Civic and Community Engagement Coordinator Internship

The Civic and Community Engagement (CCE) Coordinator Internship is a role designed to serve as support for FUTURO, Inc, a nonprofit in Middle Tennessee. The role will provide assistance to the organization to serve as a liaison between FUTURO, TIRRC, and the community, aligning with FUTURO’s pillar to serve. 

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This role will assist with programming, community building, and providing education on civic engagement in the form of voter education, information, registration, and creating voting plans. This role will also do outreach* and education with FUTURO constituents to ensure that they can access information on education and awareness of local, state, and national policies and laws that show how they are affected by voter participation and civic engagement available to them. (*May be select counties only)

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The CCE Coordinator Intern will report on student civic engagement trends, behaviors, and activities. The role will assist FUTURO with organizing programming, projects, and connect the FUTURO community and students throughout the fall semester. The CCE Coordinator Intern will work to expand the FUTURO network to build a more cohesive group to support the FUTURO mission to Lead.Serve.Connect.

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The intern will serve FUTURO students and alumni by informing them on how to stay actively involved in civic matters as well as be an advocate and provide voter educational content, information on the value of civic engagement and help register United States Citizens to vote for local, state, and government elections. This role will not provide legal advice and will serve as a nonpartisan aid in understanding the role voters play in elections. The Civic and Community Engagement Coordinator role is grant funded and will run August 3rd, 2026 through November 13th, 2026.

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The role will assist in attending community partner events, student meetings, and events to represent FUTURO including visit select FUTURO campuses in Middle Tennessee. 

This role requires the following skills: 

• Growth mindset and interest in skill-building in civic and community engagement, research, higher education, data analytics, nonprofit operations, and communications, and supporting issues of equity and diversity 
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work in a team, and maintain relationships with community partners
• Be self-motivated and able to work independently 
• Excellent time management skills 
• Have strong written, verbal, listening, and communication skills 
• Attention to detail and a strength in analysis, critical thinking, problem-solving, and a sound understanding of research methodologies
• Strong computer proficiency in Google Suite (Google Drive, Calendar, Sheets, Documents), Grammarly, and Canva.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Reports directly to the Project Coordinator of FUTURO and works closely with the Program Director
• Assist with communicating with students, employers, and the FUTURO community 
• Availability for training in voter registration, civic engagement, and other areas needed to complete the project
• Research college student engagement best practices and produce reports that will serve to inform strategy, marketing, and programming
• Suggest more appropriate means of data collection for current and future students
• Conduct research and develop tools and methods for collecting data such as surveys, opinion polls, interviews, or questionnaires
• Assist with reporting and communicating with students, alumni, and the FUTURO community 

Attend community partnership meetings, FUTURO events, and activities whenever possible, assist in the development of curriculum

• Must be available to work on the following days, Leadership Day, Saturday, August 8th or 15th), FUTURO Fall Leadership Conference, Saturday, October 3rd, Last Day to Register to vote, Sunday, October 4th, and on Election Day, Tuesday November 3rd
• Creating graphic representations of data and translating research into easily readable content and reports for stakeholders
• Organize and coordinate the Civic Engagement/Voter Information workshop in the first week of September 2026 across campuses
• Facilitate training around being a poll worker to give students the opportunity to become more involved
• Plan and work all in-person events FUTURO plans to host, including gathering and distributing materials, outreach, and follow-up, you will be notified in advance

General Requirements: 

• Have a baseline knowledge about FUTURO and provide a perspective on how to improve methods and programming for the FUTURO community - background with/in higher education preferred
• Currently working towards a degree or recent graduate of a university, college, or trade school, in a related field or graduate student
• This internship is open to all majors, emphasis on Political Science, Education, Psychology, Data Analytics, Marketing, Business Administration, Mathematics, Nonprofit Management, Fundraising, Event Planning, Latin American Studies, Sociology, and Operations Management
• Hybrid Work Schedule/Time Commitment: 4 hours per week, pay at $18/hr eligible for 1099 or W-2, Must be available to work in person for voter registration events
• Flexible schedule with regularly scheduled meeting times to be determined according to your school/work schedule before the set start date

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To Apply: Send your resume and cover letter to sofia.zarraga@futuroisnow.com