Careers

Open Positions

  CFR offers exceptional opportunities for individuals at all levels in their careers, from recent graduates interested in our openings for research associates and program assistants to pursue a career in international relations, to skilled professionals in a service area such as development or information services.  

Available Positions in New York or Washington, DC

Vice President and Chief Development Officer 

CFR is seeking a Vice President and Chief Development Officer (CDO) to lead their high-performing development and corporate affairs teams and to build upon the organization’s legacy of over more than 100 years. As a member of the executive team and reporting directly to the President, the CDO is a critical role for a collaborative and innovative leader who will lead all strategic, operational, and management functions of the development and corporate affairs departments.

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Senior Manager of Analytics and Insights

The Council on Foreign Relations is seeking a Senior Manager of Analytics and Insights to join our digital team. This role will lead the efforts to infuse data into decision-making processes, providing insights that drive audience engagement, platform growth, and the overall impact of CFR. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data analytics with a passion for leveraging data to inform and enhance content and product decisions.

Reporting to the Director, Digital Operations, this position will collaborate and work alongside the think tank, content, product, design, and technology teams to help shape our approach to data analysis and insights.

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Available Positions in New York

Newsletter Editor 

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) seeks an exceptional Newsletter Editor to lead our two flagship newsletters, the Daily News Brief and The World This Week. Reporting to the Chief Digital Content Officer, this newly created role is crucial in establishing the Daily Brief as the indispensable morning read for the foreign policy community. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned journalist and editor with a deep understanding of international affairs, capable of crafting compelling narratives, curating engaging and informative content, and being a player-coach. As part of the Digital team, you’ll work alongside news editors, as well as our audience growth and product teams to create the best product for our audiences. This position, a mix of strategy, editing and daily operations, requires strategic thinking, excellent writing skills, and the ability to distill complex global issues into clear, engaging content.

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Managing Director of Administration 

Under the direction of the Senior Vice President and Director of Studies, the Managing Director oversees the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of Studies, CFR’s internal think tank. This includes staffing, budgeting, and developing and implementing departmental procedures. It also involves working with senior staff outside of Studies in areas including human resources, fundraising, compliance, and outreach.

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Associate Editor, Foreign Affairs 

Founded in 1922, Foreign Affairs is the preeminent publication on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy. It is published by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), which is a leading independent, nonprofit membership organization and nonpartisan center dedicated to producing and disseminating foreign policy ideas.

Foreign Affairs is looking for a associate editor to join our editorial team. This position is located in New York on a hybrid basis. CFR currently defines hybrid as working at least three days a week onsite, with Tuesdays and Thursdays considered institutional anchor days where all staff are required to be onsite. CFR’s hybrid schedule is subject to change.

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Senior Editor, Foreign Affairs 

Founded in 1922, Foreign Affairs is the preeminent publication on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy. It is published by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), which is a leading independent, nonprofit membership organization and nonpartisan center dedicated to producing and disseminating foreign policy ideas.

Foreign Affairs is looking for a senior editor to join our editorial team. This position is located in New York on a hybrid basis. CFR currently defines hybrid as working at least three days a week onsite, with Tuesdays and Thursdays considered institutional anchor days where all staff are required to be onsite. CFR’s hybrid schedule is subject to change.

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Deputy Editor, Foreign Affairs 

Founded in 1922, Foreign Affairs is the preeminent publication on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy. It is published by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), which is a leading independent, nonprofit membership organization and nonpartisan center dedicated to producing and disseminating foreign policy ideas.

Foreign Affairs is looking for a deputy editor to join our editorial team. This position is located in New York on a hybrid basis. CFR currently defines hybrid as working at least three days a week onsite, with Tuesdays and Thursdays considered institutional anchor days where all staff are required to be onsite. CFR’s hybrid schedule is subject to change.

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Associate Director/Deputy Director, Foreign Affairs Media Relations 

CFR’s Global Communications and Media Relations team works to promote CFR and Foreign Affairs content, activities, and experts via outreach to the media.

Foreign Affairs is seeking to hire an associate director (or deputy director, depending upon experience). This role is responsible for media relations efforts for Foreign Affairs magazine and its website, ForeignAffairs.com. The position will work closely with the media relations coordinator for Foreign Affairs. The position reports to the vice president, Global Communications and Media Relations, with close coordination with the editors and staff of Foreign Affairs. The position is hybrid, based at CFR’s headquarters in New York City.

