Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC)
IPAC Student Intern, Policy and Communications
Wage: $26/hour
Work Term: Four months, 37.5 hr/week
Location: Fully remote (with optional travel)
Job Description
The IPAC Public Policy Intern position is an opportunity for a graduate student or recent graduate in public administration, communications, sociology, political science or a related discipline to gain practical experience learning how governments in Canada work and developing programs to enhance public administration from coast to coast to coast.
The Intern would work under the guidance of the CEO to help support IPAC’s mission of enhancing public administration. Duties would include:
- Correspondence
- Curriculum development
- Research and policy analysis
- Program and event support
- Contributing articles for the IPAC newsletter
- Support of the annual awards program
- Outreach and liaison with regions, members, and the public
Competencies
- Critical thinking
- Ability to analyze and synthesize complex ideas
- Research skills
- Excellent oral and written communications
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Exceptional capacity for collaboration and innovation
- Understanding of and commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity
Term of Employment:
The term of employment would be approximately four months, full-time. This is a paid, virtually-based position for 37.5 hours per week full-time. Occasional travel may be requested (not required) by IPAC.
This placement is funded to prioritize and support youth facing barriers to employment. Applications are welcomed and encouraged from women, Indigenous youth, youth with disabilities, racialized youth, those from rural and remote communities and 2SLGBTQI+ youth. Please submit your application to Suzanne Patterson by email at spatterson@ipac.ca. Only those considered for interviews will be contacted.