Bread for the World - Government Relations Intern (Lawrence-Funded Internship)

Bread for the World

JOB DESCRIPTION

Government Relations Intern 

Bread for the World is a Christian advocacy organization urging U.S. decision makers to do all they can to pursue a world without hunger. Our mission is to educate and equip people to advocate for policies and programs that can help end hunger in the U.S. and around the world. The Internship Program enables you to contribute your efforts to this mission while benefiting from opportunities for supervised learning, personal development, and gain work experience.

 

DEPARTMENT:   Government Relations 

REPORTS TO:    Senior Domestic Policy Analyst  

SEMESTER:        Summer (June - August 2026)

SCHEDULE:       Part Time: 30 hours per week   

APPLY BY:           

PRIMARY PURPOSE:  To learn how federal policy is developed and advanced, gain hands-on experience in legislative advocacy, and deepen your understanding of hunger, poverty, and faith-based policy work. As the Government Relations intern for domestic policy issues, you will support the organization's advocacy efforts to end U.S. hunger and poverty by:

• Researching legislation
• Support congressional meetings through scheduling, correspondence and drafting policy materials
• Tracking hearings and press
• Assisting with coalition events
• Providing support to the policy team to advance Bread’s federal priorities
• Participate in department meetings
• Work on additional projects as requested

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

• Pursuing a BA or BS degree with some prior office work experience
• Interest in domestic hunger and nutrition policy issues
• Strong research, administrative and writing skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (written, oral, and electronic)
• Be detail-oriented, flexible, organized and able to meet deadlines
• Ability to think critically about complex issues and work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office Suite, database software and Internet research
• Willingness to learn
• Commitment to the mission of Bread for the World

WORK ENVIRONMENT ISSUES:

• This internship is based in Washington, DC 
• Bread is a hybrid organization  

CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS:

Bread is committed to advancing racial equity externally and internally, all staff members play a vital role. In the course of our work, each staff person should work to apply a racial equity lens to their work and practices; and participate in racial equity on-going training. Bread is also committed to being an equal opportunity employer. 

OUR VALUES:

1. We value our faith. Our faith in Christ compels us to love our neighbors near and far and is the foundation for our hope, story, mission, and values.
2. We value human flourishing. We believe that every human being, created in the image of God, has inherent dignity that affords an opportunity to thrive in relationship with God, self, neighbor, and the environment; and to access enough nutritious food for good health.
3. We value justice. We seek to establish effective systems, structures, and policies that affirm equality and advance equity among all human beings to alleviate hunger and poverty.
4. We value courage and prophetic voice. In a spirit of wisdom and love, we will be bold in articulating and pursuing our vision of a world without hunger.
5. We value nonpartisanship. We believe that effective and sustainable public policies are made when, in good faith, we employ a civil and bipartisan approach to develop and implement laws and programs to achieve our mission.
6. We value collaboration. We believe in working alongside and building community with a diversity of churches, interfaith communities, institutions, and individuals, including people experiencing hunger, to achieve our mission.
7. We value impact. We strive for excellence in our work and hold ourselves and our nation’s leaders accountable in the pursuit of public policies that render measurable results and meaningful change for people everywhere affected by hunger.

DISCLAIMER:

Background and reference checks will be conducted on all final candidates. 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, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.

Compensation:
This internship is part of the Lawrence-Funded internship program. The student selected for this internship will receive a $6k stipend to help cover housing and transportation costs and living expenses. For additional details and to see other Lawrence-Funded opportunities, please visit this webpage. 

Before applying, you must meet with a Career Center staff Ty Collins for a resume review, or your resume must achieve green status in VMOCK.  If your resume does not meet professional expectations, you may be asked to resubmit your resume.  Please make an appointment with the Career Center here on Handshake.

• Once your resume is approved, you will then apply directly in Handshake by March 27th, 2026.

Please ask Michelle Buchinger for more details about how funding works Michelle.m.buchinger@lawrence.edu