ADL NY/NJ REGIONAL OFFICE INTERN JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Regional Operations Intern will work directly with Regional Staff on projects relating to incident response, community engagement, hate crimes, extremist groups, antisemitism, law enforcement outreach, leadership, and general regional operations. Projects involve incident response, program administration, research, report and correspondence writing, database management, assisting with meeting and event planning, community outreach and other duties as assigned.  This internship can be fully remote or hybrid in our NYC office. The position is for 15 hours a week at a salary of $16.50 per hour.

Primary:

• Respond to bias incidents reported to our regional office, including outreach to constituents and data entry.
• Conduct outreach to community members and leaders on an ADL issue of concern
• Prepare press releases and advisories
• Draft minutes of meetings between ADL and community leaders or organizations in order to support regional community relations and outreach.
• Provide administrative support to special events and board or community meetings.
• Research and prepare reports and presentations on hate crime data and other ADL issue areas.
• Assist Regional Staff in implementing marketing initiatives, including regular updates of social media and websites.
• Work with the Regional Operations staff to monitor and assign incidents reported to our office; analyze hate crimes data for Incident Response database, including law enforcement data. May assist Assistant Regional Directors with closing low-level incidents.
• Assist Regional Operations team in identifying local- and state-level legislation for ADL to support and prioritize and assist with meeting and outreach preparation.
• Craft outreach to community partners, including law enforcement and college partners; collaborate with Regional Operations team on events, including assisting with logistics, outreach, and program facilitation.
• Assist Regional Director with facilitation of Glass Leadership Institute, including program-building, logistics, outreach to staff, and communication with lay-leaders

Skills:

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong research skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to demonstrate commitment to ADL’s mission.
• Discretion when dealing with sensitive issues.
• Experience in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Interested applicants may send their resume and cover letter (optional) to NYNJ@adl.org.