Spring 2027 Undergraduate or Graduate Intern, Affiliate Support and Nationwide Initiatives - Program and Strategy

The role

The intern will provide project coordination and administrative support for the Affiliate Support and Nationwide Initiatives Department. Work involves supporting multistate initiatives, drafting deliverables, and assisting with meeting coordination and resource management.

What you will do

• Provide project coordination and logistics planning assistance
• Support multistate initiatives including the Southern Collective and Battlegrounds Initiative
• Support the Southern Legal Internship Program (SLIP)
• Support the roll-out of guides, toolkits, playbooks, and other resources
• Support experts in advocacy, organizing, legal, communications, and digital areas
• Perform administrative tasks such as taking notes and coordinating meetings
• Draft preliminary language for internal communications, summaries, and PowerPoint presentations
• Support survey data collection and analysis of results
• Create and maintain resource banks
• Assist in organizing virtual/hybrid workshops and convenings

Required qualifications

• Currently matriculated graduate or undergraduate students that will be rising seniors starting Fall 2027
• Based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship
• Experience assisting with administrative tasks in an office setting
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Strong organization skills with great attention to detail
• Ability to take initiative, think creatively, and contribute innovative ideas
• Ability to problem solve and work well under pressure
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Hungry to learn and curious about advocacy, organizing, legal, communications, and digital work
• Internship must be tied to the intern’s formal education program by integrated coursework or the receipt of academic credit

Nice to have

• Experience in a nonprofit setting
• Some knowledge of event planning or logistics coordination

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Must be a rising senior starting Fall 2027
• Must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration
• Must be tied to formal education via coursework or academic credit
• Refrain from using AI-powered chatbots, search engines, or real-time assistance tools to generate CV, cover letter or writing sample

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.