Offer summary

Qualifications:

Students majoring in economics, accounting, or business are preferred., Strong analytical skills and a comfort with numbers are essential., Candidates should have a keen interest in state and local government finances., Experience or coursework related to public finance is a plus..

Key responsabilities:

Assist financial experts in researching state and local government finances in California.

Prepare short articles and longer studies on topics such as taxes, spending, and government debt.

Participate in virtual professional development sessions and work on a capstone project.

Collaborate with mentors and other interns to enhance learning and professional growth.

Job description

The Koch Internship Program (KIP) is a paid, 10-week experiential learning program run by Stand Together Fellowships that offers meaningful work experience at non-profits all over the country tackling some of our nation’s most pressing challenges. Throughout your internship with a partner organization, Stand Together Fellowships hosts virtual professional development sessions every Thursday from 1-5 pm ET, wherein you will be mentored by seasoned professionals as you craft a capstone project on the topic that matters most to you. Interns will receive either a $5,500 or $3,300 stipend from Stand Together Fellowships depending on whether they are participating full-time (40 hours/week) or part-time (28 hours/week).

Successful candidates will interview with both our non-profit partner organizations and Stand Together Fellowships staff, so we strongly encourage you to apply in advance!

California Policy Center aspires to make California the freest and most prosperous region in the nation—a place where everyone can get a fair shake in life, where families can afford to live and flourish, and where our public education system is excellent and devoted entirely to the needs of children. We envision a California where resources are used responsibly and businesses of every kind are welcomed and encouraged to thrive.

CPC is seeking economics, accounting, or business students (or students with other majors who like numbers) to research state and local government finances in California. You’ll assist our financial experts preparing both short articles and longer studies dealing with issues involving taxes, spending, and government debt.

Interns will be supervised by:

• Marc Joffe: CPC senior fellow, public-finance expert, former Moody’s analyst, former Reason and Cato analyst.

• Mark Moses: CPC senior fellow, public-finance expert with 30 years in local government administration, author of “The Municipal Finance Crisis: A framework for understanding and fixing government budgeting” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022).

Stand Together Fellowships believes that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. Our admissions office treats all program participants and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color, race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

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