Interim Senior Vice President of Education

The Institute for Youth in Policy is looking for an Interim Senior Vice President of Education. This individual will be pivotal in leading our Education department and supporting efforts to Educate, Engage, and Empower the next generation of civic change-makers. Our education department, one of our main 4 impact programs, offers a novel approach to civic education, designed to familiarize youth with the world of politics through engaging and innovative activities. By blending traditional learning with interactive experiences, we aim to inspire a new generation of informed and active citizens. We have piloted our curriculum in 14 classrooms across 7 states, receiving valuable feedback from teachers, which has enabled us to continue improving our content. We've presented our work at the 2023 Advanced Placement Annual Conference, 2024 National Council for Social Studies, and 2025 SXSW Edu Conference. The next Interim SVP of Education will have the opportunity to build on our content and accomplishments by developing initiatives to create real-world impact and put our programming into action.

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Position Title and Description

Interim Senior Vice President of Education

Skills

Job Details and Requirements

Developing and executing an outreach strategy to partner with organizations and universities to reach more students
Overseeing workshop creation and consolidation, helping transform an 800+ page curriculum into condensed and tangible lessons
Leading critical analysis for real-world social science research
Directing Voter Engagement initiatives (like podcasts) to engage students and youth outside of our civic education curriculum
Attending weekly senior leadership meetings and check-ins with the Chief Programs Officer
Other duties as assigned by the Chief Programs Officer or Chief Executive Officer

Other Information

Department

Education

Posted On

December 22, 2025

Applications Due

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PIVOT

PIVOT Intern

The PIVOT Center at the Institute for Youth in Policy is seeking motivated interns to support its policy, media, operations, and civic leadership initiatives. The PIVOT Center is a youth-led hub for cross-border policy reform. The Center equips young people—across political systems, identities, and ideologies—with the skills to research, negotiate, publish, and influence real policy. Applicants will be considered for multiple focus areas based on their interests and strengths. Below are the role tracks and skills we’re looking for.

Education

Interim Senior Vice President of Education

Operations

Corporate Intern (Human Resources, Marketing, Development, Technology)

Corporate Interns at YIP contribute to important operational teams that seek to amplify the impact of the broader organization. Depending on their skills, Corporate Interns may be assigned to support Human Resources, Development/Fundraising, Technology, and Marketing efforts.

Civic Innovations

Civic Growth Intern

Civic Growth Interns at YIP contribute to the Institute's mission to foster cross-sector civic change among the youth population. The Center for Civic Growth serves as the hub for civic impact at the Institute, connecting current staff and fellows to the real world. Civic Growth Interns will be assigned to support alumni relations efforts, partnerships, and special projects.

Effective Discourse

Effective Discourse (Fellowship Programs) Intern

As an Effective Discourse Intern at YIP, you’ll help shape the learning experience for our fellows in both the synchronous and asynchronous fellowship program. From editing curriculum to hosting workshops to reaching out to guest speakers, you’ll play a hands-on role in bringing our programs to life. You’ll also have the opportunity to develop special projects for Effective Discourse that support youth civic engagement, leadership, and learning. Our synchronous fellowship is a flagship program at YIP, with over 3.2 million views to our fellows’ capstones and a 8% program acceptance rate. Our asynchronous fellowship, the Global Rising Innovators in Policy Program, is designed to be a more approachable and introductory course.

Education

Education Intern

Interns in the Education Department work collaboratively to design and implement content that challenges the status quo of civics education, while also backing that content with thorough, quantitative and qualitative research. Interns will have the option of joining one of five teams: Content, Communications, Strategy (housed within our Development & Advocacy sub-department), Research, or Data Analytics (housed within our Research & Analytics sub-department).

Policy Media

Policy Analyst Intern

Policy Analyst Interns contribute to a wide range of projects that support the research, publication, outreach, and communications work of the Policy Department. Interns may be assigned to one or more of the following focus areas: editing journal submissions, writing or editing policy briefs, editing Op-Eds for the YIP website, or conducting outreach to academic and public audiences. The work for this position may include long-form editing, external outreach, research, or media polishing, depending on the needs of the department and the intern’s strengths.

Civic Innovations

Pale Blue Dot Intern

NOTE: To apply, select "Pale Blue Dot Intern" on the application under special positions. Pale Blue Dot is an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to uplifting scholarship produced outside of the United States. We aim to shift the center of gravity within academic publishing by amplifying multilingual, justice-oriented research that challenges dominant narratives across politics, history, urban affairs, and the critical humanities.

Interim Senior Vice President of Education

Position Title and Description

Interim Senior Vice President of Education

Job Details and Requirements

We provide opportunities

PIVOT Intern

Interim Senior Vice President of Education

Corporate Intern (Human Resources, Marketing, Development, Technology)

Civic Growth Intern

Effective Discourse (Fellowship Programs) Intern

Education Intern

Policy Analyst Intern

Pale Blue Dot Intern

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