ICMA Graduate Management Internship in Performance Measurement
Application deadline February 28, 2009

The ICMA Graduate Internship in Performance Measurementis offered by the ICMA Center for Performance Measurement is open to incoming MPA/MPP students.  Applicants selected for this program will receive the knowledge, training, and real-world experience necessary to help them become local government leaders in performance measurement and management. This internship offers a special focus on the use of performance measurement in continuous improvement in service delivery as well as in fostering organizational excellence. Although intended primarily for incoming MPA interested in exploring a potential career in local government management, students with an interest in non-profit management as well as other sub-disciplines of public administration and public policy are encouraged to apply as well.

The ICMA Graduate internship is a two-year, year-round program that begins the summer prior to the start of an MPA program. Those selected for this program will begin working full-time as analysts during the summer prior to their matriculation to graduate school at ICMA’s headquarters in Washington, DC. They will continue to work as analysts for 20 hours per week throughout the academic year at their selected university, but would remain in weekly contact with the ICMA-CPM staff in DC and in several locales throughout the country. Assuming satisfactory performance, the students selected for the program would work full-time in DC the following summer and work 20 hours per week the last academic year of their MPA program.

Individuals selected to serve as analysts under the ICMA Graduate Internship program will be afforded the opportunity to learn first-hand about performance measurement and management from the staff of ICMA as well as to work with local government officials throughout the country. This “real world” experience will serve as an important component of their overall MPA education.

To receive full consideration, e-mail the following to cpmmail@icma.org by February 28, 2009: 

• Resume;
• One-page letter of interest;
• Undergraduate transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable);
• Contact information for up to three references and/or three letters of recommendation;
• One research paper, statistical/data analysis, or other document/project
  
  

Please direct all inquiries to cpmmail@icma.org.

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About ICMA
Founded in 1914, ICMA (International City/County Management Association) is the premier local government leadership and management organization. Its mission is to create excellence in local governance by advocating and developing the professional management of local government worldwide. In addition to support its more than 9,000 members, ICMA provides publications, data, information, technical assistance, and training and professional development to thousands of city, town, and county experts and other individuals throughout the world.  For more information on ICMA, visit www.icma.org.

The ICMA Center for Performance Measurement is dedicated to helping local governments measure, compare, and improve municipal service delivery. ICMA's comparative performance measurement Program currently assists over 200 cities and counties in the United States and Canada with the collections, analysis, and application of performance information.  For more information on the ICMA Center for Performance Measurement, visit www.icma.org/performance.