Office of Inclusion and Equity Internship - Spring 2025 at GBH in Boston, Massachusetts

Job Description:

GBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives.

At GBH, we believe in the advantages of coming together to build community, mentor and learn from colleagues, and connect more deeply with our mission. As a result, the majority of our staff are hybrid and work both from home and onsite. Our current hybrid approach requires staff to work onsite a minimum of two days each week, every Tuesday and one other day, to be determined by their business unit. Hybrid staff are also welcome to come in additional days each week or may be asked to come in on other days by their manager.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

Are you interested in building community? Where others see challenges, do you see opportunities? Do you want to be at the helm of an organization that is putting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) into practice? If you’re interested in interpreting data and applying it to building better communities, come join us in GBH's Office of Inclusion and Equity (OIE) where we strive to put DEIA in our DNA. The team is looking to add an intern who is passionate about fostering community, spreading dignity, and building something from the ground up.

JOB OVERVIEW

The OIE will expose students to the multifaceted world of DEIA, allowing a firsthand look into what it takes to build and grow DEIA initiatives. Due to the OIE team being small yet working across all divisions of the Foundation, the intern will be asked to work on high-level projects that span the internal GBH community, as well as the external communities we seek to serve. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Arrange events with various guest speakers




• Act as an intermediary between multiple departments in the shaping of relevant and new initiatives 




• Build out various newly forming or yet to be formed communities that work at and with GBH 




• Engage with all GBH employees, from employees at the beginning of their careers to senior management




• Support accessibility projects that are being initiated at the Foundation 

SKILL SET

• Far ranging interests with a quick passion and fast instinct to take concepts and run with them




• Exploring unknowns with curiosity




• Professional conduct




• Organizational skills 




• Global thinker




• Process and application orientated




• Attentive to details




• Customer/people-centric 

JOB-STATUS

Paid Internship $17/hour (Part-time)

INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW

GBH internships provide students with valuable work experience and real-world knowledge across many different fields of study, from TV and radio production to web design, accounting, law, and other administrative areas.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

• Internship dates: January 27th to April 18th.




• Candidates must have their own computer and access to Wi-Fi.




• Candidates must be in an Undergrad or Grad program and have work authorization for the United States.

To learn more about our program follow us on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/gbhinterns/

GBH is an equal opportunity employer. The community and audience we serve are diverse, and we wish to foster that diversity in our workplace. Toward that end, GBH does not discriminate against individuals in hiring, employment, or promotion based on race, religion, color, sex/gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, disability, veteran or military status, political belief, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

Application Process Assistance

GBH will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate an accommodation request, contact the Human Resource department by sending an email to human_resources@wgbh.org or by calling 617-300-2000.