Cookingham-Noll Management Fellowship

Organization: City Manager’s Office of Kansas City, Missouri

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Job Type: Entry-Level Job, Full-time

Salary:  $18.24-$28.57/hour

Deadline: November 28, 2016

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Cookingham-Noll Management Fellowship is a two year experience that offers recent graduates of Public Administration (or related) Master’s programs a two year experience that gives fellows a “360-degree tour of the city.” This includes rotations in the City Manager’s Office, the Office of Management and Budget, and other departments of their choice. Fellows will also attend and participate in several meetings each week with the City Manager and other City leadership throughout their time as a fellow. This is a 2 year term, full-time, paid position with the City.

After the fellowship concludes, successful participants are recruited by departments to fill available city jobs, and many of our top-level executives began their career in this program.

Position involves staff assistance, administrative, and operational work on an entry level professional basis involving the application of research techniques to the study of departmental systems, policies, and practices.  Aides department and division personnel in handling assigned technical, supervisory, administrative, and operational matters. Assists assigned departmental personnel with current and long-range administrative and operational duties. Work also involves supervising small work groups as directed.

To Apply: 

Applicants must complete an online application, and electronically submit a current resume and all undergraduate and graduate transcripts (unofficial transcripts will be accepted due to time restraints).

Applicants who are selected to go to the next stage will be asked to submit the following materials:

- Cover letter
- Three letters of recommendations
- Writing sample
Instructions and prompt for the writing sample will be provided

Apply online at http://kcmo.gov/citymanagersoffice/cookingham-noll-fellowship/

For More Information: 

Questions about the fellowship can be directed to current fellows Drew Vincent (drew.vincent@kcmo.org) and Javon Davis (javon.davis@kcmo.org).