Spring 2027 Graduate Intern, Equity, Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging -Executive Office

The role

The Graduate Intern will provide event support, advance programmatic efforts, and work on designated special projects. This role supports the EDIB department in the National office.

What you will do

• Support EDIB hosted events for heritage months, ERG events, and a quarterly nationwide community hour
• Create event communication and roll out plans
• Draft and seek feedback on event language for internal distribution
• Ensure events are accessible by requesting live captioning and/or ASL interpretation
• Ensure accessibility of flyers and event descriptions on the ACLU Intranet site
• Support tech needs for the event on Zoom or Teams
• Track EDIB data on tracking platforms on a regular cadence

Required qualifications

• Currently matriculated graduate students
• Based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship
• Effective listener with high emotional intelligence
• Highly collaborative style
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Demonstrated passion for EDIB work
• Deep knowledge, research, and best practices for organizations on equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging
• Commitment to civil liberties, civil rights, and social and racial justice
• Commitment to advancing the mission of the ACLU
• Commitment to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflict

Nice to have

• Familiarity with virtual meeting platforms (e.g., Zoom/Teams)

Benefits

• Stipend available for students who are lawfully authorized to work
• Arrangements can be made with educational institutions for work/study or course credit

Before you apply

• Must be currently matriculated graduate students
• Must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship
• Stipend is available for students who are lawfully authorized to work

About the company

The ACLU has worked for over 100 years to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.