Management Fellow - Palo Alto, United States - City of Palo Alto

City of Palo Alto

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Palo Alto, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

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The City of Palo Alto is seeking a management fellow to join our team
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This opportunity is a full-time two (2) year limited term/ benefited position._

As the "Birthplace of Silicon Valley," Palo Alto is unique among city organizations operating a full-array of services including its own gas, electric, water, sewer, refuse and storm drainage and offers robust community amenities such as 36 parks, 39 playgrounds, five community and youth centers, an art center, children's theatre, museum and zoo, 41 miles of walking/biking trails and five libraries.

The City also manages a regional airport, and provides fire, emergency medical services, police and emergency services.

Palo Alto is an award-winning City recognized nationally as innovative and well-managed, one of a small number of California cities with a AAA bond rating.

As the global center of technology and innovation, Palo Alto is the corporate headquarters and/or research facilities for many world-class companies such Hewlett-Packard, and Tesla.

Home to Stanford University and a top-ranked public school system, Palo Alto also features beautiful and historic residential neighborhoods, vibrant shopping and retail districts.

The 2-year management fellow will collaborate and work alongside Palo Alto's dynamic staff team and City leadership in advancing strategic priorities and furthering workplans to move forward Council Priorities; all with the goal of public service career advancement.

Roll
- up your sleeves and help us advance benchmarking services for the unhoused, finance and fleet management, utility real estate negotiation strategy, planning focus on succession/recruitment, and developing public information and community engagement tools. Other projects include developing a co-sponsorship program, furthering diversity, equity inclusion and belonging recruitment practices research review.

Palo Alto's fellow is a part of the Regional Management Fellowship Program sponsored by the City/County Managers Associations of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. The selected fellow will have a mentor/coach, attend learning forums, and participate as a cohort of other fellows in the Management Fellowship Program.

Fellow salary range of $70,000-$90,000, based on experience and amazing
benefits.

Regional Benefits and Leadership Development Commitment:

Unique opportunity of individuals to make an immediate impact
Firsthand view into local government work, partnering with different departments during their tenure
Mentoring from passionate and innovative government leaders
Experience in critical areas that develop report writing, research, presentation, and analytical skills
Potential for a career with local government agency
Support from peer to peer coaching and cohort environment
Essential Duties:
QUALIFICATIONS
Current Master's Degree in related field is preferred or completion of Master's Degree by 2025 is required for this Fellowship
A strategic planner and organizer who can set a course of action for accomplishing short

- and long-term goals and efficiently juggle multiple assignments at the same time.

A superior communicator who excels orally and in writing and can prepare professional and thorough report of findings and recommendations.
Proactive, always thinking ahead and anticipating needs.
Curious by nature with an ability to ask questions to obtain necessary information needed for analysis; identify patterns and connect the dots.
Selfmotivated with strong time management and organization skills
Work independently with little or no instructions or supervision.
Thrives in research, data, and transforming this work into practical information to help inform recommendations.
Collaborator that is both solutionoriented and resultsdriven.
A team player with a sense of humor.

Selection Process:

The City of Palo Alto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodation to quali_fi_ed individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer._

The City of Palo Alto offers its employees a generous benefit package, featuring family medical coverage, retirement, life insurance, plus 12 paid holidays per year.

Participation in a Governmental 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
Fully paid employee and dependent Dental Plan
Fully paid employee and dependent Vision Plan
Fully paid Life and AD&D insurance equal to annual salary
Flat Rate City paid medical contribution which may allow employees to select a fully paid health plan
Fully paid Life Insurance equal to onetimes annual salary
Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance
Long Term Disability plan
12 annual paid holidays
Two to five weeks vacation annually depending on years of service per MOA
96 hours annual sick leave
Direct Deposit
Flexible Spending