With a workforce of over 30,000 people, and opportunities in more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia is the fifth largest city in the United States and one of the largest employers in Southeastern Pennsylvania. As an employer, the City of Philadelphia operates through the guiding principles of service, integrity, respect, accountability, collaboration, diversity and inclusion. Through these principles, we strive to effectively deliver services, to resolve the challenges facing our city, and to make Philadelphia a place where all our residents have the opportunity to reach their potential.  

The PFD is looking for a hardworking and energetic college intern for Spring 2018 to assist with a variety of projects. Hours are flexible but the PFD asks for a minimum of 20 hours per week equally distributed (if possible) Monday-Friday. The internship would be unpaid and the intern would be under the supervision of the Assistant Deputy for Management in the Finance/Administration Division. The location the intern would be working at is Headquarters at 240 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123. A new Fire Commissioner was appointed in 2016 and the organization has been undergoing a complete realignment and there are many fantastic learning opportunities as the PFD improves many of its efficiencies.

The projects assigned can vary on a daily basis across all four divisions (Operations, Planning, Logistics and Finance/Administration). Some examples are provided below but projects are subject to change and new projects are added frequently.

• Performance Measurement:

• EMS and Fire database(s) data analysis and functionality improvement

• Workgroup assistance

• Special events planning assistance

• Surveys (creation and data reporting/analysis)

• Communications:

• Social media assistance

• PFD TV content building assistance

• Photos

• Videos

• Bulletins/PDFs/Slideshows

• Finance/Administration

• Directives, Forms Directives, and Operating Procedures review and development

• Budget forms data entry assistance; FY19 program-based budgeting preparation

• Finance/Procurement related training vignettes

• Data entry for tracking databases (grants, petty cash, human resources, etc.)

• Template creation

• Reconciling personnel information across multiple databases (names, addresses, demographics, etc.)

• Collecting language information from all PFD employees and entering information into Fire HR Database

• Clerical:

• Inventorying

• Organizing/Shredding/Filing/Scanning/Digitizing

• Note taking

• Other policy/data projects and tasks as assigned across all four divisions

Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree

Interested applicants should include a current resume and cover letter

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at 215-686-4670

 For more information, go to: Human Relations Website: http://www.phila.gov/humanrelations/Pages/default.aspx