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Applicants must have satisfactorily
completed all courses for a master’s degree by the first day
of the program year. You are eligible to apply if you still
need to complete an internship, thesis, or a comprehensive exam,
as long as all courses are completed. |
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No, completion of all course work towards
a master's degree is required. |
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Please see the job description at phoenix.gov/JOBSPECS/mindex.html for the present
salary. The benefits package includes comprehensive health,
dental and life insurance; 11 1/2 legal holidays plus three
personal days, eight hours vacation leave per month (to be used
after six months of service), and 10 hours per month sick leave.
Medical and dental insurance are available to the employee and
family for a low cost per month. |
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The internship is for one year and runs
the duration of the city’s fiscal year - July 1 through June
30, annually. |
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The city does not guarantee a job at the
conclusion of the internship. Interns who successfully perform
all duties assigned to a management intern are placed on the
management assistant I eligible list at the conclusion of the
year. Successful interns are highly recruited by city departments
to fill available city jobs.
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A completed application packet is required.
Recruitment opens annually in November.
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All application materials must be received
no later than the date indicated on the job announcement available
during open recruitment. |
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Extremely important. Our review panel uses
this information to select the most qualified candidates for
interview. |
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After the application materials are received,
it takes about a month to review all of them. By the end of
March, the selection committee narrows the field of potential
candidates, who are brought to Phoenix for a panel interview.
Final selections are generally made in late April or early May.
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| In the past, the program has selected between
two and four candidates annually. |
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The city of Phoenix Management Internship
is a nationally recruited position. Generally, an average of
90 applications are received. |
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No. Interns have come from all over the
United States. In recent years, interns have been hired from
Illinois, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C., Wisconsin, Pennsylvania,
Kansas, Texas, and California, as well as Arizona. |
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Each intern performs rotational assignments
with the Budget and Research Department, City Manager's Office
and select line departments. Past departments include: Development
Services, Planning, Personnel, Neighborhood Services, Equal
Opportunity, Aviation, Community and Economic Development, Human
Services, City Clerk and Public Works. |
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Projects include: writing management studies,
council reports and operations analyses; attending staff meetings;
staffing City Council meetings and subcommittee meetings; responding
to residents' requests for service; and analyzing departmental
and program budgets. |
