Description

ICF seeks an intern to support projects within the Early Education Services Line of Business. ICF's Early Education Services conducts technical assistance and research and evaluation projects for Head Start, child care, and state early childhood programs.   

Interns at ICF have an opportunity to apply their academic knowledge, gain exposure to major projects, and interact with experts in the field while building content knowledge and consulting skills.

Our 2025 Summer Internship is a 10-week, full-time program that generally begins in early June and concludes in mid-August. The internship can be fully-remote from any U.S. location (may consider hybrid depending on location and proximity to an ICF office). At this time, we are unable to provide relocation assistance nor housing assistance for internships.

Key Responsibilities:  

• Conduct literature reviews

• Contribute to data analysis efforts, such as reviewing data sets as defined by set protocols, conducting QC of data entry, conducting data clean up, and spotting patterns or trends within a data set

• Support federal grant reviews by providing technical assistance, maintaining databases, and producing materials. 

• Assist in planning and implementation of small in-person and virtual meetings (webinars), including meeting registration, data entry, badge production, reconciliation reporting, and responsive written and verbal communication with attendees prior to, during, and after the meeting.  

• Provide technical assistance webinar support including training material development and background system support (e.g., in Microsoft Teams, Zoom, etc.) 

• Assist with marketing efforts and strategy: coordination of logo development for meeting materials, development of promotional materials, maintenance and manipulation of marketing databases.  

• Schedule conference calls, take notes and prepare meeting summaries, track action items, prepare and distribute agendas, materials, and other supporting resources.  

• Format, print, collate, package, and ship conference materials.  

• Track and update Smartsheet to document internal and external requests for updates to resources, public website, and style guide. 

• Willing to be flexible & support team members as needed. 

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Basic Qualifications:  

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree (anticipated graduation August 2025 or later) program in early childhood education, education, social work, public policy, public administration, or other closely related discipline

Preferred Skills:  

• Strong quantitative and analytical ability

• Experience with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

• Experience with MS Teams and Zoom meeting logistics

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Exceptional analytical skills to sift through high volumes of data and information

• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and work under strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to exercise good judgment, discretion, tact, and diplomacy

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring regardless of any protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or military/veteran status. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO & AA policy (https://www.icf.com/legal/equal-employment-opportunity) .

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation please email Candidateaccommodation@icf.com and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. Read more here: Requesting an Accommodation for the ICF interview process (http://careers.icf.com/us/en/accommodations) .

Read more about workplace discrimination rights , the Pay Transparency Statement (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf) , or our benefit offerings which are included in the Transparency in (Benefits) Coverage Act. (https://www.icf.com/legal/equal-employment-opportunity)

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$32,591.00 - $55,405.00

Nationwide Remote Office (US99)