Office of the Lieutenant Governor - Internship Opportunity (Spring 2022)

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY Office of Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton Justice, Equity, and Opportunity Initiative Spring 2022 Hello, The Office of the Lieutenant Governor is currently seeking students who want to become involved in governmental work with the Justice, Equity, and Opportunity (JEO) Initiative. The JEO Initiative centralizes the state’s criminal justice reform efforts and promotes economic opportunity in communities most impacted by a broken criminal justice system. JEO Initiative staff advise the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor on justice reform policy and legislation, oversee several criminal justice-related agencies, and convene advocates and stakeholders to advance equity-focused policies and practices. This internship is unpaid, but college credit may be applicable depending on your university's programming and work hours are flexible. Overview of Internship Role: The JEO Initiative is accepting an intern to work closely with Initiative staff on key projects, including implementation of the Restore, Reinvest and Renew (R3) grant program, the establishment of more robust reentry systems, and the planning process for events hosted by the office and the Lieutenant Governor’s public engagements. Intern Roles and Responsibilities: Assist with writing briefs and talking points for the Lieutenant Governor Assist with planning for the office’s criminal justice-focused events Conduct policy and legislative research Attend meetings with advocates, service providers, government leaders, and other criminal justice stakeholders Provide administrative support to the team HYBRID OPTIONS FOR THIS INTERNSHIP ARE AVAILABLE

Volpe Pathways Internship Program - Student Trainees

The US DOT Volpe Center is recruiting for a wide variety of Student Internship positions under the Pathways Internship Program.  To qualify for an Internship, you MUST be a continuing student enrolled or accepted for enrollment for the current/upcoming semesters for the duration of the internship as a condition of employment, taking at least a half-time course load. You will be required to provide documentation to support eligibility. Students may be employed throughout the academic year.

s a student intern you will work as a member of one of Volpe’s organizational teams. Project work varies by division, to learn more visit: https://www.volpe.dot.gov/our-work. You will carry out specific assignments in accordance with defined work procedures outlined by your supervisor. Complexity of duties increases with experience.

Major duties may include:

• Performing a variety of assignments selected to broaden skills and provide practical experience aimed at developing the employee’s skills and knowledge to perform progressively complex assignments.
• Assignments at this level are designed to orient, train, and increase the student’s knowledge in his/her perspective area of study.
• Assisting specialists/analysts in developing material for briefings, reports, presentations and conference materials needed by supervisor and executive management.
• Developing documents, such as research based papers, graphs, charts, and other data to be used by transportation officials in defining transportation challenges and recommending options and potential solutions.
• Assisting management in collecting, organizing and maintaining program and/or functional documentation and materials.
• Performing a variety of program support functions, such as inputting, assigning, maintaining, monitoring, or updating work status and records as well as administering and performing other support activities.
• Participating in meetings, events, and briefings.
• Preparing a variety of correspondence, memoranda, and information as requested.
• Traveling to field sites for testing or assignments and performing other related duties, as appropriate.

The ideal candidates are Undergraduate and Graduate students who have demonstrated leadership, innovation, and self-initiative. This is a great opportunity for current students with an interest in transportation, majoring in science, engineering, technology, administration, finance, mathematics, business, economics, legal, program support, policy analysis, planning, operations research, computer science/IT, cybersecurity and research based majors.

Flexibility, creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take initiative will help you to find—or to create—the projects that interest you the most. Good social skills will allow you to establish a close rapport with our clients both over the phone and in the field. Here is your opportunity to study trains, planes, automobiles, boats, buses, bicycles, traffic lights, pipelines, sidewalks, unmanned and autonomous systems, or hyperloops—yes, even hyperloops. To learn more about the work we do, please visit our website: www.volpe.dot.gov/our-work.

This is a temporary internship to complete project work that is temporary in nature. The appointment is not-to-exceed September 24, 2022, and can be extended without further competition to a new temporary appointment at management’s discretion based on the need of the organization for the work to continue and provided the employee remains eligible for employment in the Pathways Intern Program.  Internships are expected to begin in May 2022, however, applications will be accepted for a limited number of positions available as early as January 2022.

Volpe is committed to fostering an all-inclusive diverse workforce where employees feel valued for their unique backgrounds and qualities and have a sense of belonging and engagement in helping to advance transportation for the public good.

