Program Management Intern – Fall 2025 at Human Rights First
Job Description
This internship will support the Program Manager to execute the operations and logistics of the Refugee Representation team. This role will involve managing multiple projects to enable and optimize the essential functions of the team’s legal representation work, with a focus on database management, finances, event planning, and stakeholder engagement. Interns will gain experience overseeing projects through a strategic lens, learn to manage competing priorities, and expand their technical skills in excel and data management. This position will also allow the intern to gain exposure to the files and processes associated with asylum law.
How will you make a difference in the Human Rights space through this internship?
This intern will contribute to the team goal of providing refugees fleeing persecution with access to critical legal protections and social services.
This internship provides both operational and strategic support to the Refugee Representation team. By efficiently executing logistics, tracking data, managing budget, and drafting communications, they will enable attorneys to extend their legal representation to a greater number of asylum seekers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Intern responsibilities include assisting the program manager in day-to-day operations, including planning team meetings and trainings, updating the database, budget management, and resource organization
Intern will help plan and execute the Refugee Representation Annual Retreat in New York alongside the Program Manager and Program Associate
Intern will support strategic document management through redacting and organizing legal case documents
Intern will be involved in the drafting of written content such as newsletters and one-pagers
Intern will support the implementation of major collaboration projects with a focus on leveraging technology and improving systems to optimize the reach of the Refugee Representation team’s impact
Interns will have opportunities to attend legal trainings, advocacy groups, and coalition meetings
Desired Skills and Experience:
Dedicated interest and passion for immigration law and protecting the rights of migrants
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines at once
Experience planning and executing events by coordinating with vendors, meeting deadlines, and tracking finances
Database management and data analysis skills, including proficiency with excel
Self-sufficient and able to manage tasks independently in a remote work environment
Displays leadership by making strategic recommendations for improved operations and workflows
Education: Undergraduate and/or recent graduate
Compensation: Unpaid
Start Date: September 2, 2025
End Date: December 5, 2025
Time Commitment: 15 hours/week
Submission Deadline: July 28, 2025
Application Instructions: Resume
Human Rights First is committed to recruiting, retaining, and developing staff from a diversity of backgrounds, including members of racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, people of all socioeconomic backgrounds, people of all nationalities, and veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. We believe that a diverse staff and an inclusive work environment that welcomes a range of perspectives make us stronger and more effective.
