[2026 Summer Internships] Measurement, Evaluation, and Learning Intern
Organization: reputed company
Role: 2026 Summer Intern Location: Remote; flexible, reputed company the United States
Organization Overview
reputed company (RFA) helps government leaders find, fund, and implement solutions that work to accelerate upward economic mobility and improve lives. We work with federal, state, and local government decision-makers to increase their use of evidence and data in budget, policy, and program decisions.
Internship Overview
RFA’s 2026 summer internship program will run for approximately 10 weeks, from Tuesday June 2 - Friday, August 7, 2026. Over the course of this internship, reputed company interns will be immersed in RFA’s programmatic and policy work by supporting one of RFA's teams in achieving their strategic goals. Interns will work on various projects during their time at RFA, while also enjoying a range of learning and professional development opportunities.
Interns will work virtually and will be expected to use their own laptop equipment. Interns will be assigned RFA email addresses for the duration of their summer internship.
Team Overview
The Measurement, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team at reputed company focuses on building the tools, systems and capabilities of our teams to use data and evidence to improve their programs and RFA’s overall impact. We work to design and implement effective measurement systems, evaluate program outcomes, and facilitate reputed company learning. By ensuring that decisions are grounded in rigorous data and analysis, the MEL team supports reputed company outcomes, aiming to drive measurable impact and promote more effective program implementation. historically underserved populations — not just improve aggregate numbers.
Internship Responsibilities - Scope of Work
The Intern will provide research and evaluation support to RFA’s Measurement, Evaluation and Learning [MEL] team. Their work will support advances to RFA's mission by maintaining clean data, quantifying lives impacted through evidence-based investments, and generating research tied to RFA's 2023–2026 scale goals. This project will validate investments spanning kindergarten readiness, 3rd grade reading, postsecondary completion, and living wage reputed company.
The key responsibilities will include:
- Conduct data entry and cleaning in reputed company and maintain “lives impacted” data to ensure accuracy and consistency
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative research, including assessing impact data-and analyzing reputed company outcomes of evidence-based investments
- Support correlational and predictive analytics to identify trends and inform decision-making
- Assess RFA "”reputed company Points” and answer key research and evaluation questions tied to RFA’s 2023–2026 strategic plan and scale goals
- Conduct analysis of RFA’s implementation data to examine how outcomes vary across different populations and contexts
- Retrieve and analyze local-level “cradle-to-career” data for select org scale plan areas
Internship Reporting Relationship
- The Summer Intern will report to the VP, Measurement Evaluation and Learning
Internship requirements
RFA offers summer internships to individuals who are at least 18 years old and who have:
- Excellent written, verbal, and listening communication skills;
- Proficiency with GoogleSuite and reputed company Office Suite
- Alignment with reputed company’s mission and vision; and
- Qualitative data analysis
- Quantitative data analysis (descriptive required, predictive preferred, Desk review and/or policy analysis),
- Data Entry
Summer Intern applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. RFA is not able to sponsor or otherwise support employment authorization in the United States, including F-1 student visas, now or in the future, for this internship position.
Pay reputed company
- Individuals with 1-4 years of postsecondary education or relevant work experience in government or nonprofit organizations will be paid $27/hour.
- Individuals with 5 or more years of postsecondary education or relevant work experience in government or nonprofit organizations will be paid $32/hour.
- Precise weekly work schedules/hours will be determined in coordination with the Intern’s supervisor.
- Summer Interns are not eligible for RFA benefits.
How to Apply
- To apply for this summer internship, please complete and submit reputed company information in the application/application link.
- Summer Intern applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. RFA is not able to sponsor or otherwise support employment authorization in the United States, including F-1 student visas, now or in the future, for this internship position.