Career Opportunity

Summer 2025 Internship Program - Multiple Divisions Under Office of the City Administrator (9922)

Recruitment: RTF0153098-01157554

Published: December 19, 2024

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Application Opening: Thursday, December 19, 2024

Application Deadline: Monday, January 6, 2025

Supplemental Questionnaire: Applicants must complete a supplemental questionnaire using this link: https://forms.office.com/g/EdPqq7fC4s as part of the application process in order to be considered for the internship opportunities.

The Office of the City Administrator’s Mission and Vision

Our vision is to lead the nation in public administration and to enable City departments to effectively deliver critical public services. We aim to help the city run better, to connect San Francisco residents and constituents to the vital public services they seek, and to create a meaningful and diverse work culture that is the place of choice for people who are invested in a career in public service.  

We are committed to ensuring that the City's services are inclusive, efficient, equitable, and culturally competent for San Franciscans of all races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, and sexual orientations. This commitment requires comprehensive review and thorough analysis of existing practices and policies to remove barriers to real inclusion.    

We are also committed to ensuring that the Department is a safe, equitable, and inclusive workplace for individuals of all races. This includes creating opportunities for hiring, promotion, retention, training, and development, particularly for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC).  

To learn more about our departments, divisions, and programs, visit:  https://sf.gov/departments/city-administrator  

Role description

The Summer 2025 Internship Program is an initiative through the Office of the City Administrator, whose 25+ divisions and departments operate core internal and public-facing services in San Francisco. The internship program is open to current college students who have an interest in working for local government. This internship program is a great opportunity to work alongside and shadow professionals in desired fields of interest and truly see the impact being made in public sector divisions through a hands-on learning experience!  

The duration of this internship is 12 weeks, with an opportunity to extend based on departmental need. 

Individuals hired will be appointed to a class 9922 Public Service Aide to Professional positions and compensated $28.2875 per hour.  

Division & Position Descriptions:

Animal Care & Control: The San Francisco Department of Animal Care & Control (SFACC) provides housing, care, and medical treatment to wild, exotic, and domestic stray, lost, abandoned, sick, injured, and surrendered animals. SFACC’s doors are open to all animals in need regardless of species, medical, or behavioral condition. The shelter also enforces all state and local Animal Control and Welfare laws and is the first responder for animals in natural disasters and citizen emergencies.

The Animal Care Intern will assist our full-time animal care attendants with maintaining the health and wellness of SFACC’s shelter animal residents. This internship is an in-person husbandry-related position so hands-on interaction with the animals, daily care and maintenance of their enclosures are the specific job focus. SFACC will provide training on animal husbandry, behavioral wellness, and a foundation in understanding the role of a municipal animal shelter within the community.

The Intern should be prepared to perform physical labor associated with large-scale sanitation and be able to lift up/push/pull 30 lbs. or more. The use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required to ensure the health of the shelter population and is provided by SFACC. It is important that the applicant does not have allergies to any animals (fur or dander), cleaning products, hay, or peanut butter. SFACC is operational seven days per week so the Intern should anticipate working one weekend day as a part of their schedule. To learn more about SFACC, please visit https://www.sfanimalcare.org/. 

Committee on Information Technology: The Committee on Information Technology (COIT) is San Francisco's technology governance and policy making body. COIT provides a forum for City leadership to coordinate and collaborate to make citywide technology decisions. Through public meetings, COIT shares with residents and the public the state of technology in the City. In addition to managing COIT as a policy body, COIT staff work with City departments and policymakers to help transform local government services by supporting modern technologies and the adoption of user-centered design. The COIT Intern will work on the Technology Policy Program and will research and analyze data; assist in the implementation of departmental initiatives; and assist in various administrative duties. To learn more about COIT, please visit www.sf.gov/coit.

Grants for the Arts: Grants for the Arts (GFTA) provides operating support to San Francisco’s arts and culture community. The grant awards are provided through annual funding derived from the City’s hotel tax. In 2021, GFTA celebrated its 60th Anniversary as the oldest municipal agency funding non-profit arts in the United States. At GFTA, our mission is to promote the diverse and unique communities of San Francisco by supporting the arts through equitable grantmaking. We strive to be a stable, dependable resource for nonprofit arts and culture organizations who meet funding criteria.

The GFTA Intern will have an interest in San Francisco's arts and culture and an aptitude for data analysis. A familiarity or interest in arts administration and/or non-profit administration is a plus. This role will support the work and completion of GFTA’s Strategic Framework process. Other projects will include supporting administrative tasks, communications with grantees, and database support. This role is 40 hours per week with some hybrid flexibility. The GFTA Intern should expect to occasionally work in the evening and/or the weekend to engage with GFTA’s grantees through site visits. To learn more about GFTA, please visit https://www.sf.gov/departments/city-administrator/grants-arts

Human Resources Learning & Development Team: The Human Resources Learning & Development (L&D) Intern will collaborate with the team's three L&D professionals and craft a personal learning plan around the work we do to grow our diverse individuals, teams, and leaders, and how to motivate individuals to enroll in learning opportunities. To really own this project, we are looking for a creative individual who has skills in marketing, communications, surveying, copywriting, social media, and/or publication layout. 

Office of the County Clerk: The County Clerk internship is for candidates interested in supporting a high-volume public-facing environment. Interns will support current office initiatives to improve equitable access to public records and services. Located at historic San Francisco City Hall, the County Clerk offers interns the opportunity to work on the front lines of service delivery to San Francisco residents and a broader worldwide customer base.  sf.gov.countyclerk  Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm 

Public Affairs and Engagement: The City Administrator’s Public Affairs Team plans, implements, and executes a comprehensive communications and legislative strategy to promote the programs and initiatives of the 25+ divisions under its umbrella. The Public Affairs and Engagement Intern will receive training from both the City Administrator’s Public Affairs and Employee Engagement teams to complete a variety of complex projects related to communications, policy, outreach, event planning, data analysis and report preparation. The Intern will receive an introduction to department functions, conduct research, prepare draft documents, and coordinate with department personnel to improve communications, policy, and outreach of the City Administrator’s Office. The Intern will work in a dynamic environment to support complex projects that improve outreach, operations, and policies.

How to qualify

1. Applicants must be 18 years of age by the end of the filing period; AND
2. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a college or university.

Applicants must complete a supplemental questionnaire using this link: https://forms.office.com/g/EdPqq7fC4s  as part of the application process in order to be considered for the internship opportunities.

What else should I know?

Next Steps:

• Invitations to interview will be sent between February 10 - February 21, 2025
• Interviews will be conducted between February 24 – March 14, 2025  
• Selected candidates will be notified between March 17 – March 28, 2025
• Internship Program begins June 2, 2025

*Recruitment timeline subject to change depending on departmental needs. 
 
The selection process will include evaluation of applications and supplemental questionnaire responses. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview.  

Depending on the number of applicants, the City departments may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the various department will be invited to participate in the oral/performance interview.  

Your resume and supplemental questionnaire responses could be used for scoring in selection processes and interviews.  

Supplemental Questionnaire: Candidates may be required to complete a supplemental questionnaire (SQ) as part of the employment application. This SQ is designed to identify the most suitable candidates for the Office of the City Administrator's Summer Internship Program, ensuring alignment between the interns' skills, interests, and goals, and the specific requirements and opportunities within the program. 

Notes:  Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through all of the steps in the selection procedure. 

What else should I know?

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

HOW TO APPLY
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.sf.gov/ to start the application process.

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst Katelynn Luong at katelynn.luong@sfgov.org.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.