Summer Intern - Full-Time - Finance & Administrative Services 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.

The Town of Los Altos Hills has five rewarding, non-benefitted summer internships to begin June 9, 2025 through August 29, 2025.

 

 

Job Description:  

The Finance & Administrative Services Department has a rewarding full-time, 40 hours per week, non-benefited summer internship opportunity to begin in June of 2025. The main function of the job is to perform municipal research and analytical work on an entry level professional basis.

 

The Finance & Administrative Services Department oversees the Town’s finance, human resources, risk management, and general administrative functions. Interns will gain exposure to cross-departmental projects and municipal operations from a strategic, behind-the-scenes perspective.

 

The workload will be a balance of assisting in daily municipal operations and participating in special projects. Finance-related tasks may include assisting with budget preparation and analysis, financial reporting, data entry, and capital project tracking. On the Human Resources side, interns may support recruitment processes, employee onboarding, training coordination, and updates to personnel policies and procedures.

 

Additional duties may include, but are not limited to: risk management support, town-wide capital asset inventory, responding to citizens’ requests, records management, benchmarking, and policy analysis. The intern will serve as a regular staff member and will receive assignments and guidance from the Finance Director.

 

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.

 

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in public administration or related fields, or expected college graduation in Summer 2025; 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

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, Local area,

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