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Communications Assistant, Global Communications and Media Relations 

The Global Communications and Media Relations department is responsible for positioning and promoting CFR and its scholars via the full spectrum of media, marketing, and public relations. The Communications Assistant, based in CFR’s New York office, must have an excellent understanding of international issues, the media landscape, and CFR scholars and content, and how they relate to the news cycle.

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Research Associate, History and Foreign Policy 

The research associate will work under the direction of the senior fellow for history and foreign policy. This position is based in CFR’s New York office on a hybrid basis. CFR currently defines hybrid status as working at least three days a week onsite, with Tuesdays and Thursdays considered institutional anchor days when all staff are required to be onsite.

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Research Associate, Latin America and Geoeconomics 

The research associate will report to the senior vice president, director of studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg chair. The fellow’s current work focuses on two general research areas: international trade and Latin America. The fellow’s work on international trade focuses on global supply chains and industrial policy, and their effects on economies and societies in the Western Hemisphere. Research on Latin America includes political and economic trends, crime and public security, energy, and immigration, with a special focus on Mexico, Brazil, and the Southern Cone.

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Facility Operations Assistant

The Facility Operations Assistant will work in CFR’s Facility Operations department, and report directly to the Manager of Public Space.

This is a full-time position, and the hours of this position are Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. However, this position is considered essential personnel, and will be expected to work flexible hours upon request.

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Program Coordinator, Outreach

CFR Outreach works to raise the profile of the organization and develop relationships with communities across the United States. Current initiatives focus on college and university students, educators, and administrators; state and local officials; local journalists; and congregational leaders and representatives of faith-based organizations. We are also currently developing a fifth initiative focused on the technology industry.

The program coordinator will work mainly on the Students and Educators Initiative, which provides programming for college and university students, educators, and administrators to foster understanding of global affairs and cultivate relations with the academic community, under the direction of the National Program and Outreach department vice president, director, and assistant director.

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Assistant Director, Event Management

The Assistant Director, Event Management will provide support to the Event Operations team based out of the New York office, both in contributing to management and oversight of the Harold Pratt House rental operations, and in supporting day-of logistics for Council events. This is an on-site role.

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Assistant Director, Corporate Member Relations

The assistant director will support the work of the Corporate Affairs department, which administers the Corporate Program and is the Council’s primary point of contact with the private sector. The Corporate Program raises over $6 million through its membership program, which offers a forum for executives from approximately 100 leading global businesses to explore issues at the nexus of business and foreign policy. 

Reporting to and working closely with the Managing Director, Corporate Member Relations, the assistant director will ensure the highest level of corporate member interaction. Qualified candidates will have related experience that requires exceptional attention to detail, the ability to prioritize, sound judgment, and the highest level of discretion

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Assistant to the Vice President and Chief Digital Content Officer

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented Assistant to support the Vice President and Chief Digital Content Officer (CDCO). This role is essential in helping support CDCO in the execution of CFR’s digital strategy, which aims to enhance our role as a leader in foreign policy analysis and engagement. The Assistant will play a key role in assisting with the day-to-day operations of the digital department, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, and ensuring the smooth execution of projects aligned with the digital strategy.

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Program Coordinator, National Program

CFR is truly a national organization, with a plurality of its membership based outside of our New York and Washington, DC, hubs. The National Program provides a forum for these members to discuss pressing foreign policy issues and contribute to CFR’s research by organizing approximately eighty on-the-ground meetings each year in cities across the country, as well as two large annual events and interactive virtual programming.

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Research Associate, National Security

As part of the Studies Program, the research associate will spend half of his/her time supporting the senior fellow for national security. The research associate will also support the work of other fellows and programs within the Studies Program.

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Assistant to the Vice President, National Program and Outreach

CFR is truly a national organization, with a plurality of its membership based outside of our New York and Washington, DC, hubs. The National Program provides a forum for these members to discuss pressing foreign policy issues and contribute to CFR’s research by organizing approximately eighty on-the-ground meetings each year, as well as two large annual events and interactive virtual programming. The Outreach side of the department is dedicated to raising the profile of CFR beyond CFR’s membership and promoting an informed citizenry through programming and the dissemination of CFR resources. Current initiatives focus on state and local officials; local journalists; college and university educators, administrators, and students; and congregational leaders and representatives of faith-based organizations. We are also currently developing a fifth initiative focused on the technology industry. 

