Public Relations Intern

Job Description

Public Relations Intern | The Alliance for American Leadership (A4AL)

The Tone:
This is a volunteer position at The Alliance for American Leadership (A4AL), based remotely. Our organization is a bipartisan coalition dedicated to strengthening American credibility and effectiveness internationally through strategic, impactful investments. This role provides essential administrative and research support across multiple teams, ensuring our legislative advocacy, policy strategy, and public affairs work are efficiently managed behind the scenes. It’s an ideal opportunity for someone interested in the foundational processes of legislative advocacy within a mission-driven organization.

The TL;DR
• Role: Volunteer
• Type: Flexible hours
• Location: Remote

• Team: Provides support across multiple teams engaged in congressional outreach, policy strategy, and public affairs.
• Mission: Supports the organization’s congressional outreach, policy strategy, and public affairs work through essential administrative and research support.
• Tech Stack: Congress.gov, C-SPAN

What You’ll Actually Do
• Systems Management: Maintain comprehensive internal tracking systems for all congressional engagement activities, including logs of outreach, meetings, and follow-up communications.
• Material Preparation: Assist in the thorough preparation and organized storage of briefing materials for various internal and external engagements.
• Information Tracking: Manage and update contact databases while closely tracking legislative progress for bills and monitoring congressional hearing schedules.
• Legislative Updates: Ensure all relevant team members are regularly informed of significant legislative updates and key developments.
• Document Support: Format and proofread internal memos and other essential documents, and coordinate internal document storage to ensure consistency and accessibility.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Early Career individual suited for a clerical-facing position, interested in the nuts and bolts of legislative advocacy within a nonprofit context.
• Experience: No specific prior policy experience is required; a strong willingness to learn the intricacies of government relations is essential.
• Skills: Strong written communication, Meticulous attention to detail, Excellent organizational abilities, Proven reliability and proactivity.
• Bonus: An existing interest in Congress, foreign policy, or nonprofit advocacy is helpful; familiarity with platforms like Congress.gov or C-SPAN is a plus.