Long Beach Mgt. Asst. Program, City of Long Beach - Long Beach, CA

Fast track your career in public service with the Long Beach Management Assistant Program! A competitive, 1 year position that allows you to rotate through 4 departments within the City of Long Beach, CA.  This program is designed to develop future managers in the City--that could be you!  You'll complete meaningful projects, develop your talent, and build a strong network.  Plus,  you'll be well positioned for a career in the City of Long Beach. 

Application Deadline
Applications must be emailed no later than: Monday, February  3, 2014 

Job Title 
Management Assistant - City of Long Beach 
Annual Salary 
$53,900 + Full Benefits Package 
Location 
Long Beach, CA, USA 
Work Hours 
40 Hours/week 
Experience Level 
Any 
Job Description 
The City of Long Beach is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the 2014-2015 Management Assistant Program.  The program is one of California’s longest running management training programs in local government and an excellent opportunity for students interested in a challenging and dynamic career.  The Long Beach program is widely recognized as one of the best apprenticeships in the nation.  Potential candidates must have completed their Masters Degree in Public Administration, Public Policy, Urban Planning, Business Administration or a related field by July 2014.   
The program provides a structured one-year learning opportunity, through which Management Assistants gain broad professional experience in local government.  After a thorough orientation to City operations, Management Assistants rotate through four diverse departmental assignments, including rotations in the City Manager’s Office and the Department of Financial Management.  During these rotational assignments, they gain in-depth insight into city management.  Management Assistants work alongside highly accomplished career managers and are privy to the highest level of executive decision-making. The expectations and the workload for Management Assistants are very high, and the program participants provide direct support to the organization’s top management. 

For the past 34 years, the City of Long Beach Management Assistant Program has been attracting the country’s top graduate students to work in the exciting field of local government. The Management Assistant Program provides talented individuals with the experience needed to gain the knowledge and skills to be effective local government leaders, while making a difference in California’s 7th largest and most diverse City. 

Develop your management skills by taking a leadership role on challenging citywide projects. Management Assistants are considered key members of the City Management Team and are given assignments in critical areas that develop project management, program evaluation, report writing, research, presentation and analytical skills. 

Management Assistants receive full benefits during the year-long program and most participants continue employment with the City following their program.   
Questions can be emailed to: ManagementAssistant@LongBeach.gov 
For more information: 
www.longbeach.gov/citymanager/maprogram 

Requested Document Notes 
Submit one (1) copy of the following documents by email: 
-Resume including honors, work experience and school/extracurricular activities. Names and telephone numbers of three references, one of which must be a faculty member. 
-Complete graduate and undergraduate transcripts (unofficial, scanned copies accepted). 
-Responses to the following three questions. (Responses should be no more than two pages per question.)
 
1.        How will serving as a Management Assistant with the City of Long Beach assist you in obtaining your career goals, and what is it about the City of Long Beach that makes this your position of choice? Please include your         short-term and long-term career objectives. 
2.        Describe the most complex analysis that you have completed either in a past internship, job or school assignment.  Please specify where you completed the analysis, why it was done, what the outcome of the analysis         was and any analytical tools used to complete the project. 
3.        Describe what qualities you possess that you believe will make you successful as a Management Assistant in the City of Long Beach. 
Please send application materials to: 
ManagementAssistant@longbeach.gov 

Please include your name and "Management Assistant Program" in the subject heading of your email and include all documents in one PDF attachment. 

Applications must be emailed no later than: 

Monday, February  3, 2014 

Applicants must have completed the requirements for a Master's Degree in Public Administration, Public Policy, Business Administration or related field by July 2014 
Please review application requirements at: 
http://www.longbeach.gov/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=37734 
Qualifications 
Applicants must have completed the requirements for a Master's Degree in Public administration, Public Policy, Business Administration or related field by July 2014. 
Method (of Applying) 
See: http://www.longbeach.gov/citymanager/maprogram/how_to_apply.asp