Job Description
The primary role of Center Forward interns will be to provide support to the organization’s leadership, programming team, and policy team. Strong internship candidates will possess excellent written and oral communication skills, a strong attentiveness to detail, an ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, and an eagerness to learn about the political, government, and congressional affairs processes.
Are you someone who:
- Is a passionate and creative problem solver?
- Is a collaborator and team player?
- Is an excellent communicator – written and verbal?
- Is detail-oriented while remaining flexible?
- Is excited by a fast-paced work environment?
- Is able to persevere through difficult situations with composure and humor?
- Is eager to learn and grow?
If so, you may be a good fit for a Center Forward’s internship. Qualifications include:
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in person in Washington, D.C. for 15-30 hours per week
- Expertise in GSuite, including Docs, Sheets, and Slides
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Knowledge of government, legislative, and executive processes is helpful, but not required
Compensation and Benefits:
Center Forward is an organization that believes in work-life balance. We offer transparency about pay ranges and benefits for internships.
Center Forward internships offer stipends and hourly rates based on availability during the work week. This may be discussed during the interview process.
Benefits at Center Forward include:
- Hybrid and flexible work schedules
- PTO and liberal leave schedules
- Transportation benefits
Internship responsibilities may include:
Policy:
- Researching, writing, fact-checking, and editing for Center Forward’s weekly-published Basics series — policy documents covering a broad range of issues
- Performing research on relevant legislative and political issues to inform and support Basics and other policy publications
- Speaking professionally about the work that Center Forward does in meetings with industry stakeholders
Programming:
- Preparing briefing materials for Members of Congress, Congressional staff, and Center Forward leadership.
- Assisting with the preparation and execution of Center Forward programming events, including booking event locations, working with vendors, and staffing events, meetings, conferences, seminars, etc.
- Maintaining files and records to support the long-term goals and objectives of the programming and finance teams.
- Perform various other duties that may be assigned from time to time based on the needs of the organization
To apply, please submit your resume and a 1-page cover letter as one PDF document. Please submit application materials to jobs@center-forward.org with the subject line “Fall 2026 Internship.” Please indicate in your cover letter if you have an area of expertise.
Internships will start the week of September 8th, 2026.
Organization Summary:
Center Forward brings together members of Congress, not-for profits, academic experts, trade associations, corporations and unions to find common ground. Our mission: to give centrist allies the information they need to craft common sense solutions, and provide those allies the support they need to turn those ideas into results.
In order to meet our challenges we need to put aside the partisan bickering that has gridlocked Washington and come together to find common sense solutions.
For more information, please visit www.center-forward.org. Center Forward is an equal opportunity employer. Our jobs are open to all applications regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, disability, military status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.