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Public Administration Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 11+ public administration jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and compressed weeks—for a better work-life balance. 2 new this week. Hiring companies include City of National City, City of Stockton, and City of Garden Grove.

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Updated October 24, 2026

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Administrative Analyst

City of Garden Grove · Onsite · City Hall, CA, USA

60 · Good9 Day Fortnight$6,597 – $9,746/mo

Clerk of the Board

Oakland Housing Authority · Onsite · Oakland, CA, USA

60 · Good9 Day Fortnight$116k – $135k

Assistant City Manager

City of Vallejo · Onsite · Vallejo, CA, USA

60 · Good9 Day Fortnight$217k – $264k

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Senior Management Analyst - Grants Program Specialist

10d

City of Benicia · Onsite · Benicia, CA, USA

60 · Good9 Day Fortnight$98k – $119k

Community Navigator

15d

City of Santa Monica · Onsite · Santa Monica, CA, USA

60 · Good9 Day Fortnight$89k – $110k

City Clerk

26d

City of Stockton · Onsite · Stockton, CA, USA

60 · Good9 Day Fortnight$194k

Assistant Director of Human Resources

26d

City of Stockton · Onsite · Stockton, CA, USA

60 · Good9 Day Fortnight$159k – $218k

City Manager

25d

City of Palm Springs · Onsite · Palm Springs, CA, USA

58 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Director of Administrative Services

2mo

City of National City · Onsite · National City, CA, USA

58 · GoodCompressed Work Week$189k – $252k

Deputy City Manager

2mo

City of National City · Onsite · National City, CA, USA

58 · GoodCompressed Work Week$197k – $263k

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Public Administration on this page include City of National City, City of Stockton, and City of Garden Grove. Public Administration roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that offer a 4-day week or another flexible schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Public Administration is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Public Administration roles on this page span seniority levels, from entry-level and mid-level through senior, lead, and staff or principal positions. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above to the ones that fit you.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Public Administration hiring managers at companies that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

Pay depends on the role, seniority, location, and employer — not on the schedule alone. Public Administration roles in tech and data typically command premium rates, and specific ranges depend on seniority and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Public Administration candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for employers that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules — those teams rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Public Administration on current listings.

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