Summer Intern

VLCT Internship Program Summary Summer 2026

The Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) Summer Internship Program provides college juniors and seniors, and graduate students an opportunity to serve and strengthen Vermont local government. Interns will have the option of either working with the Municipal Assistance Center to research local government operations and learn about Vermont’s municipal laws and, learn to operate an effective communications strategy with our nearly 10,000 member contacts or, learn the basics of municipal risk management and “risk pooling” alongside insurance professionals.

Candidates will have their choice of applying to work with VLCT’s Municipal Assistance Center and Communications Teams or VLCT’s Risk Management Services Team. We anticipate hiring one intern for each. Please click the web icon link above for full details of each opportunity.

The VLCT Summer Internship Program is a 10-week, 37.5 hour a week paid internship program ($17/hr.) that runs from June 1 – August
7. Participants will be asked to work a hybrid schedule, including several days a week in our Montpelier office, visiting our members on the road, and occasional remote work from their home, if desired. VLCT recognizes that summer is brief and fleeting in Vermont, and hours may be adjusted to allow participants to take vacation or participate in other summer activities.

Vacation time is unpaid.

Participants must be mature, curious, organized, and able to multi-task. In addition, the following skills are preferred:

• Be interested in Vermont local government
• Be familiar with Microsoft Office
  365 including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint. Comfort with a range of software systems and applications: databases, survey software, and higher-level Excel skills a plus
• Be excellent communicators in person as well as remote work environments
• Be interested in providing exceptional customer service, on the phone, over email, or in person
• Have access to reliable transportation

Depending on the role (RMS or MAC/Coms), these skills are also ideal. Please refer to the individual job descriptions for more details.

• Be familiar with basic data administration, data collection tools and methods, information gathering and qualitative research
• Be great writers, capable of digesting large amounts of information and presenting it in an engaging way
• Be familiar with website content management

Applications due by March 27th. You will be asked to send a cover letter, resume, and three professional references. VLCT will conduct virtual interviews via Zoom during the first week of April. Participants will be notified of hiring by April 10th. Internships begin on June 1.