Ombudsman Internships

An ombudsman investigates reported claims, reports findings and helps achieve equitable settlements. Internships are available with a number of agencies and organizations:

• Department of Homeland Security, CIS Ombsman:
  Apply for general 2010 DHS internship through usajobs.gov & indicate this office in your cover letter. Unpaid internships offered year round. Interested applicants for both programs may email cisombudsman.publicaffairs@dhs.gov.
• Inter-American Development Bank, Office of the Ombudsman: For more information and to apply: enet.iadb.org/jobs/siprog.asp.
• Food and Drug Administration - Office of Ombudsman: For information visit: www.fda.gov/oc/ombudsman/homepage.htm.
• Department of Education - Federal Student Aid Office of the Ombudsman: Announcements for the position and application procedures will be posted in March to the office’s website at http://www.ombudsman.ed.gov/.
• National Public Radio - For more information and how to apply visit: www.npr.org/about/jobs/intern/.
• National Institutes for Health - Office of the Ombudsman/Center for Cooperative Resolution. For information visit: ombudsman.nih.gov/homepage.html, to apply contact Samantha Levine-Finley at levinesa@od.nih.gov