Government Relations Intern
- $18 to $21 Hourly
- Full-Time
PayIt is a fast-growing GovTech company on a mission to modernize how residents interact and transact with government, improving the customer experience and helping our client agencies more efficiently and effectively achieve their missions. Our easy-to-implement platform consolidates government services and payments into one connected experience and enables our clients to drive resident trust, collect revenue quickly, and redeploy their staff to more important challenges. This innovative approach to government service delivery has garnered significant recognition in both the public and private sectors, including our inclusion in the GovTech 100 every year since 2017. PayIt solutions cover services including hunting and fishing licensing, DMV, courts, property tax, utilities, tolling, and more.
Our culture welcomes people who exhibit what we call "PayIt DNA": High integrity, drive, grit, high aptitude, and team orientation. We are collaborative and passionate about the work we do to improve the lives of our government clients and the end users they serve. We have ambitious scaling goals, and we look for team members who are ready to roll up their sleeves, solve problems, and find new opportunities to win with our clients. And we have a lot of fun together.
As a Government Relations Intern, you will play a vital role in supporting our Government Relations team in their efforts to engage with various government agencies and stakeholders. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in government affairs, public policy, and advocacy while working in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
Salary: $18-$21/hr
What You'll Be Doing:
- Research and Analysis: Conduct thorough research on government policies, regulations, legislative initiatives, and public sector technology trends. Analyze potential implications for our company and prepare summaries and reports to keep the team informed.
- Monitoring Legislation: Monitor legislative activities and government procurement opportunities related to our industry and target markets. Keep the Government Relations team informed of any relevant updates that could impact our business.
- Stakeholder Mapping: Assist in mapping and maintaining a database of key government stakeholders, including elected officials, agency leaders, and decision-makers within the public sector organizations we target.
- Outreach and Communications: Support the Government Relations team in drafting letters, emails, and other communications materials to engage with government officials and stakeholders. Help schedule and coordinate meetings, briefings, and events with public sector representatives.
- Policy Advocacy: Collaborate with the team to develop position papers, talking points, and advocacy materials to influence public policy decisions in favor of our company's interests and the broader benefits of SaaS solutions in the public sector.
- Industry Associations: Assist in engaging with relevant industry associations and organizations to stay updated on industry developments, collaborate on joint initiatives, and participate in events or conferences.
- Internal Collaboration: Work closely with other departments, such as Sales, Marketing, and Product Development, to ensure alignment on government relations strategies and support any public sector-related activities.
- Administrative Tasks: Help with administrative tasks, such as maintaining records, organizing documents, and handling logistics for government-related activities.
What You'll Need To Have:
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Government Relations, International Relations, or a related field.
- Strong interest in public sector affairs, government relations, and technology policy.
- Excellent research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication abilities.
- Familiarity with legislative processes and government structures is a plus.
- Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks with a sense of urgency.
- Proficiency in Google Workspace
- Previous internship or experience in government relations, public affairs, or a related field is advantageous but not required.
Why Work For Us:
- Our mission matters. Your work will make life better for our government agency clients and the millions of residents they serve.
- You'll do some of the best work of your career here. We tackle complex challenges that are interesting to solve, and you'll grow a ton working at PayIt
- People are our most important resource. Everyone has a voice. Collaboration is our default setting. And we have fun together.
- We #payitforward with our corporate volunteer program, serving the communities where we work and live.
- Competitive salaries, excellent benefits, flexible working arrangements, and all the resources you will need to do your best work.
What We Care About:
We hire high aptitude, high integrity people who are great communicators and want to be part of a growing team.
Commitment to Equal Opportunity
PayIt is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law.
PayIt is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an email to the People Operations Team and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
NOTE: U.S. Citizens and all those authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to provide sponsorship in the United States at this time. PayIt participates in E-Verify. To learn more, click here. Canadian Citizens and those authorized to work in Canada without sponsorship are also encouraged to apply.
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