2025 Summer College Internship Program - Budget Division

Explore Your Potential with the City of Hampton's Summer College Internship Program!

The City of Hampton is excited to offer a unique opportunity to join our Budget Division as a Summer Intern. This paid professional development program allows students and recent graduates to assist with a variety of tasks and projects that support the City’s annual budgeting process. This internship provides an excellent opportunity to gain firsthand experience in public sector budgeting, financial analysis, and policy development while contributing to meaningful projects that impact the community.

Why Choose Hampton?

• Hands-On Experience: Engage with real-world projects that shape the future of customer service in Hampton.
• Mentorship: Collaborate with seasoned professionals who will guide and support your growth.
• Impactful Projects: Make meaningful contributions to the City’s efforts in providing outstanding customer service.

Internship Overview

Rate of Pay:

As a Budget Division Intern, you will:

• Conduct research, surveys, and data analysis to support budget planning and decision-making.
• Assist in reformatting and enhancing budget documents, including creating graphical illustrations such as flowcharts to present trends.
• Draft and update policies, procedure manuals, and website content for the Budget Division.
• Prepare and organize materials for the upcoming budget development cycle.
• Collaborate with team members to incorporate new informational elements into the budget document.
• Perform certain types of budget forecasting.

You’ll gain experience in:

• Understanding the fundamentals of local government budgeting and financial planning.
• Working with complex policy and communications documents, such as the annual budget.
• Applying research, data analysis, and design tools like Excel, PowerPoint, and Canva to enhance budget presentations.
• Exploring how government services impact the community through department-specific projects and assignments.

Department Final Project: Interns will work on a department-specific project designed to improve or enhance a City service. This project will be presented at a culminating ceremony attended by City leaders, highlighting the intern’s contributions and insights gained throughout the program.

• Current Student or Recent Graduate: Interns must be currently enrolled as a rising senior or a recent graduate (2024 or 2025) or a graduate student studying Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, English Studies, Creative Writing, Language Composition or a related field from an accredited college/university and be in good academic standing. Transcripts are required as a supplement to this application.

• GPA: 3.0 or higher. 

• Cover Letter: Applicants must submit a cover letter expressing how their education and experience aligns with this internship and what they hope to gain from the experience. The cover letter is required as a supplement to this application, should be in Microsoft Word format and not exceed one page.

• References: Two (2) references one of which must be from a current or former professor/advisor are required as part of this application. An automatic email will be generated from our 'government jobs' platform and sent to the references provided. Each reference has up to ten (10) calendar days  after the email is sent to provide a submission. Candidates should remind their references to check their junk/spam folder to ensure that the email request is received. 

• Background Check: Must successfully pass a background check.

• Skills and Attributes: Applicants must possess strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a strong work ethic. Punctuality, dependability, and the ability to maintain confidentiality are also essential. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Canva, and other relevant tools.
• Strong research, organizational, and communication skills.
• A combination of education and experience may be considered for this position. 

Additional Information

As division of the City Manager's Office, the Budget Division establishes and maintains a comprehensive budget system and provides financial management information to the City Manager and City Council so that sound financial decisions can be made. In addition, the Budget Office prepares the annual operating and capital budgets for submission by the City Manager to the City Council.

Don’t miss this chance to shape your future and make a difference in Hampton. Apply today to become part of a program that empowers emerging leaders to drive positive change!

Salary : $16 - $21