The Mellon Foundation ("Foundation") is a not-for-profit, grant making organization that believes that the arts and humanities are where we express our complex humanity, and that everyone deserves the beauty, transcendence, and freedom to be found there. Through its grants, the Foundation seeks to build just communities enriched by meaning and empowered by critical thinking, where ideas and imagination can thrive. The Foundation makes grants in four core program areas: Higher Learning, Arts and Culture, Public Knowledge, and Humanities in Place. The Foundation seeks two Interns to provide support for the Office of Learning and Evaluation. This is a 10-week, full-time position with a start date in June 2024.

Summary:

The Interns will participate in a 10-week, full-time program supporting the Office of Learning and Evaluation. The interns will provide a wide range of research, administrative, and organizational support. This internship is ideal for a student seeking an opportunity to work with various types of data and develop learning and evaluation skills in a nonprofit organization. This is an in-person internship in our New York City offices. The interns will report to the Senior Director, Strategic Learning and Evaluation.

Position Description:

Responsibilities may include, but will not be limited to the following:

Under the Direction of the Learning & Evaluation team to support strategy refinement and learning among the Arts & Culture, Humanities in Place, Higher Learning and Public Knowledge teams. This may include but is not limited to:

• Qualitative analysis of grantee support to support rapid, applicable learning;
• Assist with the design of, planning for, and facilitation of strategy meetings and learning sessions;
• Inform the design and supporting the roll out of data dashboards;
• Support the strategy working group; and
• Develop an organizational learning agenda.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Completion of senior year by June 2025, or recent recipient of a Bachelors with interest in the philanthropic sector and/or expressed interest in graduate school.
• Interest in the arts, humanities, higher education, and social justice in a nonprofit setting
• Basic familiarity with qualitative research methods and/or data storytelling and data visualization
• Ability to take direction and also to work with minimal direct supervision
• Able to juggle multiple tasks and pay attention to detail
• Discretion to handle confidential information with sensitivity and integrity
• First generation college students are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Foundation is an equal opportunity employer that offers a competitive salary and excellent working conditions.

Candidates should apply by submitting a thoughtful cover letter describing fit for the position together with a resume at:

We will consider each response carefully but only contact those individuals we feel are most qualified for the position.

Mellon Foundation is committed to providing compensation that is competitive and equitable within the philanthropic sector. The estimated salary range for this role is $27-30 per hour. The amount of pay offered will be determined by a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications, unique skills, credentials or experience that is expected to impact the candidate’s contribution to the role. We will also consider market data as well as the Foundation’s internal pay equity framework.