Office of the Governor Intern (Summer 2026)

Full Job Description

Love Colorado? There is no better way to define your future and build your career than to work for the State of Colorado.

Finding Your Purpose

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Finding Your Passion

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Commitment to You

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and our departments encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. See what current state employees have to say about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Department Information (Gov’s Office)

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is committed to building a Colorado For All, a place where everyone has an opportunity to succeed and live the Colorado way of life.

The Governor's staff includes offices for budgeting, communications and outreach, legal counsel, legislative liaison, operations, policy and research, and scheduling.

Requirements

Please note, applications will be reviewed starting March 30, 2026; please submit all materials by this date to ensure full consideration

Department: Office of the Governor

Position Title: Office of the Governor Intern

Hourly Rate: $20/hour

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Work schedule: 16 hours/week; between 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday

Summer timeframe - approximately May through August

Summary of Functions:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Exposure to the operations and day-to-day tasks of the Governor’s Office

• Professional development opportunities and relational network building

• Connect Coloradans with advocates and resources across the state to ensure a first-class constituent services program, working with the constituent services team in order to make sure that the state is doing everything it can to help its constituents.

• Assist with Correspondence (draft proclamations, congratulatory letters, welcome letters, retirement letters, and letters of recognition) and ensure all correspondence follows accessibility standards.

• May serve as front desk receptionist (main point of contact for the public to the Governor’s Office), answering phones, greeting visitors and assisting constituents.

• Provides general administrative support to the Governor’s office staff and assists with basic requests such as printer technical support, ordering supplies, etc.

• Provides information about the office and organization to constituents and visitors.

• Coordinates with the Office of the Governor’s Community Engagement team and Constituent Services and Correspondence team.

• Understanding of digital accessibility standards and basic document remediation skills.

• Assisting various staff members in different offices within the Governor's Office (writing briefs, doing research, etc.).

• Special projects and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Commitment to consistent weekly hours based on individual schedules

• Excellent writing, communication, and proofreading skills

• Strong individual initiative/work ethic

• Interest in public service

• Ability to responsibly handle and participate in confidential work

• Strong commitment to good government and nonpartisanship

• Required skills include the ability to work independently, a strong attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, executive staff, other departments and agencies and the general public

• Flexibility and drive to work remotely if required

The Governor's Office embraces diversity and does not discriminate based on race, color, gender, national or ethnic origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or physical ability. The Governor's Office and the State of Colorado are equal-opportunity employers.

Conditions of Employment

Applicants must pass a thorough background check prior to employment.

Must reside in Colorado at time of employment.

Confirm submission of cover letter, resume and writing sample.

WRITING SAMPLE (REQUIRED):

Provide a one-page writing sample in response to one of the following prompts (choose one)

Prompt 1: Bryanna is a constituent from Denver and she has written to Governor Polis to ask for assistance with 2 issues she is having. Bryanna is asking for assistance with her state income tax, as she is unsure how to file her tax return and is concerned with potentially missing the deadline. Additionally, Bryanna has been having issues with renewing her driver’s license. Please draft a one-page response to Bryanna on behalf of Governor Polis.

or

Prompt 2: The Pumpkin and Gourd Farmers Association (fictional) will be hosting their annual Pumpkin extravaganza and this year they are hosting it in Colorado. This is a festival all about pumpkin!

And this year, they are hoping to break the world record for world’s biggest pumpkin!

They have requested the Governor write a welcome letter for their event that will be printed in their weekend program. Please draft a one-page welcome letter on behalf of the Governor for this event.

PLEASE NOTE: Writing samples created through AI, will not be considered. All writing samples must be original material.

Additional Information

Inclusion and Belonging

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them.

Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

ADAAA Accommodations

The Office of the Governor is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship.

If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Staffing Coordinator (the Senior Human Resources Director) at gov_hr@state.co.us.

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado.

Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions.

Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application.

Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.