Paid Internship: Office of National Drug Control Policy (OPB) - Office of National Drug Control Policy

The Executive Office of the President's Office of National Drug Control Policy (EOP/ONDCP) leads interagency and intergovernmental policy development and analysis work focused on two distinct but interconnected mission spheres: public health interventions aimed at reducing illicit substance use or misuse of prescription drugs, treating substance use disorder, and developing and enhancing resources for those in recovery from substance use; and interdiction initiatives aimed at reducing the trafficking and overall availability of illicit substances and their chemical precursors.

ONDCP's Office of Performance and Budget (OPB) is the main coordinating body for ensuring that the interagency drug control budget is driven by evidence-based approaches to drug policy, and measures the implementation of these approaches.  This component provides robust budget guidance to ensure adherence to evidence-and-intelligence-based approaches among the interagency, and convenes the budget interagency to ensure execution of drug policy priorities.  This office also formulates and executes the agency’s internal budget.  Additionally, this component is responsible for drafting statutorily required budget and performance documents, including the companion components of the National Drug Control Strategy (Budget Summary and the National Drug Control Assessment).  Additionally, this component coordinates and oversees the legislative referral memoranda (LRM) process.

ONDCP/OPB seeks intern(s) who is highly motivated to contribute to ONDCP's critical mission.  The internship, which is located in OPB, will focus on one of the following depending on the candidate’s interest and experience: 1) interagency budget responsibilities, to include assisting with budget reviews and coordination of documents submitted for interagency clearance   2) internal budget responsibilities, to include the award of non-competitive grants and streamlining training materials for easier access by internal ONDCP users or 3) Interagency Performance products and priorities such as the National Drug Control Assessment; reviewing performance measures, targets, and results of National Drug Control Program Agencies (NDCPAs); building out, analyzing, and visualizing performance databases and dashboards; developing products and processes connecting drug control performance with budget, strategy, and policy.
Candidates should demonstrate excellent attention to detail and good analytic and writing skills.

The Spring 2025 internship term is currently scheduled to begin on March 3, 2025, and currently set to end on May 9, 2025.  Interns will receive stipend payments of $375/week for part-time interns and $750/week for full-time interns.  Part-time is considered a minimum of 15 hours/week to 34 hours/week; full-time is considered 35 – 40 hours/week.  Stipend payments will be calculated based on the hourly rate (part-time or full-time) multiplied by the total weeks in the session (10).  Two thirds of the overall stipend amount will be paid on or about the beginning of the internship; the remaining one third will be paid upon successful completion of the internship.  In the event an internship ends early for any reason, the intern may be required to reimburse the government for any stipend amounts or portion thereof paid to the intern.  All internships are located in Washington, D.C.  All intern schedules are Monday – Friday and interns may only work between the hours of 7am – 7pm ET.

Selected interns must be available for the entire duration of the Spring 2025 session (i.e., March 3 through May 9, 2025); and must be available for the entirety of the first day of the program (March 3, 2025).

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
• Must be a U.S. citizen;
• Must be 18 years of age or older;
• Males must be registered with the Selective Service;
• Must be able to commit to at least 15 hours per week;
• Must be currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate college, community college, or university at least half-time;
• Must pass a background check and drug test;
• You may not receive compensation for this internship from any other source apart from the Executive Office of the President's stipend.

The application window has been extended. Applications will now be accepted from 9/5/2024 to 10/21/2024. Applications will close 10/21/2024 around 8 am. However, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible during the application window.

This internship will be conducted onsite/in-person; Telework is not available for internship positions.

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