Atlantic Council MLP Young Global Professionals Program

Deadline: June 7, 2024

Applications are open for the Atlantic Council MLP Young Global Professionals Program – Fall 2024. The Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program (MLP) cultivates a new generation of connected and empowered global leaders to tackle unprecedented global challenges.

As the team’s full-time intern, you will provide important logistical, writing, and operational support to the Program. Their team is versatile, flexible, and small, but has a significant global impact. The work is all-hands-on-deck, and they encourage interns to actively engage with all elements of their work. This is a great “generalist” position for someone with an extraordinary orientation to details, the ability to handle ambiguity in a fast-moving environment, and a passion for writing anything from a social media post to a speech and a proposal. This work will expose the candidate to the logistical elements of virtual event-planning and planning complex large-scale in-person convenings, think tank operations, proposal writing, managing communications and social media plans, and monitoring and evaluation work. You will also experience a great deal of learning through their leadership training with multiple executive-level trainers alongside their Fellows. You are also encouraged to participate in and attend events hosted by other programs at the Atlantic Council.

The successful candidate will have a passion for work in a cross-cultural setting and an entrepreneurial ethos, while also being an effective communicator. With a work culture of constant learning, we value strong writing skills and attention to detail, and the ability to produce rigorous work under deadlines. Demonstrated interest in international affairs through class work or experience is preferred.

This internship is based in their Washington, DC headquarters. Candidates must be available to work in person throughout the duration of the program.

Responsibilities

Support the administrative side of the Program, including data tracking and management for applicants, scheduling, production of program materials, and coordinating meetings and program activities. 
Handle an array of logistical coordination for the Program’s events and activities, including study tours, retreats, training, and other in-person and virtual elements. 
Support curation and management of content for the Program’s website and social media platforms, including the publication process for the long-form pieces.
Write proposals and promotional materials.
Participate in the monitoring and evaluation process, including the creation of surveys, simple data analytics and metrics tracking.
Take notes at team meetings and other events.

Benefits

Interns will be paid at a rate of $17.50 per hour.

Eligibility

Graduate student or a recent college graduate, preferably majoring in political science/international affairs, public policy, communications, international education, or another relevant field.
Demonstrated interest in international affairs with a focus on foreign policy, communications, international education/exchange, or similar.
Stellar interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written), including the ability to identify and work through challenges independently.
Aptitude and strong skills in research and writing.
Strong analytical, planning, time management, and organizational skills.
A strong attention to detail.
Proficiency in MS Office suite.
Experience with WordPress, Canva, Salesforce, Monday.com or other similar platforms is a plus.
Poise and professionalism in a team environment with colleagues and counterparts in the United States and abroad.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Must be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) in the office.