Summer 2018 Policy Intern

Envisioned Responsibilities:

·             Participate in meetings and strategy sessions around roll-out of this plan, and in general strategy sessions to learn the space and the economic development policy landscape.

·             Participate in outreach to key partners working on this issue nationwide.

·             Participate in the policy advocacy department including following key developments in community and economic development, federal legislation, and important regulatory changes.

·             Develop a set of policy position papers and reports that can be used to build Fahe’s thought leadership on the topic of pushing back against economic insecurity. These position papers will be research intensive and be organized by Fahe’s five charges: Leadership, Economic Opportunity, Housing, Health and Well-Being, and Education. Produce and issue educational documents, handouts, comment letters, and presentations that interpret complex financial issues

·             Serve as a member of the Advocacy team to develop community engagement strategies and tactics to advance advocacy priorities as part of campaigns.

·             Help the Advocacy department map collaborative stakeholders in our region, increasing opportunities for collaboration.

·             Identify strategies to link recovery from opioid addition with jobs – both top issues of concern in Appalachia.

·             Collaborate with Fahe’s Strategic Initiatives Department Opioid Task Force

·             Look into a main street revitalization policy formulation that Fahe could support.

·             Carry out research on where Fahe could direct funds to construction of local health centers that can better serve local hubs; catalogue current facilities.

Additional Objectives

Working with Advocacy department, collaborate with the Membership, Strategic Initiatives, and Communications team to better disseminate our thought leadership to our Members and other constituencies. Through providing additional content to these departments and reporting content to other departments.

·             Create newsletters, blog submissions or other materials for constituent publications based around important policy updates.

·             Collaborate with Membership and Communications teams around summer events to increase engagement by members that will help fulfill our mission.

Focus Area(s)

Primary:  Policy work

Secondary:  Assisting with Executive and Communication Team advocacy work

Department: Policy/Advocacy

Supervisor: Alex Dadok, Director of Advocacy

Qualifications: Undergraduate rising senior who desires to work with public policy, economic opportunity advocacy, and/or socially responsible enterprises. We desire 3.0 GPA or higher. This position is contemplated with a potential to turn into a longer term relationship and a full time policy analyst position after graduation. Thus, candidates should have a serious interest in working for a nationally significant organization in this field and speaking from outside the major metro east and west coasts.

To apply: please submit a resume through your career engine or to adadok@fahe.org. No cover letter is required.

Note on Geography. Lexington, your prospective home should all things work out with a longer term relationship, is a college city (University of Kentucky) offering concerts, breweries, festivals, local bookstores, and beautiful outdoor recreation. It is growing and attracting young professionals, with the 13^th highest concentration of people with bachelors and graduate degrees in the country. As someone who has lived in metro Washington, DC for years, I can tell you Lexington is a place where you can make a difference, when compared to the ocean of DC. Consider geography in your internship plans, as we want to work with someone great who wants a longer-term adventure that may not be the usual path.