Administration Intern

DEPARTMENT: Administration

DIVISION: Administration

LOCATION: Owatonna, MN - City Hall

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Assistant City Administrator

DIRECTION OF OTHERS: None

NATURE OF WORK:Provide support to the Administration team and gain hands-on experience in various aspects of City Administration, including clerical, research, and project-based tasks. This internship will provide you with valuable exposure to the field of local government administration, public service, and municipal operations.

• Provide general administrative support (filing, data entry, document preparation)
• Assist with scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, and taking minutes
• Conduct research and compile reports on city programs, policies, or community issues
• Help manage records in compliance with public records laws
• Support communication efforts (emails, newsletters, website updates, social media)
• Assist with special projects such as community events, surveys, or departmental initiatives
• Provide customer service by answering phones and assisting residents at service counters.
• All other duties that apply

Minimum Qualifications: Must have a valid driver's license. Successful candidates will have some post-secondary education from a program in public administration, political science, business, or a related field. Must be proficient in the use of computer equipment and software including word processing and web-based systems.

Hours of Work:Position will work in the office and have flexibility in schedule within regular business hours of 8am – 4:30pm. Temporary position could work up to 40 hours per week.

Physical and Mental Demands:Position requires reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.