The Public Policy Intern and the Public Policy and Communications Inters will be an integral part of YWCA Utah’s Policy Team and will support advocacy efforts during the 2023 Utah Legislative General Session. The positions will run from January through April 2023.
Organization Overview
Since 1906 YWCA Utah has been a voice for women, a force for change, and a place for hope. Our enduring belief is that better lives for women – all women – will lead to stronger families and communities. YWCA is Utah’s most comprehensive provider of family violence services; our programs include walk-in services and a crisis line, emergency shelter, transitional housing, children’s programs, and a vast array of supportive services. In addition to our work in the area of family violence, the YWCA also reaches out broadly into the community with offerings for every woman, including a nationally accredited child care and early education center, leadership opportunities for women at all life stages, and opportunities to participate more fully in civic life.
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Public Policy and Communications Intern
Hours/Week: 15-19 hours per week (or 15 hours per week for 15 weeks = $2,750 stipend)
Compensation range: $12/hour
Reports to: Public Policy Director
Public Policy Advocacy at YWCA Utah
We know that fulfilling our bold mission to eliminate racism and empower women requires a holistic approach. We advance our non-partisan public policy work with a racial and gender equity policy lens through local, state, and national advocacy, issue education and collaboration. We focus on key policy areas each year such as child care, domestic violence and sexual assault, housing, racial and gender equity, and reproductive justice.
Position Summary
The Public Policy and Communications Intern will be an integral part of YWCA Utah’s Policy Team and will support advocacy efforts during the 2023 Utah Legislative General Session. The position will run from January through April 2023. The Public Policy and Communications Intern will have the opportunity to support and execute comprehensive marketing, communications, and digital media for YWCA Utah’s Public Policy Program. This includes coordinating with the Marketing and Communications team to promote our online presence regarding our public policy priorities and our positions on bills through our online presence on our website, social media, email marketing, and communications campaigns. The Public Policy and Communications intern will have the opportunity to effect meaningful policy change, gain experience in nonprofit policy advocacy, and make valuable connections among community and state leaders.
The Public Policy and Communications Intern will be provided with weekly one-on-one supervision meetings, which would also serve as times to check in on projects, answer questions about work culture, and address any questions, concerns, and tasks. This form of supervision also provides personalized mentorship opportunities and direct communication between supervisor and supervisee. The Public Policy and Communications Intern would be permitted to work remotely and supervision could be conducted virtually as well. The Public Policy and Communications Intern will also work closely and collaboratively with the Marketing & Communications Manager.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities may include:
- Prepare content for email marketing, action alerts, and blog posts;
- Contribute policy-related content for social media posts including Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook;
- Attend and take notes during executive branch meetings and/or legislative committee and floor hearings virtually or in-person;
- Assist with bill tracking and monitoring legislation among policy priority areas;
- Attend departmental meetings as well as meetings with policymakers, partner organizations, and other stakeholders virtually or in-person;
- Attend weekly Policy Team meetings and other organizational meetings, as needed;
- Assist the Policy Team in designing and implementing the Legislative Recap event;
- Assist with marketing efforts for events, speaking engagements, and pressers;
- Demonstrate a commitment to racial and gender equity.
Hours/Week: 15-19 hours per week (or 15 hours per week for 15 weeks = $2,750 stipend)
Compensation range: $12/hour
Reports to: Public Policy Director
Position Summary
The Public Policy Intern will be an integral part of YWCA Utah’s Policy Team and will support advocacy efforts during the 2023 Utah Legislative General Session. The position will run from January through April 2023. The Public Policy Intern will have the opportunity to effect meaningful policy change, gain experience in nonprofit policy advocacy, and make valuable connections among community and state leaders.
The Public Policy Intern will be provided with weekly one-on-one supervision meetings, which would also serve as times to check in on projects, answer questions about work culture, and address any questions, concerns, and tasks. This form of supervision also provides personalized mentorship opportunities and direct communication between supervisor and supervisee. The Public Policy Intern would be permitted to work remotely and supervision could be conducted virtually as well.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities may include:
- Research and analyze laws, data, policies, and procedures;
- Bill tracking and monitoring legislation among policy priority areas;
- Draft written documents that may include action alerts, legislative testimony, correspondence, policy statements, letters to government officials, and op-eds or letters to the editor;
- Deliver testimony in legislative or executive branch public hearings;
- Attend and take notes during executive branch meetings and/or legislative committee and floor hearings virtually or in-person;
- Attend departmental meetings as well as meetings with policymakers, partner organizations, and other stakeholders virtually or in-person;
- Attend weekly Policy Team meetings and other organizational meetings, as needed;
- Learn how to use a race equity analysis lens to evaluate proposed bills to help YWCA Utah Policy team identify which bills to either oppose or support;
- Assist the Policy Team in designing and implementing the Legislative Recap event;
- Demonstrate a commitment to racial and gender equity.
