2026 Summer Recruitment and Employee Engagement Internship
About The Position
The Partnership’s Workforce team helps the public sector address critical talent gaps by administering internship and fellowship programs that inspire early career talent to public service, engaging human capitol professionals at all government levels, developing processes and proposals to expand to state and local governments, designing and implementing new recruitment and retention strategies for agencies across the country, examining public sector customer experience trends and opportunities, and conducting data analysis and research for our external stakeholders. The Partnership’s Public Service Recruitment and Employee Engagement interns have the unique opportunity to develop leadership, project management and research skills by helping our team deliver a variety of programs. During their internship, interns will learn more about project management, event planning, data collection and analysis, relationship management, proposal development, marketing and customer service. Interns will also develop quantitative and/or qualitative research skills through a variety of projects. At the end of their term, interns will walk away with a greater understanding of how public sector employers keep their staff engaged, retain young talent through government internships and understand the hiring process from an employer’s perspective. Our team is seeking candidates with an interest in learning about the public sector who are detail-oriented, have solid time management habits with strong written and verbal communications skills and are comfortable in a fast-paced environment with a willingness to pitch in. For our Employee Engagement interns basic skills with SQL, Python, or R & other statistical software packages will be helpful for their portfolio of work. Applicants with interests and background in social science research and proficiency in Microsoft Excel are highly encouraged to apply.
Requirements
- Interest in learning about the public sector
- Detail-oriented
- Solid time management habits
- Strong written and verbal communications skills
- Comfortable in a fast-paced environment
- Willingness to pitch in
- Must reside and have a permanent address in the Washington Metropolitan Region for the duration of their internship
Nice To Haves
- Basic skills with SQL, Python, or R & other statistical software packages
- Interests and background in social science research
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
