Internships - State of Utah - Due Mar 21

Internship Opportunities

State of Utah

Housing and Community Development Division

Salt Lake City, Utah

Intern #1 - a student with coursework in city planning and public administration

Focus for internship - the intern will help the Utah Housing and Community Development Division staff to update the database of local affordable housing plans and the RDA housing set-aside database, provide technical assistance to local planners to meet reporting requirements and update their plans, and work with local officials interested in affordable housing development.

Intern #2 - a student with coursework in local government public finance, accounting, or nonprofit financial operations 

Focus for internship - the intern will help the Utah Housing and Community Development Division staff in conducting a review of financial systems for HCDD funding recipients, their policies, and procedures to assure compliance with state and federal contract requirements.  Support HCDD’s auditing and compliance monitoring efforts.  

Intern #3 - a student with coursework in city planning and public administration 

Focus of internship - the intern will work with Utah Housing and Community Development Division staff to assist rural associations of government and local officials in planning for growth, assessing impacts from economic development, prioritizing local needs, establishing funding priorities, and coordinating planning efforts across municipal and state jurisdictions.   

Intern #4 - a student with coursework in public administration and program management

Focus of internship - the intern will work with the Utah Housing and Community Development Division staff to administer the Community Impact Fund (CIB) and support the CIB board including data compilation, fund analysis, legislative reporting, preparation of presentations, assistance to applicant communities, and application reviews. 

Interns are paid at $14 per hour and full-time through the summer beginning April 28, 2014 plus UTA passes.  The location is the Utah Housing and Community Development Division at 1385 South State Street in Salt Lake City.  HCDD may be interested in continuing the internships part-time into the 2014-15 academic year (working with each intern to accommodate their academic schedule).

Interns should have proficiency in EXCEL and the ability to learn and utilize other database programs. 

Please submit your resume to Michael Glenn at mikeglenn@utah.gov or call 801-468-0097 for further information.  Resumes are due at 4:30 PM on Friday, March 21, 2014.  Students should specify the internship for which they are applying.