The Truman National Security Project is a national security leadership institute, the nation's only organization that recruits, trains, and positions a new generation of progressives across America to lead on national security. Our mission is to provide the skills, knowledge, and network to create an influential force of leaders across the country who advance strong progressive national security policy.

We are seeking interns who are self-starters and excited about building a strong security platform based in progressive values. The internship offers opportunities to take part in training events and regular foreign policy discussions with next generation and leading progressives working in foreign policy and national security. Interns work with a leading team of high-performing political, policy, communications professionals. Every Truman Project intern works directly with a senior staffer.

The Truman Project takes great pride in finding excellent job placement for those who work hard and work smart.

We currently offer five internships:

• Membership: Work with our Membership Director to cultivate our flagship Truman Security Fellowship program, the Board of Principals and the new Mentorship Program, as well as direct and manage the Annual and Mid-Annual Meetings. This intern will assist the Director with recruiting; strategic planning and management consulting; developing relations between Truman and the Security Fellows; and coordinating security, defense and media trainings. This intern will be afforded the opportunity to research complex foreign policy issues, contribute to our progressive security curriculum, participate in unique hands-on training in national security and communications and engage with some of the most talented up-and-coming and current leaders in national security.

• Political Work: Work with our political director to strengthen our presence on the Hill and in the political world. This includes assisting with our training programs for those who work in government.
  

• Communications/Media: Assist our Communications Director getting the Truman Project into the media and research hot button issues in foreign policy and national security. This will involve getting to know Truman Security Fellows and pitching them to media outlets, from print and radio to blogs and television. It will also include research assignments related to the Truman Project’s Backgrounder series and the Truman Project’s annual National Security Manual. These projects will include opportunities to write blog postings and, potentially, op-eds of your own. This intern should have a background in and a desire to learn more about communications, research, and social media (primarily Facebook and Twitter).

• Policy: Assist the Director of Policy with researching and developing curriculum for several different Truman Project programs, such as Congressional Security Scholars, Emerging Leaders, Communications Bootcamps, and Executive Agency Training. This intern is entrusted to assist with research for and the creation of training materials as well as the administration of various programs underway. The Programs intern will also assist with the development of “metrics for success” and the aggregation of relevant data. The opportunity to attend various Truman trainings will be afforded. This intern must be computer savvy, especially with Microsoft Power Point, databases, and Google Docs.
  

• Development: Strategic fundraising is the key to a strong non-profit organization. The Development intern will be exposed to the important world of fundraising. Duties will include assisting the Director of Development with researching and writing grant proposals for foundations; planning fundraisers in DC and around the country; and prospective donor research.

All internships will include a bit of administrative work, as well.

Skills: Must be entrepreneurial and proactive, highly organized and mindful of detail, comfortable with computers, comfortable with people, and passionate about building the progressive national security movement.

Experience: Backgrounds in politics, campaign work, policy and/or development preferred, but not essential. College juniors, seniors, and Masters students preferred.