Job Description
Come work with the Research and Policy team at Innovate Public Schools, where we partner closely with organizers and parents to translate data into action and advocate for education equity. This is a paid internship opportunity where you will gain hands-on experience in education advocacy, data analytics, and research.
About Innovate Public Schools
Innovate Public Schools is a power-building organization that was launched in 2012. At Innovate, our vision is a high quality school experience that cherishes and affirms every student, particularly Black and Brown students, and prepares them for a lifetime of opportunity and choice. Our mission is to build the capacity of parents and families to organize, advocate, and demand high quality schools for their children.
Our program model centers long-term power-building through community organizing for parents & education stakeholders. To support this work, we deploy our Research & Policy (RAP) team to collect & publish data that supports the informed demands of engaged parents. Our Communications team helps to disseminate RAP findings and supports parent leaders in implementing effective outreach strategies that bring more parents into our established organizing communities. Our Partnerships & Training team then scales this work nationally, providing training for schools & community leaders to build capacity within their organizations to support authentic grassroots parent organizing. We deeply engage with parents and education stakeholders to support them in cultivating sustainable power-building practices that ensure that their voices are heard in the education advocacy space.
About The Internship
We seek a highly motivated Research & Policy Intern to join our team. This paid internship will report directly to the Associate, Research & Policy and is ideal for individuals interested in gaining hands-on experience in a dynamic, mission-driven environment.
Responsibilities
The work environment characteristics and the physical demands described here represent those an employee encounters while successfully performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Commitment to DEI
Here at Innovate, we believe applying a DEI lens to everything we do creates the most equitable outcomes for our staff and the communities we serve. DEI is alive through a well-established Equity Working Group, which serves as the vehicle for ensuring our policies, practices, and overall staff culture is equitable. We also have race-based employee resource groups, DEI Institutes, consistent DEI programming in our staff meetings, as well as an Intranet with relevant DEI resources.
How To Apply
Interested candidates should submit a resume and two work samples showcasing some of the abovementioned qualifications.
About Innovate Public Schools
Innovate Public Schools is a power-building organization that was launched in 2012. At Innovate, our vision is a high quality school experience that cherishes and affirms every student, particularly Black and Brown students, and prepares them for a lifetime of opportunity and choice. Our mission is to build the capacity of parents and families to organize, advocate, and demand high quality schools for their children.
Our program model centers long-term power-building through community organizing for parents & education stakeholders. To support this work, we deploy our Research & Policy (RAP) team to collect & publish data that supports the informed demands of engaged parents. Our Communications team helps to disseminate RAP findings and supports parent leaders in implementing effective outreach strategies that bring more parents into our established organizing communities. Our Partnerships & Training team then scales this work nationally, providing training for schools & community leaders to build capacity within their organizations to support authentic grassroots parent organizing. We deeply engage with parents and education stakeholders to support them in cultivating sustainable power-building practices that ensure that their voices are heard in the education advocacy space.
About The Internship
We seek a highly motivated Research & Policy Intern to join our team. This paid internship will report directly to the Associate, Research & Policy and is ideal for individuals interested in gaining hands-on experience in a dynamic, mission-driven environment.
- Duration: Flexible dates, minimum three-month commitment (April–September 2023)
- Location: Hybrid
- Compensation: Paid
- Time Commitment: Full-time
Responsibilities
- Work with datasets to analyze and present key education trends
- Create data visualizations to support parent advocacy efforts
- Assist with data quality checks and data cleaning/organization
- Support supplemental analyses for current research projects
- Conduct copy editing and review reports for accuracy
- Develop PowerPoint trainings for community organizers, parent leaders, and external partners as needed
- Strong writing and editing skills
- Experience working with datasets, spreadsheets, and data visualization
- Interest in education advocacy, data analysis, and research
- Interest or experience making research and data accessible to a non-research/academic audience
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive
The work environment characteristics and the physical demands described here represent those an employee encounters while successfully performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Commitment to DEI
Here at Innovate, we believe applying a DEI lens to everything we do creates the most equitable outcomes for our staff and the communities we serve. DEI is alive through a well-established Equity Working Group, which serves as the vehicle for ensuring our policies, practices, and overall staff culture is equitable. We also have race-based employee resource groups, DEI Institutes, consistent DEI programming in our staff meetings, as well as an Intranet with relevant DEI resources.
How To Apply
Interested candidates should submit a resume and two work samples showcasing some of the abovementioned qualifications.
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