Job Description
Salary: $21.00 - $22.95 Hourly
Location : Durham, NC
Job Type: Internship w/o benefits (Less than 1000 hours)
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 24-05184
Department: City Manager
Opening Date: 11/14/2024
Closing Date: 1/20/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Position Description Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.
Hiring Range: $22.95 Hourly
Work Day/Hours: M-F 8:30 - 5:00 assignment will last at least eight weeks between May and August 2025
For this application Please include a 1-2-page cover letter, a 1-2-page CV/Resume Our highly motivated, service-oriented staff provides strategic, innovative leadership and daily management of City operations. Ours is a dynamic, fast-paced environment in which staff regularly engage with department directors, employees across the organization, and the public to ensure our community is well-served. We foster a culture of service and encourage professional development and growth for staff.
If challenging, meaningful work excites you, join our team in Durham! The City Manager's Office is seeking applications for its competitive Management Internship Program for Summer 2025. The internship will introduce local MPP and MPA graduate students to potential careers in local government management. The selected candidate will work in the City Manager's Office on a variety of special projects and research assignments that directly impact the residents of Durham. The Management Intern will sharpen and apply their skills in conducting literature and best practice reviews, analyzing program data, conducting qualitative research, centering equity in evaluation, and developing and presenting evidence-informed policy recommendations. Through the projects, the intern will gain exposure to the different departments and functions of city government. The intern will also have the opportunity to explore City operations and services through tours, ride-alongs, informational interviews, and attending high-level meetings and events.
The City Manager's Office is committed to improving racial equity, including hiring staff that reflect our community's demographics. We recognize the historic inequities that have been designed into the fabric of our cities and are committed to doing our part in changing that. Creating a more equitable community and recognizing the strength in diversity is a core part of our work, and we are looking for a team member who shares these values.
Duties/Responsibilities - Conducts a variety of research and assigned projects by compiling and reviewing internal and external organizational information, reviewing historical data, information and reports, and preparing position and issue papers.
- Gather, clean, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate and draw insights into programs and processes; understand and perform statistical analyses to determine effectiveness of City programs.
- Prepares and presents reports or formal presentations as appropriate.
- Ensures equitable considerations are a core part of projects
- Facilitates and leads interviews, focus groups, and user testing with City staff, leadership, and community members to gather various perspectives.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience - Must be enrolled in a Master of Public Administration (MPA) or Master of Public Policy (MPP) program.
- Available full time for at least eight weeks between May and August 2025.
Additional Preferred Skills - Experience and/or formal training in a variety of quantitative and qualitative research methods (e.g., basic statistics, surveys, focus groups, interviews, and literature reviews)
- Project management skills
- Strong curiosity and ability to ask questions
- Critical thinking
- Shared values including racial equity, and public service
- Takes initiative and is a creative, results-oriented problem solver
- Strong written and oral communication skills
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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?
- City of Durham Website
- Walk in
- Job fair
- Employee referral
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- Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***
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- LinkedIn
- GlassDoor
- governmentjobs.com
- Monster.com
- Indeed.com
- Employment Security Commission
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- Other
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If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.
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Are you a current student in a Master of Public Administration (MPA) or Master of Public Policy (MPP) program.?
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Are you willing to work on this assignment for at least eight weeks between May and August 2024?
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Are you willing to work at least part-time in-person?
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Have you attached a Resume and Cover letter?
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How would you rate your experience using Project management skills?
- No experience
- Beginner level
- Intermediate level
- Advanced level
- Expert level
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Do you have experience (and/or formal training in) in quantitative research methods (e.g., basic statistics, surveys, data analysis)?
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If you do have experience with quantitative research methods (e.g., basic statistics, surveys, data analysis, describe a project in which you used these?If no experience in this area, please put N/A
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Do you have experience (and/or formal training in) in qualitative research methods (e.g., focus groups, interviews, coding and/or theming)?
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If you do have experience (and/or formal training in) in qualitative research methods (e.g., focus groups, interviews, coding and/or theming), please describe the project in which you used this.If no experience in this area, please put N/A
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Job Tags
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