The Presidential Internship Program is not currently active and not accepting applications at this time.
Presidential Interns are current John Jay students who assist the Offices of the President and Public & External Affairs in a broad range of capacities in the context of an executive office in a major educational institution.
General Responsibilities
- Conduct extensive online research and analysis of documents
- Draft memos, proposals, briefings, and promotional materials
- Create and/or manage web and social media content
- Coordinate, promote and manage events and conferences
- Assist External Affairs with outreach to external partners, including government officials and policy makers
- Conduct student outreach and report on student issues
- Conduct general administrative duties
The Office of the President is a dynamic workplace that must be responsive to many types of requests
and issues. Therefore, successful candidates will demonstrate the competencies outlined below.
Qualifications
- Current junior, senior, or graduate John Jay student
- Veterans, returning citizens, and students with work authorization regardless of immigrant status are encouraged to apply
- Excellent research skills
- Ability to analyze and synthesize texts
- Strong background in writing and editing and ability to present information concisely and accurately
- Outstanding organizational and time management skills
- Interest in public policy, governmental affairs, criminal justice reform, and/or social justice
- Ability to multitask and balance competing priorities
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Administrative experience, social media savvy, and familiarity with Microsoft Office and ePortfolio encouraged