Jobs & Internships

A note to all applicants

  • All positions currently open are posted on this Web site.
  • For full consideration, please follow the application process listed for each job description. We ask that you send your application and correspondence only to the address provided.
  • We will give every application our full attention; however, we are not able to respond to individual inquiries on the status of your application. You will receive an auto-reply message letting you know that we received your application, and the appropriate hiring manager will contact you if we wish to pursue your candidacy.
  • The following positions are available in our Washington, D.C., office unless otherwise noted. For a full list of positions available in the Oakland, Calif., office, please visit us at www.edtrust.org/west/

    • Frequently asked questions by Job and Internship Applicants.

Field Director

The Education Trust is a Washington D.C.-based organization that promotes high academic achievement for all students at all levels—pre-kindergarten through college.  Its goal is to close the gaps in opportunity and achievement that consign far too many young people—especially those from low-income families or who are black, Latino, or American Indian—to lives on the margins of the American mainstream.  The Education Trust strives to accomplish its mission by working alongside educators, parents, students, policymakers, and civic and business leaders in communities across the count

Research Associate

The Education Trust seeks a Research Associate to support the organization’s division of Program and Policy.  Reporting to the Director of Research, the Research Associate will play a critical role in ensuring that The Education Trust’s practice and policy work is based on  the most current education research.

Director of Development

The Education Trust seeks a Director of Development to design, articulate, and implement a fundraising strategy that will increase the Trust’s capacity to replicate and expand upon its success in foundation support with current and untapped sources as well as identify and prioritize new possible funding streams.  Founded in 1997, The Education Trust promotes high academic achievement for all students at all levels – prekindergarten through college.

Legislative Affairs Associate

The Education Trust seeks a Legislative Affairs Associate to assist in the implementation of legislative campaigns around both its K-12 and higher education policy agenda. Reporting to the Director of Legislative Affairs, the Legislative Affairs Associate will help support The Education Trust’s federal legislative strategy.

Executive Director, National Association of System Heads

This position description appears here because of a partnership between NASH and The Education Trust.

The National Association of System Heads (NASH), a national education organization based in Washington, D.C., seeks an executive director. NASH is the association of the chief executive officers of America’s public higher education systems.

Internships for Fall 2010

We are now accepting internship applications for the fall semester (September-December 2010). To ensure full consideration, please submit your application by August 31, 2010.