Volpe’s Pathways Internship Program is designed to provide interns an opportunity to broaden their perspectives on issues facing government. Interns will work throughout the Volpe Center and support higher-level employees in coordinating, facilitating, and implementing activities within the division or office to which they are assigned; and be exposed to and participate in activities, innovations, and challenges facing the Transportation Industry.

Upon graduation and completion of program requirements you may be non-competitively converted, without a break in service, to a term (time-limited), career, or career conditional (permanent) appointment in the federal government with a GS-12 full performance level. Grade level upon conversion will be determined by management and neither conversion nor promotion under this Program is guaranteed.

 Apply here.

2021 - 2022 Yearlong Transit Service Planning Intern, Chicago Transit Authority

 Chicago Transit Authority is the second largest transit system in the country! Our college internship program offers summer and year-long internships that provide students with valuable work experience, professional development, and mentorship. Students receive exposure to the discipline of the workplace and are guided by subject matter experts who assist them in acquiring the skills, knowledge, and experience needed to perform in today’s technically demanding careers.

Interns at CTA work in a range of departments including: 

• Administration Departments ranging from Diversity/EEO, Human Resources, Training and Workforce Development and more 
• Board and President’s Office 
• Communications 
• Finance and Purchasing
• Infrastructure 
• Law 
• Legislative Affairs and Government and Community Relations 
• Safety and Security 
• Technology 
• Transit Operations 

Our internships are project-based; therefore, the skills that we seek vary based on the needs of the projects during each term. All majors are welcome to apply, but please see education experience/requirements for specifics about what disciplines each internship project is seeking. 

Internships are part-time (15 hours a week) during the school year and full-time (40 hours a week) during the summer.

In this role within the Service Planning unit, interns will:

• Develop a repeatable workflow and analytics tool(s) for post-event analysis that will be replicated for all events going forward.
• Analyze ridership from past events.
• Produce materials (charts, maps, data visualizations, written summaries, etc.) that can be presented to other internal departments and used to make service planning decisions for future events.
• Work on school service planning, bus shuttle planning, field observations/data collection, and planning for future special event service.

 

Qualifications

 

Educational Experience/Requirements: 

Preferred Major(s): Transportation, Urban Planning, Public Administration, Public Policy, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or a closely related discipline with academic instruction in data analysis, transportation planning, operations and/or logistics.

Preferred Level of Education: College Junior and above

Physical Requirements: 

The demands associated with the normal office environment

Light physical activity, including walking outdoors and climbing stairs

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

Strong Microsoft Office and computer skills 

Good oral and written communication skills 

Good analytical and critical thinking skills 

Good organizational skills with attention to detail 

Good project management skills

SQL

Ability to concisely summarize information in presentable materials

Understanding of transit planning concepts

 

Apply here by December 23, 2021.

Student Trainee Policy Analyst, Department of Justice

If selected for this Student Trainee (Policy Analyst) position with the Audit Division, you will gain access to invaluable work experience as part of a well-respected team that is responsible for conducting high-quality, independent, and objective audits of Department of Justice (DOJ) programs and operations that foster sound management practices, accountability, integrity, economy, and efficiency; and that help detect and deter waste, fraud, abuse, and misconduct throughout the DOJ. As a Student Trainee, you will actively participate in and assist teams in conducting audits, evaluations, and special reviews that address DOJ high-priority and sensitive subject areas. This position will also provide administrative support to the division. Formal and/or on-the-job training will be provided as needed. Duties will include, but are not limited to:

Assist audit teams that review DOJ programs and functional areas to assess compliance with applicable government standards, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Assist in conducting interviews, briefings, and presentations, and contribute to the writing of reports to be issued publicly.

Assist in identifying and recommending solutions to findings for improved procedures and internal controls to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in operations and functions of mission critical programs.

Provide support and assist in studies of management techniques, processes, and styles and assist in assessing matters such as overall effectiveness and efficiency.

Assist in producing and/or presenting information and findings in a variety of formats, i.e., comprehensive reports, testimony, press releases, and other media.

Participate in analyzing program performance data to identify trends. Provide interpretations, both in writing and orally, of programmatic milestones, accomplishments, and utilization of resources required for effective management, operations, and decision making.

Research, document, and analyze information from files, the internet, general reference sources, and other diverse data sources.

Provide support and assist with cost effectiveness studies by collecting data and making computations. Meet with team members, line and program managers, supervisors, and customers to provide information on financial trends and resource changes that reduce life-cycle costs and optimize return on operating or administrative program assets.

