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INTERNSHIP (PAID) Policy Intern, Illinois Partners for Human Service

Illinois Partners for Human Service is seeking a Policy Intern for this summer and fall. We are statewide advocacy organization that works with the entire human service sector to advocate for quality service provision, adequate funding, and measureable results. The policy intern will work at our West Loop office and help with bill monitoring, translating policy and policy analysis into everyday language; attending meetings and committee hearings (sometimes in Springfield) and will do research around topics on our policy agenda (available on our website, http://www.illinoispartners.org). Currently a major project is monitoring and performing research around the Budgeting for Results reform but day to day tasks are fluid and our job is to keep members ready to react quickly to new policy priorities. The budget is our top priority during that part of the year, and other possibilities include reforms in healthcare and the auditing and accreditation process. The intern will also help with grant writing. The internship is paid and requires 20 hours a week.

The intern must be a continuing graduate student in public policy or a related field, an excellent writer, and able to work independently in an environment where priorities change quickly. Please provide a resume, cover letter, and short writing sample (two pages maximum) to Lindsay Branca at lindsay@illinoispartners.org .