Overview
ADL Summer 2025 Internship Description
ADL’s New York/New Jersey Regional Operations team is looking for a dynamic intern to join us from June 9 to August 8, 2025. The ideal candidate will have experience with a dynamic and fast-paced office environment and working collaboratively with a team. Our Regional Operations college internship provides the opportunity for students to gain practical experience with Incident Response, hate crimes data, community partnerships, and legislation.
Application portals will close at 6 PM ET on March 7, 2025. ADL will confirm the selected candidates by mid-April.
Responsibilities
Requirements:
- Must possess high school diploma or equivalent
- Passion for non-profit work
- Desire to start building career within non-profit sector
Responsibilities:
- Work with the Regional Operations staff to monitor and assign incidents reported to our office; analyze hate crimes data for Incident Response database, including law enforcement data. May assist Assistant Regional Directors with closing low-level incidents.
- Assist Regional Operations team in identifying local- and state-level legislation for ADL to support and prioritize and assist with meeting and outreach preparation.
- Craft outreach to community partners, including law enforcement and college partners; collaborate with Regional Operations team on events, including assisting with logistics, outreach, and program facilitation.
- Assist Associate Regional Director with crafting social media strategy and creating graphics.
- Attend and participate in the ADL Summer Internship Learning Program sessions, where you will get to have discussions with accomplished leaders and subject matter experts at ADL.
Qualifications
Skills:
- Excellent communication skills
- Committed to belonging, and inclusive values
- Collaborative team-player
- Creative and innovative; takes initiative
- Results-oriented – a problem solver (versus a problem identifier)
- Excels in dynamic environments that require adaptability
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Energized by ADL’s mission and work
Compensation and Hours:
- This internship is paid $16.50 an hour.
- The internship is 15 hours per week.
Location:
- This internship will be hybrid, with on-site presence required in New York, New York.
What will you do during this internship?
- You will learn about real-life decision-making challenges and help us develop real-time solutions.
- You will have the opportunity to present your work at internal forums within ADL.
- You will have practical, hands-on experience with regional operations
- Collaborate with, meet and learn from ADL subject matter experts at all levels and become familiar with the varied work we do to “stop the defamation of the Jewish people and secure justice and fair treatment to all.”
ADL values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of underrepresented ethnic groups, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. ADL is an equal opportunity employer. Recruitment, hiring, promotions and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment shall be maintained in a manner which does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or military status, or in violation of any applicable Federal, state or local laws.
ADL will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation to support the interview process, please contact People & Culture at talentacquisition@adl.org.
ADL will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable State, Local, and Federal laws.
The information in this job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, or be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job, nor is it meant to be interpreted as a contract for employment.
