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The Mayoral Fellows Program offers post-baccalaureate students the opportunity to serve in New Orleans city government while helping to create a cadre of potential leaders for our community. It contributes to the administration’s overall goal of achieving and maintaining excellence in public sector leadership. Through a competitive application process, students are encouraged to present their brightest and most innovative ideas, then to apply their knowledge and skills in a real life setting.
Students qualify as Junior Fellows if they have earned a bachelor’s degree and have been accepted in or recently entered a graduate/professional school. Students qualify as Senior Fellows if they are well-advanced in completing their graduate/professional program.
The ten-month program gives the Fellows an opportunity to explore their ideas about a career in government. They can experience the challenges and opportunities of city government first hand while working on specific projects and proposals to help departments reach their goals. The Fellows Program combines full-time employment in city government with professional development components in public administration, local government issues, networking, and career advancement.
Each Fellow will be placed in one of the major divisions, agencies or branches of city government for the first half of the year, and then transferred to a second to ensure a more varied experience. Senior Fellows will have the option of remaining in a placement appropriate to his or her field.
The Fellows Program is a ten month program beginning August 11, 2008 and ending June 5, 2009. Over 10 months, Fellows are paid a salary of $25,500 plus receive pension and health benefits.
Any post-baccalaureate student interested in pursuing a career in city government is encouraged to apply regardless of major or previous fields of training. Employees of the City of New Orleans are not eligible. In order to be eligible for the program, by the beginning of the program year in August, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- U.S. Citizen
- Resident of Orleans Parish OR graduate of a high school or college in Orleans Parish
- Bachelor’s degree AND admission to or enrollment in an accredited graduate program
- Prepared to participate in the program on a full-time basis from August 13, 2007 to June 6, 2008
The application deadline is Monday, April 7th, 2008. Selected finalists will be invited to interviews sometime during the last 2 weeks of April. Final selections will be announced by May 14, 2008. The Fellows Program begins on Monday, August 11, 2008.
Chosen Fellows are encouraged but not required to establish domicile in the City of New Orleans during the period of employment.
The City of New Orleans does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, creed, culture, or ancestry |
| Application Instructions |
Selection Committee, Mayoral Fellows Program
Suite 2E04 City Hall
1300 Perdido Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Email us for more information
or call
Julie Schwam Harris
at 658-4961
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The Fellows Program offers many potential areas for placement. Each Fellow will be placed by the coordinator in two areas. Senior Fellows may choose to remain in one area related to their field. Some of the possibilities are:
Chief Administrative Office
City Council Offices
City Planning
Economic Development
- Arts & Entertainment
- Business Retention & Attraction
- International Trade & Development
- Marketing
Finance
Health
Homeland Security & Public Safety
- Criminal Justice
- Police
- Fire
- Emergency Preparedness
Intergovernmental Relations
Law
Planning & Development
- Housing
- Neighborhood Development
Recovery Management
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