Communications Internship at NFPRHA

WHO WE ARE

The National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) is a membership organization representing providers and administrators committed to helping people get the family planning education and care they need to make the best choices for themselves and their loved ones. NFPRHA works to enhance the ability of thousands of nurse practitioners, doctors, and other health professionals to provide high-quality family planning care through training and advocacy.

WHAT IS THE POSITION

NFPRHA is seeking candidates for a communications internship from January 2025 through May 2025, with exact start and end dates flexible. The intern will have substantial responsibilities related to the association’s communications work; managing membership e-newsletters; content planning and development for NFPRHA’s social media platforms; media tracking, and other roles as assigned.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

NFPRHA staff rely on interns to make substantive and supportive contributions to our work. The communications intern will support staff with key responsibilities including, but not limited to:

• Manage twice weekly news membership e-publication, including researching news and formatting and sending out publication.
• Assist in drafting content for a weekly membership newsletter.
• Maintain digital archives of communications, news mentions, and other content on website.
• Engage in news monitoring and update NFPRHA’s reporter lists.
• Assist in content planning and development for NFPRHA’s Facebook and LinkedIn.
• Monitor social media among key constituencies and develop recommendations for engagement.
• Support NFPRHA’s communications efforts in support of NFPRHA-sponsored events.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong commitment to NFPRHA's mission of supporting family planning and sexual and reproductive health, including abortion, and public funding for these services.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrated attention to detail.
• Proven verbal and written communications skills.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to adjust strategies in real time.
• Proven ability and desire to work with people of diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work with multiple projects, priorities, deadlines, and adjust as needed.
• Capacity to accept feedback and adjust as needed.
• Ability to show initiative.
• Demonstrated customer service skills for internal/external stakeholders.
• Established comfort working in a remote environment.
• Strong interest in the listed areas of responsibility for this position.

REMOTE WORK

NFPRHA presumes that all staff work fully remote. The communications intern, however, must permanently reside in the DC region (District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia) and/or live in the DC region while attending school. NFPRHA maintains an office in Washington, DC, and staff may but are not required to work in the DC office.

COMPENSATION

NFPRHA’s pay range for interns is $17-$18/hour, based on experience. NFPRHA interns are overtime-eligible, paid on federal holidays when scheduled to work, and receive three personal leave days per semester. While working in the 100% remote environment, NFPRHA reimburses staff and interns $25/month for internet service and $25/month for phone service, plus funding for any needed supplies.

NFPRHA will also work with student interns and their universities to provide credit for the role if requested. Graduate student supervision is available for a variety of fields. However, interns are not required to be enrolled in school or have completed any particular degree.