KIP Spring 2027 - Institute Relations and Grants Intern - Atlas Network

Stand Together
Arlington, VA
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Candidates with data management skills and an interest in nonprofit policy work will find this role engaging.

Best fit for

  • Early-career professionals with interest in nonprofit policy and data management
    — “Early-career professionals including undergraduate/graduate/law students and recent graduates are encouraged to apply”
  • Individuals seeking hands-on experience in grant management and partner onboarding
    — “The Institute Relations team at Atlas Network supports our partners in a number of ways, including but not limited to providing grant and award funding, onboarding new partners”
  • Candidates who can balance independent work with cross-team coordination
    — “Collaborate with Atlas Network’s training team to identify candidates and coordinate new programs for partner organizations”

Things to consider

  • Regular in-office presence is preferred despite flexible work from home options
    — “Preference to applicants who can regularly be in the Arlington Virginia office”
  • Full or part-time commitment is required with stipend based on hours
    — “Stand Together Fellowships pays participants a stipend of either $7,500 for full-time participants working approximately 32 hours per week”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with Salesforce or Excel in your resume and interview
    — “Data entry and quality control on database (Salesforce and Excel)”
  • Showcase your ability to identify and implement process improvements
    — “Identify process improvements for grant review, award selection, partner onboarding”
  • Emphasize any prior experience managing or supporting online application systems
    — “Provide support for online application management”
  • Demonstrate your ability to monitor and evaluate performance metrics
    — “Monitoring and evaluation of grantee performance and partner engagement”
  • Demonstrate experience with content updates for grant programs or websites
    — “Assist and collaborate with team members to update website content and materials for various grants and awards programs”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Supporting think tank partners
  • Identifying process improvements
  • Updating website content
Typical background
Experience in non-profit organizationsBackground in data entry and quality control

Skills & requirements

Required

Data EntryQuality ControlGrant ManagementDatabase ManagementCollaborationProcess ImprovementWebsite Content Management

Preferred

Grant WritingProject Management

Stack & domain

Data EntryQuality ControlDatabase ManagementGrant ManagementProgram ManagementWeb Content ManagementCollaborationCommunicationProblem-solvingAttention To DetailNon-profitTraining Programs

About the role

Original posting from Stand Together via Lever

The Koch Internship Program (KIP) is a paid experiential learning program run by Stand Together Fellowships that offers professional development, leadership training, and meaningful work experience at non-profits tackling some of our nation's most pressing policy challenges all over the United States. Early-career professionals including undergraduate/graduate/law students and recent graduates are encouraged to apply. Eligible candidates will be geographically located in and authorized to work in the United States through the duration of the program. Successful candidates will interview with both our non-profit partner organizations and Stand Together Fellowships staff, so we strongly encourage you to begin the admissions process early!

Atlas Network supports free market, libertarian think tanks in the US and abroad through our Coach, Compete, Celebrate model. This includes providing partner organizations with world-class training opportunities, funding opportunities, and events around the world. The Institute Relations (IR) team at Atlas Network supports our partners in a number of ways, including but not limited to providing grant and award funding, onboarding new partners, connecting partners with like minded organizations, and providing travel support to attend events. Interns on the Institute Relations team work directly with our think tank partners and gain experiences.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Data entry and quality control on database (Salesforce and Excel)

Provide support for online application management

Monitoring and evaluation of grantee performance and partner engagement

Collaborate with Atlas Network’s training team to identify candidates and coordinate new programs for partner organizations

Identify process improvements for grant review, award selection, partner onboarding, and other strategic initiatives

Assist and collaborate with team members to update website content and materials for various grants and awards programs

Support the development and management of Atlas Network partner cohorts

In addition to the responsibilities listed above, Atlas Network interns are able to participate in a variety of professional development programs.

Internship Details: 

Preference to applicants who can regularly be in the Arlington Virginia office

Position is eligible for a flexible work from home schedule

Compensation:

Stand Together Fellowships pays participants a stipend of either $7,500 for full-time participants working approximately 32 hours per week at the partner organization, or $5,500 for part-time participants working approximately 24 hours per week at the partner organization. Attending the entirety of the online and on-site KIP programming is required for both full and part-time participants. 

Stand Together Fellowships believes that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. Our admissions office treats all program participants and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color, race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

Source: Stand Together careers (Lever)

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