Leadership Development Program Intern Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Classification: Internship / Hourly

Compensation: $20.00/hour

Schedule: June 2026 - May 31st 2027 | Full-time in summer (40 hrs/week); Part-time in fall/spring (20-40 hrs/week depending on intern availability and organizational capacity)

Location: Remote, with preference for Sacramento, CA area; requires travel and reliable transportation

About the California Coalition for Rural Housing (CCRH):

The California Coalition for Rural Housing advocates for a thriving rural California that grows affordable housing for rural, tribal, and farmworker families and communities.

The California Coalition for Rural Housing (CCRH) is a statewide nonprofit membership organization that strengthens the capacity, voice, and impact of those working to serve rural, Tribal, and farmworker communities. For 50 years, CCRH has advanced policy, provided technical assistance, developed emerging leaders, and convened cross-sector partners to ensure rural communities have equitable access to housing resources. CCRH works at the intersection of systems change and place-based capacity building to support durable, community-rooted housing solutions across California.

About the Leadership Development Program:

For over two decades, CCRH has hosted a renowned year-long internship program. Among the first of its kind, CCRH’s Internship is structured asa paid workforce development initiative that prepares students and emerging professionals for careers in affordable housing development. Interns are placed with nonprofit housing developers and community-based organizations across California, gaining hands-on experience in project planning, housing finance, construction oversight, and community-serving housing solutions.

About the Position:

The Leadership Development Programs Intern is an internal operations role that supports the day-to-day coordination and administration of CCRH’s Internship Program. This is not a placement within the housing development intern cohort - rather, this person works alongside the Director of Leadership Development Programs as an operational and communications partner, helping keep the program running smoothly across all phases of the program year.

Please note: This role is ideal for a student or emerging professional with an interest in nonprofit program management, communications, and operations, i.e. someone who wants to build hands-on experience coordinating a real, mission-driven program from the inside. This position is recruited independently from CCRH’s Housing Development Internship Program and is specifically designed for candidates interested in program administration and nonprofit operations.

This is an hourly position that reports to the Director of Leadership Development Programs without supervisory duties.

Essential Responsibilities and Tasks

Program Operations & Coordination (~30%)

• Support day-to-day administration of the CCRH Internship Program, including tracking timelines, milestones, and program deliverables
• Support with moderating virtual and in-person presentations and panels
• Help maintain program calendars, scheduling, and logistics for training events and intern activities
• Assist with tracking intern attendance, participation, and key program milestones
• Help manage internal tools, shared documents, and program tracking systems
• Support preparation of materials for host agency orientation and intern onboarding

Intern & Host Agency Support (~25%)

• Help serve as a communication point of contact for interns and host agencies alongside the Director
• Help coordinate check-in calls, virtual meetings, and Zoom sessions for training activities
• Assist with drafting correspondence, reminders, and announcements to program participants
• Help monitor intern engagement and flag emerging needs or concerns to the Director
• Assist with host agency orientation, onboarding process, and supervisor training

Recruitment & Outreach Support (~25%)

• Assist with student recruitment outreach, including maintaining contact databases, outreach to university partners, and career fair participation
• Help track recruitment and compile application materials during the review process
• Help prepare recruitment materials, application packets, and outreach communications

Communications & Social Media (~10%)

• Draft social media content for CCRH’s internship program across platforms (Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.)
• Support the development and distribution of program newsletters, email announcements, and digital communications
• Support communications team with maintenance of program web content and recruitment materials
• Assist with documenting program activities, stories, and outcomes for reporting and communications purposes

Support for Tribal Housing and Related Leadership Development Initiatives (~as needed%)

• Provide programmatic and logistical support to CCRH’s Tribal Housing and Tribal Internship initiatives, in coordination with the Tribal Programs team
• Assist with event planning, coordination of training sessions, and scheduling for tribal-focused leadership development or internship activities
• Coordinate timelines, tasks, and communications with internal staff, consultants, mentors, and trainers supporting tribal housing programs
• Communicate with tribal housing entities, Native interns, and tribal staff
• Other duties as assigned

Shared Office and Communications Responsibilities (10% time)

• Assist CCRH is accomplishing its overall mission
• Assist CCRH in improving internal and external processes for greater efficiency and effectiveness
• Support with office organization
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Preference for students currently enrolled in or recently completed an associate or bachelor's degree program, certificate, or vocational/training program; fields such as public administration, nonprofit management, communications, marketing, or a related area are especially relevant.

Not currently a student but interested in this introductory position? An equivalent combination of work experience, community involvement, and lived experience in leadership development, nonprofit administration, communications, or a related area also qualifies.

• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and timelines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with or ability to quickly learn common office and collaboration tools (e.g., Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Slack)
• Ability to commit to full-time hours during summer (up to 40 hrs/week) and part-time hours during the academic year (20 hrs/week)
• Interest in nonprofit program management, workforce development, or community-centered work

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with social media content creation, email communications, or digital outreach
• Prior involvement in student organizations, campus programs, volunteer coordination, or community-based work
• Familiarity with affordable housing, community development, workforce development, or related policy areas
• Experience or personal connection to rural, tribal, Indigenous, farmworker, or immigrant communities, or coursework and exposure to tribal sovereignty, tribal housing, or Indigenous community development
• Comfortable working in a hybrid working environment and proactively communicating with a supervisor and team

Core Attributes

• Commitment to community-centered and mission-driven work
• Alignment with CCRH’s organizational values
• Adaptable, collaborative, and able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Curious, reflective, and open to feedback and learning
• Openness to learning about tribal housing and Indigenous community development as an important part of CCRH’s mission, with any prior knowledge or connection being a plus

Benefits

Depending on eligibility and hours worked, benefits may include medical, dental, and vision coverage and paid leave in accordance with CCRH's part-time employee policies.

Physical Demands:

This job requires that the employee must occasionally lift or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and use a keyboard very often, and must be able to hear and speak clearly very often. Standing is required frequently. Walking and reaching with hands and arms are required occasionally. Stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing, balancing, and using hands to feel are rarely required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The ability to work in a fast-paced or occasionally high-pressure environment is required. Difficulty managing ordinary workplace stress, on its own, does not constitute a disability under applicable law.

NOTE TO CANDIDATES:

CCRH is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all employees and job applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or marital status, or any other status protected by the law.?? CCRH is committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every single one of the qualifications as described in a job description. CCRH is committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of the qualifications described or if you require reasonable accommodation to apply for or perform job duties. We strongly encourage black, indigenous, and people of color; people of diverse gender identities, women and LGBTQ+ persons to apply.

Please include a cover letter as part of your application to be considered for this role.