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 approximately 250 employees, including more than 120 analysts working to address the changing dynamics of international security across the globe.

The CSIS Executive Education Program and the Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy (AILA) seeks a highly motivated candidate for a full-time, six-month, paid internship in a dynamic and fast-paced environment beginning in January 2025.

The Executive Education and AILA programs provide global leaders with training opportunities in leadership, ethics, and foreign policy. The Executive Education program designs and facilitates specialized training initiatives for executives, visiting government officials, and global leaders. AILA offers foreign policy seminars, crisis simulations, and skill-building workshops for CSIS’s interns, young professionals, and visiting university student groups. The interns 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 ($17.50/hour for current undergraduate hires, $18.50/hour for hires with a bachelor’s degree, and $19.50/hour for hires with a master’s degree)

Essential functions may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide event management support

• Create content for AILA/Executive Education’s social media accounts

• Conduct background research on programming, learning and development best practices, and marketing strategies

• Compile data on CSIS programming

• Assist with program operations and administration

• Organize outreach efforts, such as writing newsletters

• Survey market competition and prospective donors

• Write summaries of training sessions and seminars

• Strong demonstrated interest in foreign policy, international relations, training, education, and/or event management

• 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

This position will be based out of our Washington DC headquarters and is expected to be in-office.

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.

Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter at https://careers.csis.org/. Please submit your materials as one PDF document rather than as separate documents. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and should be submitted no later than Sunday, November 3, at 11:59 pm.