Apply here.

2021 - 2022 Yearlong Special Events Service Planning Internship, Chicago Transit Authority

 2021 - 2022 Yearlong Special Events Service Planning Intern - (2100006V)

Description

 

Chicago Transit Authority is the second largest transit system in the country! Our college internship program offers summer and year-long internships that provide students with valuable work experience, professional development, and mentorship. Students receive exposure to the discipline of the workplace and are guided by subject matter experts who assist them in acquiring the skills, knowledge, and experience needed to perform in today’s technically demanding careers.

Interns at CTA work in a range of departments including:

• Administration Departments ranging from Diversity/EEO, Human Resources, Training and Workforce Development and more
• Board and President’s Office
• Communications
• Finance and Purchasing
• Infrastructure
• Law
• Legislative Affairs and Government and Community Relations
• Safety and Security
• Technology
• Transit Operations

Our internships are project-based; therefore, the skills that we seek vary based on the needs of the projects during each term. All majors are welcome to apply, but please see education experience/requirements for specifics about what disciplines each internship project is seeking.

Internships are part-time (15 hours a week) during the school year and full-time (40 hours a week) during the summer.

In this role within the Service Planning unit, interns will:

• Develop a repeatable workflow and analytics tool(s) for post-event analysis that will be replicated for all events going forward.
• Analyze ridership from past events.
• Produce materials (charts, maps, data visualizations, written summaries, etc.) that can be presented to other internal departments and used to make service planning decisions for future events.
• Work on school service planning, bus shuttle planning, field observations/data collection, and planning for future special event service.

 

Qualifications

 

Educational Experience/Requirements:

Preferred Major(s): Transportation, Urban Planning, Public Administration, Public Policy, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or a closely related discipline with academic instruction in data analysis, transportation planning, operations and/or logistics.

Preferred Level of Education: College Junior and above

Physical Requirements:

The demands associated with the normal office environment

Light physical activity, including walking outdoors and climbing stairs

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Strong Microsoft Office and computer skills

Good oral and written communication skills

Good analytical and critical thinking skills

Good organizational skills with attention to detail

Good project management skills

SQL

Ability to concisely summarize information in presentable materials

Understanding of transit planning concepts

Apply here.

Internship, Hunter Family Foundation

 

 

Hunter Family Foundation Internship 

 

In Fall 2021, The Hunter Family Foundation (HFF) is interested in engaging a graduate school student (preferred) to partner with its Executive Director to conduct research, analyze information, develop new and refined strategies, and generate reports to support the Foundation’s grant-making and operations plans for 2022-2024.

 

HFF provides grants and leadership to improve lives in a long-term and sustainable way by supporting education, healthcare, economic development, and the environment in Lake County, IL; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; and San Francisco, CA. We are 12 months into a 15-month learning process to develop new systems and infrastructure to support strategic grant-making. We are looking to assess what we have learned and accomplished over the past five years (and especially the past year) to inform our efforts over the next three years.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assess existing programs and policies

• Create report on grant-making activities over the past five years, with specific attention to 2021

• Conduct and provide market analysis of similar foundations to gauge staff, administrative, and investment costs and annual grantmaking payments

• Help make a series of recommendations for improved internal priorities and processes

• Help design and present a high-level plan for 2022-2024

• May perform additional projects upon request

 

Requirements

• Currently enrolled graduate student in business, public policy, social work, or similar field (preferred)

• Demonstrated engagement and accomplishment in social impact programs and/or projects

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office

• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Entrepreneurial spirit and demonstrated ability

• Good written and verbal communication skills

• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills

• Ability to express empathy, patience, and humility in interactions with internal and external stakeholders

 

Additional Information

• Work would be mostly remote with a few in-person meetings scheduled in Evanston, Lake Forest, and/or Chicago(mutually decided times/places)

• Schedule: 8-10 hours per week from October 18 – December 17 (9 weeks total): mostly flexible with mutually decided deadlines and twice-weekly virtual meetings scheduled between 9am and 5pm Central. Also need to be able to present and participate in Full Board virtual meeting on Sunday, December 12 from 9:30am until 12:30pm Central

• Stipend: $25/hour with a cap of 100 hours over the course of the internship

• Executive director will provide orientation, supervision, and support during the internship

 

If interested, please email a resume and a note to Frank Baiocchi, Executive Director at Frank@HunterFamilyFoundation.org.

