Summer Intern - Full-Time - City Manager's Office Job at CalOpps, San Francisco, CA

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  • CalOpps
  • San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Location

26379 Fremont Rd. Los Altos Hills, 94022

Description

This Internship is offered as part of a Regional Internship Partnership to introduce and encourage current students and new graduates to local municipal governments. The Town of Los Altos Hills hopes that internships like this will serve as a platform to connect a diverse student population with agencies that recognize their value and provide important opportunities for applicants to bring fresh ideas while gaining valuable hands-on experience in the public sector.

 

Job Description:  

The City Manager’s Office has a full-time, 40 hours per week, non-benefited summer internship opportunity. The main function of the job is to perform municipal research and analytical work on an entry level professional basis.

 

The workload will be a balance of assisting in daily municipal operations and special projects. Duties may include, but are not limited to town-wide capital inventory, risk management, citizens’ requests, record management, benchmarking, policy analysis and research, and govern a technology assessment. The position will serve as a regular staff member, and will receive assignments and work direction from the Deputy City Manager and City Manager. The primary goal of the internship program is to provide a recent graduate an opportunity to apply their academic training in a municipal government setting. This paid internship provides hands-on experience in the daily operations of municipal government on all levels, thus enhancing the intern’s skills and résumé for a future profession in government.

Ideal Candidate

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in public administration or related fields, or expected college graduation in Summer 2025 or 2026; completion of some course work for a master’s degree in public or business administration, political science, planning or a closely related field in desired;
  • Knowledge of principles and practices of organization and public administration;
  • Interest in local government;
  • Strong oral & written communication skills;
  • High level of computer skills;
  • Effective interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships with supervisors, co-workers and the public;
  • Applicable previous experience;
  • Self motivation

Ideal Candidate:

This is an entry level intern position for a current undergraduate/ graduate college student or recent college graduate looking for a future career in Public Administration field.  Applicants must have excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently with little supervision. Basic computer skills such as Word, Excel and Power Point are required.

Benefits

Non-benefited.

Special Instructions

Selection Process:
Internship program will run from June 9th, through August 29, 2025. Please submit applications online at www.calopps.org. Applications must be received by 5:00 pm on Friday April 25th, 2025. Candidates are required to submit a copy of educational transcripts (official or unofficial) by email to HR@losaltoshills.ca.govby the deadline.

 

The Town of Los Altos Hills is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants for all job opportunities will be considered regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful under federal, state, or local laws. The Town of Los Altos Hills is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, email hr@losaltoshills.ca.govor (650) 941-7222.

Recruitment Contact

Contact phone: 

(650)941-7222

Contact email: 

hr@losaltoshills.ca.gov

Job Tags

Full time, Summer work, Internship, Summer internship, Local area,

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