The Assistant to the Vice President of CFR’s National Program and Outreach department will provide administrative support to department leadership and work closely with fellow National Program team members to assist with programming ideas and execution. This position will be based in CFR’s New York office on a hybrid work schedule. 

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Assistant Director, National Program and Outreach

CFR Outreach works to raise the profile of the organization and develop relationships with communities across the United States. Current initiatives focus on state and local officials; local journalists; college and university educators, administrators, and students; and congregational leaders and representatives of faith-based organizations. This position will be the first hire to build out an Outreach initiative geared toward the technology industry and issues at the nexus of tech and foreign policy.

The assistant director will work closely with the National Program and CFR’s Cross-Cutting Initiatives on China, Technology, Climate, and RealEcon to cultivate relations with the technology community and develop programming of technology-related events, under the direction of the National Program and Outreach Vice President and Associate Director. The goal is to provide a forum for technologists and policymakers to discuss the role of the United States in developing and regulating technology as well as technology’s effects on geopolitics and international affairs. Special attention will be paid to the ramifications of emerging technologies, such as AI, for government, the educational community, local journalists, and the general public, on geoeconomic policies, and on the U.S. relationship with key trading partners.

The position will be based either in New York with frequent travel, particularly to the West Coast; or in the Bay Area with periodic travel to New York.

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Program Associate, NY Meetings

The Program Associate will be a member of CFR’s Meetings Program, which brings major international and domestic officials, thought leaders, and others together with CFR members over the course of more than 100 meetings each year. 

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Available Positions in Washington, DC

Associate Director, Benefits

The Associate Director, Benefits works across all benefits programs at CFR in collaboration with the existing team in both the NY and DC offices. In partnership with the Deputy Director, Benefits and Compensation, the Associate Director manages transactional work for benefits and HR related activities related to payroll. The Associate Director will be the main benefits contact and a go-to resource for employees in the DC office. The Associate Director will also be the primary leave administrator for the DC office, meeting with employees to discuss the leave process, distributing relevant materials, and providing information to CFR’s third party leave administrator to help process claims. In addition, this role provides additional onsite support for in-office HR presence, including assisting with large-scale events and aiding with other HR team functions as needed.

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Research Associate, Geoeconomics

Within the Studies Program, the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies works to promote a better understanding among policymakers, academic specialists, and the interested public of how economic and political forces interact to influence world affairs. In April 2024, the Greenberg Center launched RealEcon: Reimagining American Economic Leadership, an initiative to assess the U.S. role in the international economy, analyze what is at stake for the American people in whether and how the United States exercises leadership, and identify the trade-offs among different approaches to international economic engagement. 

The research associate will contribute to these efforts and related research under the direction of the senior fellow for geoeconomics.

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Program Assistant, Government Affairs

CFR’s Government Affairs operation is focused primarily on actively engaging members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives and their staff to provide timely, relevant, and useful analyses to further inform policymaking at the U.S. Capitol. Through discussion and examination of the critical challenges facing the United States and international community, the program seeks to serve as both a direct resource for Congress and a convener of leading thinkers and practitioners both on and off the Hill in a variety of nonpartisan fora. The secondary focus on this program is facilitating engagement with the diplomatic community and executive branch. This is a full-time position with a hybrid work schedule based in our Washington office.

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Associate Director, CFR Climate and Energy Initiative

Slated to launch in early 2025, the CFR Cross-Cutting Climate and Energy Initiative will represent one of the top four institutional priorities of the Council, alongside  the China Strategy Initiative, RealEcon, and the technology initiative. The Climate and Energy Initiative (CEI) will harness the full range of CFR’s capabilities to advance impactful convenings and scholarship to inform U.S. foreign policy and address critical challenges and opportunities related to climate change and the energy transition. The associate director will work under the direction of the senior fellow for energy and climate.

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Research Associate, Energy and Climate

As part of the Studies Program, the research associate will support the work of the senior fellow for energy and climate and the CFR Initiative on Climate and Energy.

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Assistant Director, Fellowship Affairs

CFR’s Fellowship Program offers unique opportunities for mid-career and senior-career professionals focusing on international relations. The program affords fellows the opportunity to broaden their perspective of foreign affairs and to pursue proposed research, with a placement at either CFR or another institution in New York City or Washington, DC.

The assistant director will report to the managing director for studies administration and fellowship affairs on all activities related to the fellowship program. The assistant director will be part of a dynamic team working on activities in both Washington, DC, and New York.

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