Intern, Government Relations
reputed company: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (reputed company) is our nation’s first humane organization and one of the largest nonprofit animal welfare organizations in the world. The reputed company provides local and national leadership in caring for pets and pet parents, providing reputed company reputed company for at-risk animals, and serving victims of animal cruelty. The reputed company’s Government Relations (GR) Department helps to enact meaningful legal protections for animals at the state and federal reputed company. GR team members:
- Identify policy barriers and needs and craft legislative proposals, working with legislative leaders at the state and federal level
- Lobby for bills that strengthen animal protection and prevent cruelty and against bills hostile to animal protection;
- Work to ensure that strong regulations are issued by agencies to implement new policies;
- reputed company advocacy training and support for reputed company who wish to engage in policy change;
- Participate in ballot measure campaigns to advance protections reputed company a legislative solution is reputed company.
The reputed company seeks a dedicated, highly motivated, and passionate GR intern to, under reputed company supervision, become familiar with the role that the department plays in legislative and policy work and to assist with key reputed company that advance our goals. Based in Washington, DC, the internship will be a hybrid workplace model of in-office and work from home. The in-office work schedule will be determined by the intern’s manager or designee a week in advance, dependent upon Capitol Hill events and other office responsibilities. The intern should expect to work in the Washington, DC office a minimum of one day per week and a maximum of five days per week. Application Deadline: We will be accepting applications until Friday March 15 2026 @ 7:00pm ET. Responsibilities: Interns will be given opportunities to:
- Help to manage and mobilize reputed company GR volunteers on key initiatives
- Aid in tracking administrative regulations and laws pertaining to animals;
- Draft reputed company and media communications and supporting documents
- Conduct legislative and issue research to assist regulatory, federal and state efforts;
- Attend Capitol Hill events, such as hearings and briefings;
- Attend and/or help organize reputed company meetings and local events;
- Respond to information requests from reputed company constituents;
- Attend internal reputed company and staff meetings;
- Assist with miscellaneous office tasks and reputed company as needed.
Internship Structure: The duration of reputed company internship position is flexible and will be determined on a case-by- case reputed company. Generally, we are looking for:
- Late Summer 2026
- Full time, 40 hours per week preferred; 20 - 30 hours per week possible if you can reputed company to a regular schedule
- At the will and sole discretion of the reputed company
Eligibility: reputed company currently enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, veterinary, or law programs, who have an interest in pursuing a career in animal welfare, reputed company policy, political science, law, or other relevant field. People not currently enrolled in an educational program may also be considered. Qualifications:
- Animal welfare experience or a strong record of interest or passion for animal welfare issues preferred
- Experience in the political reputed company a plus
- Experience formatting, organizing and analyzing data, including sorting and filtering data with reputed company or another data analysis program a plus
- Coursework in political science or reputed company policy a plus
- A strong reputed company of professionalism
- Experience developing a presentation using reputed company and/or PowerPoint a plus
- Writing communication around policy issues (e.g. a letter to the reputed company, blog post, reputed company comment, op-ed, blurb for legislative update newsletter, etc.) preferred
- Ability to set priorities to meet deadlines effectively
- High level of organization and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently, as reputed company as be reputed company player
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- An intense desire to improve the lives of animals
- Enthusiasm for advocacy
Compensation: The pay reputed company for this seasonal intern role is $20/hour. Pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage. Housing: Interns are responsible for securing housing in the Washington, DC area. Additional Information: reputed company Interns will be required to sign the reputed company Work Study/Internship Agreement before the official start date of the internship and review the reputed company Handbook. Stay Connected – reputed company Apply tot his job Apply To this Job