Internship, The Magnificent Mile Association

Internship with The Magnificent Mile Association

The Magnificent Mile® Association’s Planning and Advocacy Division is seeking interns to work on various Urban Planning and Policy related projects.

Work may include:

o Assisting the Planning & Advocacy Division in updating and expanding the existing demographic,

employment, and economic overview of the Magnificent Mile District.

o Assistance with the drafting and creation of brochures and information for members and the public related to public art walks for tourists, signage regulations and ordinances involved with uses of the public right-of-way.

o Researching and assisting with various initiatives including building inventories, art and public space inventories, regulations pertaining to uses of the public way, and funding sources for specific initiatives including way-finding signage and creation of gateway markers.

o Coordination of long-range physical planning proposals within the district, including open space, streetscape plans and transportation related plans.

o Creation of various charts and tables for reports and GIS maps.

o Administrative support for the various planning committees and task forces related to the

Association.

o Otherduties/projectsasassigned.

Additional internship information:

o A background in research and urban planning is required, as is the ability to work with diverse groups of people.

o Proficiency with MS Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite and GIS is required.

o ExperiencewithIMPLANpreferred.

o Provide a current resume and cover letter letting us know about yourself, what type of

Contact person:

Ian M. Tobin, Director of Planning and Advocacy The Magnificent Mile Association

625 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 401

Chicago, IL 60611 itobin@themagnificentmile.com

Intern, Cook County Assessor’s Office

 

OFFICE OF THE COOKCOUNTY ASSESSOR

 

Data Internship - UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

 

Description

 

Assessor Frederick “Fritz” Kaegi is offeringstudents the opportunity to work and learn inthe Cook County Assessor's’ Office (CCAO). The CCAO offers interns the unique opportunity to join an elected official inreforming the business practices of anextremely important government office.Property taxes are vital revenue for localgovernment in Cook County, and the  CCAO is tasked with assessing real estate values for the purposes of taxation.

 

The County contains roughly 1.8 millionparcels, which are assessed every threeyears. Students will be able to use this  internship for class credit if desired and approved. Through hands-on learning,interns will develop a wide range of skillsimportant for government  administration and policy making. Interns will learn to:

 

·         Work in a dynamic, product-orientedgovernment office.

·         Work on technical projects as part of alarge, collaborative team.

·         Apply principles of data-science and data analytics to property taxassessment.

·         Use data to eliminate opportunities forcorruption.

·         Use an array of computer programs including Git and Git Hub; use R to analyze data; R Markdown to produce reports; relational databases and SQL queries; objected-oriented programming and languages; and geospatial mapping and informational systems. 

 

 

Essential Job Duties

 

• Report to the Chief Data Officer.

• Assist the modeling team on components of an open-source property tax assessment system. 
• Assist in creating, updating, andvalidating code in an Agileenvironment.
• Work difficulty will match Interns’ability levels; interns with greater skills will be assigned more complex and challenging work.
• Interns will be able to showcase their coding and policy skills since their work-product will exist in the publicdomain.

 

Minimum Qualifications

 

• Graduation from an accredited collegeor university with a bachelor's degree ineconomics, public  policy, publicadministration, computer science,mathematics, or related field.
• In good academic standing (as certifiedby UIC).
• Enrolled in graduate-level program at UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs with a minimum gradepoint average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 gradingscale)

 

Preferred Qualifications

 

·         Minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 grading scale).

 

 

Internship Duration

 

• One academic school year with an option to extend. (Estimated dates for internship- November 8,2021- May 6, 2022)

 

Commitment

 

·         Interns will work 10 to 20 hours per week, with at least 4 hours per week in the CCAO’s offices.

 

Salary

 

·         $15/hour.

 

Physical Requirements

 

•   Visual acuity to review and edit written communications for long periods of time.
•   Walking between offices and meetings may be required.
•   Repetitive use of hands to handle and/or operate standard office equipment.

·               Regular use of a telephone to communicate.

 

Application Instructions

 

If you have an interest in this position:

 

1. Send an email to me, shar@uic.edu, including a resume and short cover letter letting me know of your qualifications.
2. Application deadline is Monday, October 18, 2021.

 

Any political contacts submitted on behalf of a student shall result in the disqualification of the student from consideration for this internship. A political contact is any contact of any kind (oral or written, direct or indirect) from any politically-related person or organization relating to the selection for this opportunity.

COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR’S OFFICE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER