Americans for Financial Reform · 1 day ago
Spring 2025 Internships
United States
Internship
Remote
Intern/New Grad
$17/hr - $17/hr
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Responsibilities
Curate, edit, and format monthly reports detailing AFR/AFREF’s work for the Board of Directors and staff
Provide logistical and technological support for events, including assistance in the planning, coordination, and production of events, such as AFR/AFREF’s annual staff retreat
Provide organizational support for AFR/AFREF operations, such as updating the website, maintaining organizational systems, and contributing to the organization’s recruitment process
Prepare materials for board meetings
Complete special projects for the Board of Directors, COO, Senior Human Resources Manager, and Executive Director
Update organizational forms and resources
Build and maintain staff list for Hill staff on key committees and caucuses
Maintain legislative tracker that tracks legislation within our policy areas
Conduct research on members of Congress, including positions on various bills/proposals, statements to the media, etc.
Attend Congressional hearings, briefings as well as coalition and member organizations meetings and take notes.
Work with policy staff to create social media content related to Congressional activity
Provide logistics support for a variety of lobbying and coalition activities.
Staffing and attending meetings with coalition members, policymakers, and other stakeholders
Developing - in collaboration with colleagues - and advancing AFR policy priorities in the areas of predatory lending (including junk fees), lending discrimination, debt collection, student debt and other abusive financial practices
Writing policy memos, regulatory comment letters, reports, and other materials for a range of audiences, including coalition partners, regulatory staff, and Congressional offices.
Analyzing and responding to policy proposals, legislation, and proposed rules
Providing support and coordination for AFR’s issue task forces in these areas, including building the capacity of AFR’s coalition, facilitating collaboration, and developing and implementing strategies to advance our policy goals
Providing support for a variety of coalition activities, including meetings, actions, briefings, virtual events petition deliveries, Congressional hearings, etc
Contributing to digital strategy and content for social media accounts
Engaging in research to highlight the problems in consumer finance and especially drawing connections to the intersection of race, class, finance and politics
Producing materials that collect and summarize important developments in consumer finance and predatory lending
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
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Required
Strong commitment to racial justice, economic justice, and social justice.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
High proficiency with general office software (Google suite, Microsoft Word, Excel).
Detail-oriented.
Solid judgment and good relationship-building skills.
Fundamental understanding of Congress and legislative process.
Ability to research creatively.
Sense of humor.
Preferred
Location in the Washington, DC area is preferred but not essential.
High proficiency with general office software (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint preferred).
Knowledge and experience with Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook platforms is a plus for this position.
Benefits
Academic credit is available as well.
Company
Americans for Financial Reform
Americans for Financial Reform is a nonpartisan and non-profit group that is dedicated to fostering public will for substantial reform.
Founded in 2008Washington, District of Columbia, USA
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Tipping Point Fund
2022-09-07Grant· undefined
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