Job Openings at ICCR

Program Associate. The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) is seeking a full-time Program Associate to provide administrative and programmatic support for ICCR’s priority program areas in worker rights and health equity, as well as organizational programs and initiatives. The Program Associate will support these programs as they coordinate faith- and values-based investors to engage companies, submit shareholder proposals, partner with community and stakeholder groups, and develop programming to educate investors. In addition, the program associate will assist in the coordination of ICCR’s member conferences and strategy sessions and provide administrative capacity for ICCR’s broader coalition work in support of the field of shareholder rights and sustainable investments. Read more here.

Program Associate: Climate Change and Environmental Justice. The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) is seeking a full-time Program Associate to support ICCR’s campaign on Climate Finance, as well as other activities of the Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program. The Program Associate will support the Senior Director: Climate Change and Environmental Justice in working with faith and values based investors to engage companies, submit shareholder proposals, and develop programming to educate investors. The Program Associate will serve as the lead research, administrative and programmatic support for the Climate Finance campaign. Read more here.

The Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide Data Entry Position will be a full-time, temporary project position during the months of December 2023-January 2024, and will support the production of the 2024 ICCR Proxy Book. Key tasks include entering resolutions in ShareEx, corresponding with members, proofreading and other administrative and data tasks related to the preparation of the Book and the Book’s launch webinar. ICCR’s Associate Communications Director will be the primary supervisor of this person’s work. This position is remote; applicants in Eastern or Central time zones preferred. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis through November 1.  We apologize that because of the volume of applications, we are able to respond only to those applicants granted an interview. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Julie Wokaty at: [email protected]. Read more here.

Current Internship Opportunities     

Major Gifts and Fundraising Intern:

The intern will gain experiential learning in fundraising for the nonprofit sector. Candidates must be able to collaborate on projects, take direction/critique, and manage workload in a timely manner. The ideal candidate would demonstrate the ability to manage multiple projects from inception to completion. Learn more here. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Esaba Hoque, Program Associate [email protected].

Just Transition Intern:

ICCR is seeking candidates with either commensurate experience on the topic of just transition advocacy or a college/university undergraduate or graduate/law student with a passion for climate policy, corporate accountability, and sustainability. The Intern will assist the Associate Program Director, Climate & Environmental Justice, with ICCR’s Just Transition initiative. The Intern will primarily focus on company research in the service of helping environmentally responsible shareholders engage companies in the utilities space regarding their climate transition plans and community impacts. Learn more here. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Esaba Hoque, Program Associate [email protected].

Climate Lobbying Intern:

ICCR is seeking candidates with either commensurate experience on the topic of climate policy advocacy or a college/university undergraduate or graduate/law student with a passion for climate policy, corporate accountability, and/or sustainability. The Intern will assist the Associate Program Director, Climate & Environmental Justice, with ICCR’s Climate Lobbying Initiative. The Intern will primarily focus on company, trade association, and policy research in the service of helping shareholders engage companies regarding their alignment of their lobbying and policy influence activities with the Paris Agreement. Learn more here. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Esaba Hoque, Program Associate [email protected].

Worker Justice Intern:

ICCR is seeking candidates for an internship on worker rights. The Intern will assist the Senior Director and Associate Director with research to support the rollout of the 2024 shareholder strategy to engage various sectors (including restaurant, retail, hospitality, meat producers, and gig) in the service of helping socially responsible shareholders engage companies regarding worker rights. Potential themes include paid sick leave, living wage, freedom of association and collective bargaining, worker health and safety, temporary workforce and gig workforce issues, etc. Learn more here. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Esaba Hoque, Program Associate [email protected].

Equitable Supply Chains:

The Equitable Global Supply Chain Program is seeking candidates for an internship on human and labor rights in global supply chains. The Intern will assist the Program Director on a range of human and labor rights issues by completing research and analysis, assisting in corporate dialogues and communications, and providing support to the Equitable Global Supply Chain team. Learn more here. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Esaba Hoque, Program Associate [email protected].

Interning with ICCR  

Interns who join ICCR will make a tremendous contribution to important work with an organization that helped to found and continues to shape the corporate social responsibility movement. ICCR interns learn the importance of shareholder activism and documenting company progress. Interns will be given the opportunity to engage with ICCR program staff, ICCR members, and to attend conferences in the New York area to gain a better understanding of the issues and the field of corporate social responsibility. 

ICCR's interns come to us from a wide range of academic programs and geographies and are asked to employ an equally wide range of skills to help ICCR further its mission. Click here to read about our previous interns’ experiences. 

ICCR’s internship program has three terms:

• Spring
  • Internship: January – May
  • Application period: November – December
• Summer
  • Internship: June – August
  • Application period: January – February
• Fall
  • Internship: September – December
  • Application period: July – August