (cloud-based and locally-stored), and design collection protocols for new primary data

Perform and interpret quantitative statistical and/or qualitative analyses on mortgage and consumer finance data sets, including writing code or developing and analyzing themes

Report on findings to a variety of audiences internally and externally

Maintain familiarity with outside research, academic and otherwise, including conducting formal critiques where necessary to advance CRL’s policy goals

Provide research support for internal staff, including conducting and reviewing ad-hoc analyses

Collaborate with colleagues across teams, including informing and revising policy briefs, to support CRL’s policy goals through research

Work closely with CRL’s policy, communications, and outreach staff to ensure CRL research is relevant to policymakers and the general public

Qualification

Quantitative analysisQualitative analysisData collectionResearch project managementEnthusiasm for learningInterpersonal skillsWritten communicationVerbal communicationOrganizational skillsAttention to detail