Public Service Fellows Program

The Public Service Fellows Program at the Partnership for Public Service is an opportunity for undergraduate students, graduate students and recent graduates to participate directly in transforming the way government works while developing valuable professional skills.

At the Partnership, fellows are integral to the day-to-day operations, programs and activities of our organization. We value the contributions of fellows and work to provide relevant and useful experiences in return. That’s why fellows are assigned substantive and meaningful work to support our wide variety of programs, events, and projects to help revitalize the federal government by focusing on the people working in it. Fellows’ duties vary across the Partnership’s internal teams but often include event planning and execution, conducting research, writing and preparing correspondence, and conducting outreach to external partners, such as government agencies and colleges and universities.

True to the Partnership’s emphasis on people, the fellows program incorporates opportunities for professional and personal growth through workshops and trainings specifically geared toward students and young professionals. We also strive to ensure a quality experience in terms of work and personal relationships throughout the fellowship term. Fellows also receive the following stipends:

• Full time fellows with an undergraduate or graduate degree will receive a $1000 per month stipend.
• Full time fellows who are currently undergraduate students will receive an $800 per month stipend.
• Part time fellow stipends will be pro-rated accordingly.

Who Should Apply

We seek extraordinary undergraduate students, graduate students and recent graduates with:

• A commitment to public service;
• Strong written and oral communication;
• Analytical thinking; and
• An ability to work well in teams.

There is no single academic major or background we prefer over another – if you share our passion and are committed to developing your skills while gaining valuable experience, we want to hear from you!

All Fellowship positions are physically located in Washington, D.C. at the Partnership's office. There are no current opportunities for Fellows to work remotely. Applicants must be willing to relocate to Washington, D.C. for the duration of the Fellowship term. Please note that the Partnership does not provide housing or relocation assistance for Fellows.

How to Apply

Before applying, carefully read the team descriptions and fellowship positions to determine which position(s) you are best qualified for and most interested in pursuing. While each fellowship position requires a commitment to public service, please keep in mind that the fellowship position descriptions detail the skills and competencies necessary for each particular position. You may apply for multiple fellowship positions but you must fill out an application for each position individually.

Term	Application Period	Application Deadline	Notification
Summer 2012: May - August*	January 23 through March 9	Friday, March 9	Early April
Fall 2012: September - December*	May 29 through July 13	Friday, July 13	Late July
Spring 2013: January - May*	September 10 through October 26	Friday, October 26	Late November

* Please note that the exact start and end dates of fellowships may vary depending upon a team’s needs and an applicant’s availability within the given terms. We will work with individuals based on academic or work-related reasons

Selection Process

The applicant review and selection process depends on the number of applicants, though we strive to conduct interviews (including phone and video interviews) and have offers extended within a month after the application deadline. If you have questions about your application, please email fellows@ourpublicservice.org or call (202) 775-9111.

Team Descriptions

Administrative: The administrative team supports and enables all the Partnership’s work and ensures the Partnership is a first-class nonprofit by maintaining financial accountability and transparency.

Center for Government Leadership: The Partnership's Center for Government Leadership prepares federal leaders to solve national challenges by driving innovation, inspiring employees and delivering results through the Annenberg Leadership Seminars, Excellence in Government Fellows Program and custom training for various federal agencies.

Communications: The Partnership’s communication efforts are designed to change public perceptions, educate the public about the need for a high-performing government and help connect citizens to their government. In addition, the communication team ensures that Partnership programs and activities are heard, understood and are actionable.

Development: The Partnership’s development efforts extend across the organization and focus on ensuring long-term financial viability. More specifically, development’s role is to lead efforts to identify, cultivate and secure financial and in-kind support for the Partnership’s programs and activities.

Education and Outreach: The Partnership’s education and outreach team works to inspire and educate a new generation of public servants and improve the effectiveness of government recruiting and hiring efforts.

Government Affairs: The Partnership’s government affairs team works to encourage congressional oversight and legislative reforms to improve federal workforce management. The Partnership testifies regularly on Capitol Hill and has supported legislation to improve the federal workplace, including the Chief Human Capital Officers Act that established senior human capital leaders in major federal agencies, the scholarship-for-service Roosevelt Scholars Act, and the Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act.

Government Transformation and Agency Partnerships (GTAP): The Partnership's GTAP team works directly with our federal stakeholders and partners to tackle the government's toughest management challenges. Our team members organize interagency roundtable discussions, advise and design agency action plans to improve employee engagement for better organizational results, and provide leadership development to emerging federal leaders. The GTAP team includes the Partnership's Best Places to Work advisory services group, the Federal Human Capital Collaborative, the Strategic Advisors to Government Executives (SAGE) program and various federal management initiatives.

Research: To focus leaders on needed areas of change, the Partnership produces comprehensive reports on a range of federal workforce issues, pinpointing strengths and weaknesses of the recruitment, hiring and management of the civil service, developing measures of workforce effectiveness and offering incisive recommendations for reform.

Fellowship Positions

Summer 2012 - Center for Government Leadership Fellow
CGL Fellows contribute to the full range of team activities by enrolling new participants in programs, planning events, organizing logistics, preparing materials and attending training sessions. You will work with federal leaders to improve employee performance and help prepare them to solve national challenges while carrying out the Partnership’s mission to drive innovation and deliver results. In addition, you will have the opportunity to join any internal sessions, such as our Annenberg Leadership seminars, for learning and professional development purposes. Strong communication, writing and organizational skills are required. The Fellows’ term would ideally begin the last week of May or first week of June and extend through the third week of August 2012.
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Summer 2012 - Education and Outreach Fellow
The Education & Outreach team works to educate and inspire top talent about federal opportunities and to transform recruiting and hiring practices across government. The team coaches federal agencies and helps them to build their capacity to recruit, hire and retain individuals of all ages and levels of experience. Additionally, the team works with college and university faculty and staff members to inform them about federal service through workshops, webinars, trainings, conference presentations, a speakers bureau, student ambassadors and more. If you are interested in working on a variety of projects in a fast-paced environment, then apply to be an E&O fellow! Learn more about our work firsthand at ourpublicservice.org and calltoserve.org Duties will vary, but may include: researching and developing new materials and resources, updating content on the Partnership’s websites, compiling and analyzing data, maintaining organizational contacts, assisting with event planning, and various administrative tasks. Specific responsibilities will be determined based on candidates’ interests, skills and availability. Qualifications: Qualified applicants will be team players who have experience using the Microsoft Office Suite and planning events. Additionally, these students will have outstanding written and verbal communications skills, attention to detail and excellent time-management abilities. Experience updating websites, and using new media sites and CRM software systems is a plus. Preferred start date of May 21st or earlier.
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Summer 2012 - Government Transformation and Agency Partnerships (GTAP) Fellow
The Government Transformation and Agency Partnerships team works directly with federal agencies to address management issues and improve organizational efficiency. The GTAP fellow will be responsible for organizing and managing events, communicating with federal stakeholders, and providing logistical support for the team. This position provides the opportunity to interact with senior federal leaders, gain experience managing a leadership development program, and cultivate contacts with a variety of private, non-profit, and federal partners. Any applicant must have customer-service experience and be confident with public speaking and presentations. Strong writing, communication, organization and time-management skills are required, in addition to proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
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Summer 2012 - Best Places to Work Outreach Fellow
The Best Places Outreach Fellow is an integral member of the team and assists with writing, editing and brainstorming new marketing ideas. The Fellow will create content for outreach and marketing campaigns for events; write website and blog updates; conduct research on federal agencies and assist with general marketing support. This work spreads awareness of federal employee engagement and helps to connect agencies to resources from the Partnership to help them improve performance and results. In this role lies the potential to improve the work-lives of real people! This is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in business-to-government marketing and has strong writing skills or a communications background. The ideal candidate is outgoing, detail-oriented, a team player and has exceptional writing and organization skills. The Fellow will expand their knowledge of nonprofit B2G marketing, attend events populated by leaders across government and receive valuable professional development opportunities.
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Summer 2012 - Government Affairs Fellow
The Government Affairs Fellow follows current legislation, researches and writes memos on issues of importance, attends congressional hearings and participates in the planning and staffing of key Partnership events. As a Government Affairs Fellow, you will learn more about the legislative process and walk away with a greater understanding of the impact of policy on government effectiveness.
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Summer 2012 - Communications Fellow
The Communications & Events Fellow generates the Partnership’s daily electronic newsletter and helps the team plan and execute events from start to finish, including the Partnership’s annual black-tie awards gala. This is a terrific opportunity for an individual who is interested or has experience in communications and event planning. The Communications Fellow is an active member of the team and assists with writing, editing and brainstorming new ideas. The ideal candidate is outgoing, detail-oriented, a team player and has excellent writing, organization and public speaking skills. You will have the opportunity to develop marketing experience by representing the Partnership to the public.
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Summer 2012 - Accounting Fellow
The Accounting Fellow will gain experience in nonprofit accounting as well as the opportunity to learn about not-for-profit balance sheets, income statements, and budgeting. The Partnership currently uses Great Plains accounting software. On a daily basis, the Fellow will gain hands-on experience in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Application, and Journal Entries. The Fellow will also gain exposure in nonprofit balance sheet, income statements, and the budgeting process. In addition to the daily accounting tasks, the Fellow will have the opportunity to apply analysis to account reconciliation projects. Working with the Accounting Team has proven to be an especially rewarding experience for business and accounting major who wish to get an understanding of nonprofit accounting, financials as well as business structures. Fellows must be able to demonstrate time management as well as possess critical thinking skills applicable to working independently and in a team setting. Applicants must have had previous accounting/financial internships or have taken accounting classes. The accountings tasks require potential candidates to be detail oriented and have knowledge of Excel.
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Summer 2012 - Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) Fellow
The CRM Fellow will play an integral role in implementing two new CRM software solutions: CommonGround and Convio Online Marketing. You will support the CRM team in the completion of data conversion and data migration. As the CRM Fellow, you will play a critical role in actual data clean-up, imports and data migration manual efforts. You will contribute to event creation in the Convio Online Marketing platform. The CRM Fellow will help create training materials, assist with set-up and take-down of training areas and assist with actual training of staff to help deliver a proactive employee-training program maximizing efficiency. CRM Fellows will work with the user group and respond to newly identified business process needs and system modifications or bugs and provide organizational support for the team and Associate Manager. You will help ensure successful adoption and utilization of the new CRM system that will support all Partnership program activities and cross-market products and services. Your work will ensure accurate documentation and a strong organizational culture.
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Summer 2012 - Development Fellow
The Development Fellow for the Partnership for Public Service will learn the basics of non-profit funding and relationship management, while developing strong communications skills as an ambassador for the organization. Your efforts will support the cultivation of new corporate partnerships as well as our work with foundations and individual donors. Specific responsibilities will include: Identifying and researching prospective sponsorship opportunities: Draft correspondence and marketing materials to procure funding for Partnership programs including Public Service Recognition Week and the Service to America Medals. Preparing for and participating in meetings with external stakeholders: Interact with key partners, such as the Board of Directors and the Private Sector Council, during quarterly meetings and provide updates on the organization’s financial and programmatic status. Supporting our individual giving campaign: Engage in donor relationship management; compile mailings, track incoming donations with our Salesforce constituent relationship management system and produce correspondence for new and returning donors.
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Summer 2012 - Research Fellow
The Research Fellow works closely with the team to help produce the Partnership’s unique series of high-visibility reports, insightful issue briefs, original surveys and innovative research projects, such as the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Rankings. You will play a key role in data collection, analysis and editing of reports and background research. Research Fellows also respond to data requests from other teams within the Partnership, assist with administrative tasks and draft issue-specific one-pagers to help the Partnership pinpoint federal workforce challenges and shape the policy debate in Washington, DC. Preference will be given to individuals who can commit for a six-month Fellowship. Social Science research experience and Excel and/or SPSS skills are preferred.
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