Title: U.S. State Policy and Advocacy 2025-26 Social Work Student Internship
Department: US Programs, State Policy and Advocacy Team
Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights worldwide. With offices in New York City, and Washington, D.C.; Nairobi, Kenya; Bogota, Colombia; and Geneva, Switzerland, the Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization changing law and policy throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. Our 230+ diverse professionals are committed to advancing the Center’s human rights mission through game-changing litigation, legal policy, and advocacy work. This has fueled the Center’s exceptional growth to an operating budget of more than $50 million and won the respect of law firms worldwide. Our global pro bono network includes over 2,100 lawyers across 6 continents, 88 countries, and 125 law firms, contributing over $30 million USD in pro bono legal services annually. The Center’s Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact: By 2030, half of the world’s population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they were in 2020. The Center has a record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since our founding in 1992, the Center has transformed how reproductive rights are understood and applied by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, abortion, assisted reproduction, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights. We have won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies. The Center has also led development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights. It has built the legal capacity of women’s rights advocates in more than 65 countries and counting. To learn more about the Center, please go to www.reproductiverights.org
The Job: The State Policy and Advocacy Team is looking for an enthusiastic, resourceful, and highly organized intern with a commitment to reproductive rights to engage in a variety of projects related to state advocacy and the team’s Integrated State Partnerships (ISP) work.?This internship will provide the successful candidate with experience in the day-to-day operations of a public interest law organization with a dynamic in-house state policy and advocacy team. The intern will have opportunities to participate in collaborative projects with other Center teams as well as state-based partners and coalitions, focusing on a range of legal, legislative, and advocacy initiatives.
The internship is part-time (21 hours a week) for the duration of the 2025-2026 academic year (anticipated September through May). The position will be based in the Center’s New York City or Washington D.C. offices. Covid-19 vaccination is required for all US-based employees of the Center.
Primary Responsibilities: The scope of the internship will include, but is not limited to:

• Supporting initiatives to engage external partners in the Center’s legal and advocacy work, including through the planning and execution of legal briefings, partner-led community programming, and other projects and events;
• Participating in weekly or bi-weekly State Policy and Advocacy meetings, internal legislative strategy meetings, and state coalition meetings;
• Working with ISP staff and other internal collaborators to develop and continuously update guidance and best practices for engaging with external partners;
• Conducting research for and draft memos to inform new and developing ISP initiatives;
• Assisting State Policy and Advocacy staff, including State Legislative Counsels and Fellows, with monitoring and tracking state policy developments and related partner requests for support;
• Working with other State Policy and Advocacy staff on additional legislative, advocacy, and research projects.

Compensation: The compensation for this role is $20/hr.Duration of Position: This is a part-time internship (21 hours per week) for the duration of the 2025-26 academic year, anticipated September through May.
Union Status: This internship is not part of the Center's bargaining unit.
FLSA Exempt Status: This internship is non-exempt.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and InclusionThe Center is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage people from all communities to apply. If you are excited about this role but unsure about whether your experience aligns with the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles. To learn more about the Center’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, please visit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Center for Reproductive Rights.
Center policy on visa sponsorship for U.S.-based positions: Applicants for employment in the U.S. must have valid work authorization that does not now and will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S. by The Center for Reproductive Rights.#LI-Hybrid 

• Currently enrolled in and has completed at least one semester of an MSW program by September 2025; 
• Strong interpersonal, writing, and research skills; and 
• Demonstrated interest in reproductive rights, sexual and reproductive health, state policy and advocacy work, and/or community organizing.