[Hiring] Governance & Innovation Administration Intern @Arizona Department of Administration

Role Description

Would you like to be part of an amazing team that helps Arizonans thrive? At the Department of Economic Security (DES) we strengthen individuals, families, and communities for a better quality of life. DES is looking for individuals who are committed to service, community, and teamwork.

The Department of Economic Security, Governance & Innovation Administration (GIA), is seeking an experienced and highly motivated professional to join our team as an Intern. This position will be responsible for working with GIA leadership to ensure the Department’s activities are conducted in a manner that is accountable, compliant, transparent, responsive, inclusive, equitable, accessible, and participatory. This includes:

• Researching, analyzing, organizing, and coordinating tasks relating to DES administrative policies, rulemaking, best practice initiatives, public records requests, privacy incident response and mitigation, and litigation holds.
• This position may offer the ability to work remotely within Arizona based upon the department's needs and continual meetings of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, commissions, many State employees participate in the State's Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing an Associate, Bachelor, Master, Juris Doctor or Doctorate degree in business administration, law, public management, or comparable discipline from an accredited college or university at the time of hire and have an interest in government policy.
• Must have minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Must provide a letter of recommendation from a Professor or Guidance Counselor.

Requirements

• Must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
• Must successfully pass background and reference checks; employment is contingent upon completion of the above-mentioned process and the agency’s ability to reasonably accommodate any restrictions.
• This position may require driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business.
• Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks.
• The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended.
• Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training.
• An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance.

Benefits

• N/A - Interns are not Eligible for Benefits.
• N/A - Interns are not Eligible for Retirement.

Contact Us

For questions about this career opportunity, please contact us at (480) 536-3791 or email [email protected].

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting (480) 536-3791 or [email protected]. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.