Graduate, undergraduate and recent graduates are eligible for this paid opportunity with the city of Richmond. \u00a0Where they will be \u00a0required to immerse themselves in the process of public service make significant contributions toward the completion of an important task or project. Interns will work under the direction of a designated city leader performing specific and general job duties that prepare them to successfully enter the workforce upon graduation. \u00a0Interns earn $9.90 per hour and are eligible for benefits of temporary employees (holidays, pro-rated sick leave, civil leave, funeral leave and military leave). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Mayor\u2019s Fellows Program provides participants\nwith an extended opportunity to link theory and practice. The experience has been designed to help\nparticipants integrate the knowledge and experiences they have gained in their\nstudies. Participants will be expected\nto immerse themselves in the process of public service and to make significant\ncontributions toward the completion of an important task or project, one that\nis meaningful to them and to the division in which they are working. This \u201creal world\u201d setting will allow them to\ndevelop and to hone their leadership and professional capabilities. The Internship will provide participants with\nan opportunity to think critically about their own actions and those of others\nso that they might become reflective practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Departments will host interns for the upcoming 2020\nsummer semester (May 26, 2020 \u2013 July 24, 2020): The Commitment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Interns will be committed to a nine-week <\/strong>assignment (May 26, 2020 \u2013 July 24, 2020) which\nwill include: The Benefits to the City<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Applicants who are chosen to participate in the Mayor\u2019s\nFellows Program will have undergone a selective interview process to ensure the\nbest candidates are selected to meet your department\u2019s needs. In addition, City\nof Richmond interns\nwill be engaged, educated, and connected to established and emerging leaders.\nThis will enable them to develop practical skills while learning more about the\nCity of Richmond as a whole. The\nProcess<\/strong> Selected candidates will be interviewed by panel\nexperts and notified of selection between March and April. Internship summer appointments will begin on May 26, 2020.<\/strong> Apply at http:\/\/agency.governmentjobs.com\/richmond\/default.cfm<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Program Requirements<\/strong> Eligible candidates for the Internship must: <\/p>\n\n\n\n point\naverage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n and cover letter indicating which department(s) he\/she\nwould most like to work in, along with their college transcript. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information,\nplease visit http:\/\/www.richmondgov.com\/HumanResources\/InternshipProgram.aspx<\/a>\nor contact Wialillian Howard, 2020 Mayor\u2019s Fellows Program Manager, at\n804-646-6031. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Graduate, undergraduate and recent graduates are eligible for this paid opportunity with the city of Richmond. \u00a0Where they will be \u00a0required to immerse themselves in the process of public service make significant contributions toward the completion of an important task… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":817,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/gpinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/gpinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/gpinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/gpinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/gpinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/gpinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/gpinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions\/202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/gpinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/gpinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/gpinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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