Summer Intern JLens

ADL Summer 2025 Internship Description 

ADL’s JLens team is looking for a dynamic intern to join us from June 9 to August 8, 2025. The ideal candidate will have experience with community research, policy, and advocacy. We are looking for a summer intern that is a hard-working, detail-oriented, and self-starting analyst.  Our JLens internship provides the opportunity for students to bolster JLens’ research and advocacy efforts. The focus will be heavily on joining our team at the forefront of Jewish values-based investing to assist efforts to combat antisemitism and support the Jewish community and Israel. Learn more about JLens here. 

Application portals will close at 6 PM ET on March 7, 2025. ADL will confirm the selected candidates by mid-April.

Requirements:

• Must possess high school diploma or equivalent
• Passion for non-profit work 
• Desire to start building career within non-profit sector 

Responsibilities: 

• Assist JLens in team projects, which may include short-term research projects and assistance with JLens’ communications and development,
• Assist JLens in our scoring of companies in our index, including researching the public companies held in JLens’ portfolio, assessing disclosure relevant to JLens’ Jewish value pillars, and analyzing company performance.
• Attend social responsible investing webinars, taking notes of potential areas of advocacy for JLens,
• Assist JLens with data management, including organizing company scoring and engagement information in our internal system,
• Conduct research on new potential donors and investors in JLens’ strategies,
• Contribute to JLens’ impact reporting and communications by analyzing company data across JLens’ values pillars,
• Create communications pieces for JLens’ blog, newsletter and social media.
• Assist in preparation for company engagements, including conducting background research and creating decks and other presentation materials
• Join calls with other socially responsible investors, representing JLens in other investor coalitions and groups
• Analyze JLens’ proxy season activity and create reports, visualizations, or other ways to demonstrate impact

Skills:

• Strong research (both quantitative and qualitative) and analytical skills
• Ability to analyze data from multiple sources, identify key information, and communicate key points in writing
• Detail-oriented with exceptional organizational abilities
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Ability to work efficiently in a virtual environment and to multi-task
• Commitment to ADL and JLens’ mission and values, and interest in the corporate responsibility/socially responsible investing field
• Interest in and/or knowledge and experience in any or all of JLens areas of focus is a plus

Compensation and Hours:

• This internship is paid $15.00
• The internship is 15 hours per week.

Location:

• This internship will be remote.

What will you do during this internship?

• You will learn about real-life decision-making challenges and help us develop real-time solutions.
• You will have the opportunity to present your work at internal forums within ADL.
• You will have practical, hands-on experience with JLens programming and advocacy work.
  
• Collaborate with, meet and learn from ADL subject matter experts at all levels and become familiar with the varied work we do to “stop the defamation of the Jewish people and secure justice and fair treatment to all.”
  

ADL values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of underrepresented ethnic groups, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. ADL is an equal opportunity employer. Recruitment, hiring, promotions and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment shall be maintained in a manner which does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or military status, or in violation of any applicable Federal, state or local laws.

ADL will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation to support the interview process, please contact People & Culture at talentacquisition@adl.org.

ADL will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable State, Local, and Federal laws.

The information in this job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, or be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job, nor is it meant to be interpreted as a contract for employment.