Intern

Center for Strategic and International Studies, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Job summary

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Executive Education Program offers a full-time, six-month paid internship beginning September 2026, in a fast-paced policy environment. The intern will support program development, execution, outreach, and administrative tasks.

Responsibilities include event management support, content creation for social media, coordinating operations, writing newsletters, researching market trends, and donor outreach.

Qualifications

• Strong interest in learning and development, education, and event management.
• Interest in foreign policy or international relations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple priorities.
• Experience in event management or project coordination is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide event management support.
• Create content for Executive Education’s social media accounts.
• Assist with program operations and administration.
• Organize outreach efforts, such as writing newsletters.
• Survey market competition and prospective donors.
• Conduct background research on programming, learning and development best practices, and marketing strategies.

Skills

Event management

Program coordination

Content creation for social media

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Travel to DC

Education

Pursuing degree in related field

Job description

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a non-profit, bipartisan public policy organization established in 1962 to provide strategic insights and practical policy solutions to decision makers concerned with global security and prosperity. Over the years, it has grown to be one of the largest organizations of its kind, with a staff of some 275 employees, including more than 120 analysts working to address the changing dynamics of international security across the globe.

The CSIS Executive Education Program seeks a highly motivated candidate for a full-time, six-month, paid internship in a dynamic and fast-paced environment beginning in September 2026.

The Executive Education program provides global leaders with training opportunities in leadership, ethics, and foreign policy. It designs and facilitates specialized training initiatives for executives, visiting government officials, and global leaders. It also offers foreign policy seminars, crisis simulations, and skill-building workshops for CSIS’s interns, young professionals, and visiting university student groups. The intern will support the successful administration and execution of the programs and provide assistance across all program components, such as program development and execution, coordination, outreach, and administrative support.

The hired candidate will be paid hourly, commensurate with experience ($18.40/hour for current undergraduate hires, $19.40/hour for hires with a bachelor’s degree, and $20.40/hour for hires with a master’s degree).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Provideevent management support
• Create content for Executive Education’s social media accounts
• Assistwith program operations and administration
• Organize outreach efforts, such as writing newsletters
• Survey market competition and prospective donors
• Conduct background research on programming, learning and development best practices, and marketing strategies

KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE

• Strong demonstrated interest inlearning and development, education, and/or event management
• Interestin foreign policyor international relations
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to multi-task
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills in a professional setting
• Enthusiasm for challenging assignments that demand creativity
• Event management and/or project coordination experience preferred, in any relevant setting
• Lives in or can easily travel to the D.C.area for work at the CSIS office in Washington, D.C.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK CONDITIONS

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee working in an office environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Salary Range

$18.40 - $20.40 USD