Who: City
Manager’s Office, Evanston, IL. This is anticiapted to be approximately a
6-month duration temporary assignment.
What: Management
Fellow Internship. Assists the City Manager’s Office managerial team with
general operations by performing a variety of complex and specialized
professional, financial, budgetary, and administrative duties requiring
accuracy, proficiency and some independent judgment. May assist with the coordination of service
delivery requests, as well as undertaking special management and operational
projects including, but not limited to assisting with department budget
preparation. Will work with the management team and City Council members on a
regular basis to facilitate information and service requests.
Specific assignments will include all or some of the following:
- Attends
all City Council and applicable committee meetings and prepares Council Actions
Report.
- Completes
special projects on behalf of the City Manager’s Office leadership (City
Manager and Deputy City Manager).
- Supports
Community Engagement Division outreach efforts including creating monthly
e-newsletters such as the LGBT and Employee e-newsletters.
- Investigates
and resolves complaints and issues raised by citizens to the City Manager and
City Council.
- Assists
City departments and divisions on projects to evaluate programs and policies to
determine efficiency and effectiveness; monitors and coordinates projects
involving multiple departments.
- Assists
in the development of short and long-range plans; gathers, interprets, and
prepares data for studies, reports and makes recommendations; coordinates
activities with other departments and agencies as needed.
- Researches
and tracks legislative activity at all levels of government that has potential
impact on the City’s business and its residents. Conducts analysis to determine
the direct or indirect impact on City operations and assets, and assists
management team in planning for changes.
- Develops
and maintains a series of effective, credible, personal and professional
relationships with key members of national, state, regional and local
executives and government entities, including regulatory agencies and membership
associations.
- Assists
with budget preparation and in establishing City policies and guidelines for
various municipal programs.
- If
the selected candidate is fluent in Spanish, outreach efforts will include
creating the Spanish e-newsletter and updating the Spanish Facebook account, as
well as serving as the City’s Latino Liaison.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications: Minimum Requirements include: bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business Administration,
or a substantially similar are from an accredited college or university. Must
possess two or more years of progressively responsible administrative and
analytical work experience. Work experience in government or non-profit sector
is preferred. Must possess a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record. Must
be willing and able to work a flexible schedule, including evenings for City
Council meetings.
Knowledge, skills and abilities:
-Commitment
to professional development, being active in professional organizations and
keeping abreast of legislation and issues impacting local governments.
-Ability
to be a strategic thinker and possess strong communications, customer service
and management skills.
-Strong analytical skills necessary to define problems,
collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
-Thorough knowledge of
basic office computer software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and
Powerpoint; experience with municipal financial/accounting software
preferred.
-Ability to prepare work
assignments, research issues, write summaries, letters and memorandum and
reports using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation,
grammar, diction and style.
-Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers
and supervisors and to speak extemporaneously on a variety of subjects.
-Ability
to manage and efficiently deliver multiple and often complex projects, as well
as, be creative, analytically and technically competent in government services.
-Ability to be customer service oriented, and a team player, as well as the
capability to work effectively with a diverse group of employees, citizens and
stakeholder groups
Physical requirements of work:
-Ability
to work primarily in a sedentary position, occasionally using force to lift,
carry or otherwise move objects normally found in an office setting. The
employee is subject to inside environmental conditions, although occasionally
may be required to visit field worksites to observe job performance, respond to
and/or investigate situations.
-The employee must be able to respond to
situations developing in the organization, some of which may be emergencies,
requiring immediate attention, and allocation of resources. Situations may
require ability to deal with emotional, non-rational or psychological situations.
Benefits: $25-35/hour.
Read the entire job posting and apply here. Job post closes 1/1/18.