Fall 2026 Human Resources Intern

CTR BUDGET POLICY • Washington, DC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is a high-caliber strategic policy institute that informs and shapes public policies to reduce poverty, promote equity, and build opportunity. It has a national reputation for conducting rigorous research and analysis, developing evidence-based policy ideas and strategies, shaping a broad array of policy debates at the federal and state levels, and influencing policy outcomes on a range of critical issues. It focuses on improving the lives of people with low or moderate incomes and examines how policies affect particular groups, including Black, Indigenous, and other people of color; immigrants; people with disabilities; and LGBTQ+ people. CBPP is known for its unique capacity to blend rigorous, timely analysis with effective communications that enable policymakers and the media to make use of its work. CBPP seeks a Human Resources Intern to work with a close-knit, five-person HR team. Responsibilities will vary and include providing support in an array of HR functions. The intern will take on substantive projects related to benefits and pay, recruitment and onboarding, and personnel records management.

Requirements

• Strong organizational skills; prioritizes and manages conflicting demands to meet deadlines and provides consistent follow-up.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; builds relationships and works collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to maintain high standards of confidentiality.
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and maintain attention to detail.
• Solution-oriented, focused, and proactive.
• Demonstrated interest in HR career track.
• Customer service mindset.
• Recent graduate or current student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in human resources, management, business administration, or a related field.
• Commitment to CBPP’s mission to improve the well-being of low- and moderate-income people and advance racial equity.
• Documentation of work authorization for the U.S. AND a U.S. Social Security number, as of the start date of the internship, to be employed by CBPP.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with communities that are underrepresented in policy debates.
• Demonstrated interest in working on public policies that affect low-income and diverse communities and have implications for racial equity.

Responsibilities

• Provide general administrative support to the HR department.
• Handle confidential and non-routine information.
• Assist with benefits administration.
• Maintain data.
• Process new employee paperwork.
• Maintain filing of employee personnel documents.
• Track onboarding and offboarding checklists.
• Schedule orientation meetings, interviews, and departmental meetings.
• Work independently and within a team on special non-recurring and ongoing projects as needed.

Benefits

• Undergraduate students receive $18.00 per hour.
• Students with a bachelor's degree receive $19.00 per hour.
• Graduate students receive $20.00 per hour.
• Students with a master’s or law degree receive $21.00 per hour.
• Doctoral students may receive between $20.00 and $22.00 per hour, depending on progress toward completion of degree requirements, relevant coursework, and research.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree