PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION INTERN

LT. GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

WHO WE ARE

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor is seeking a paid intern for the 2025 spring season (January - May). This internship is ideal for students interested in a career in public administration as it will provide exposure to a wide range of administrative processes,including:

• Observing and working on legislation related to the Lieutenant Governor s Office;
• Voter outreach;
• Campaign finance disclosure and regulation;
• Notary public and lobbyist licensing;
• City incorporations and boundary certifications;
• Document authentication; and
• Government entity registration.

*COMMITMENT*

30-35 hours per week,depending on availability. The anticipated start date is in late December,or early January,but it can be flexible. The end date is flexible to accommodate school schedules.

*LOCATION*

Utah State Capitol located at 350 North State Street,Salt Lake City,Utah.  This is an in-person internship.

*JOB DUTIES*

Due to the variety of work that the office does,this individual will perform different tasks and projects throughout the summer. This may include:

• Working with the elections team and authentications specialist to answer constituent emails and phone calls;
• Working with our local entity specialist to ensure compliance with government entity registration;
• Helping the elections team prepare necessary documents for the 2025 and 2026 elections; and
• Processing document authentications;

*THE IDEAL CANDIDATE*

• Junior or senior in college (all degrees are accepted if the candidate has a working knowledge of government and/or administration);
• Enthusiastic;
• Motivated and takes the initiative (doesn t wait for projects to be handed to them);
• Professional;
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing projects and deadlines;
• Experience with Office Suites (i.e. Excel,Word,PowerPoint,etc.);
• Follows through on projects; and
• Customer-service oriented.