What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern - Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy (Fall 2025) position at CSIS Middle East Program?
Job Summary
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a non-profit, bipartisan public policy organization established in 1962 to provide strategic insights and practical policy solutions to decision-makers concerned with global security and prosperity. Over the years, it has grown to be one of the largest organizations of its kind, with a staff of some 275 employees, including more than 120 analysts working to address the changing dynamics of international security across the globe.
The CSIS Executive Education Program and the Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy (AILA) seeks a highly motivated candidate for a full-time, six-month, paid internship in a dynamic and fast-paced environment beginning in September 2025.
The Executive Education and AILA programs provide global leaders with training opportunities in leadership, ethics, and foreign policy. The Executive Education program designs and facilitates specialized training initiatives for executives, visiting government officials, and global leaders. AILA offers foreign policy seminars, crisis simulations, and skill-building workshops for CSIS’s interns, young professionals, and visiting university student groups. The intern will support the successful administration and execution of the programs and provide assistance across all program components, such as program development and execution, coordination, outreach, and administrative support.
The hired candidate will be paid hourly, commensurate with experience ($18.00/hour for current undergraduate hires, $19.00/hour for hires with a bachelor’s degree, and $20.00/hour for hires with a master’s degree).
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Essential functions may include, but are not limited to the following
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee working in an office environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
How to apply
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter at https://careers.csis.org/. Please submit your materials as one PDF document rather than as separate documents. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and should be submitted no later than Sunday, August 3, at 1159 pm.
To submit an application for this position, click the “Apply” button below, and you will be redirected to our secure recruitment portal.
Apply
To submit an application for this position, click the “Apply” button below, and you will be redirected to our secure recruitment portal.
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About Us
CSIS is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Center’s 220 full-time staff and large network of affiliated scholars conduct research and analysis and develop policy initiatives that look to the future and anticipate change.
We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color or any other protected class.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a non-profit, bipartisan public policy organization established in 1962 to provide strategic insights and practical policy solutions to decision-makers concerned with global security and prosperity. Over the years, it has grown to be one of the largest organizations of its kind, with a staff of some 275 employees, including more than 120 analysts working to address the changing dynamics of international security across the globe.
The CSIS Executive Education Program and the Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy (AILA) seeks a highly motivated candidate for a full-time, six-month, paid internship in a dynamic and fast-paced environment beginning in September 2025.
The Executive Education and AILA programs provide global leaders with training opportunities in leadership, ethics, and foreign policy. The Executive Education program designs and facilitates specialized training initiatives for executives, visiting government officials, and global leaders. AILA offers foreign policy seminars, crisis simulations, and skill-building workshops for CSIS’s interns, young professionals, and visiting university student groups. The intern will support the successful administration and execution of the programs and provide assistance across all program components, such as program development and execution, coordination, outreach, and administrative support.
The hired candidate will be paid hourly, commensurate with experience ($18.00/hour for current undergraduate hires, $19.00/hour for hires with a bachelor’s degree, and $20.00/hour for hires with a master’s degree).
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Essential functions may include, but are not limited to the following
- Provide event management support
- Create content for AILA/Executive Education’s social media accounts
- Conduct background research on programming, learning and development best practices, and marketing strategies
- Compile data on CSIS programming
- Assist with program operations and administration
- Organize outreach efforts, such as writing newsletters
- Survey market competition and prospective donors
- Strong demonstrated interest in learning and development, education, and/or event management
- Interest in foreign policy or international relations
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to multi-task
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills in a professional setting
- Enthusiasm for challenging assignments that demand creativity
- Event management and/or project coordination experience preferred, in any relevant setting
- Lives in or can easily travel to the D.C. area for work at the CSIS office in Washington, D.C.
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee working in an office environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
How to apply
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter at https://careers.csis.org/. Please submit your materials as one PDF document rather than as separate documents. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and should be submitted no later than Sunday, August 3, at 1159 pm.
To submit an application for this position, click the “Apply” button below, and you will be redirected to our secure recruitment portal.
Apply
To submit an application for this position, click the “Apply” button below, and you will be redirected to our secure recruitment portal.
Apply
About Us
CSIS is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Center’s 220 full-time staff and large network of affiliated scholars conduct research and analysis and develop policy initiatives that look to the future and anticipate change.
We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color or any other protected class.
Salary : $18 - $20
