SUMMER COLLEGE INTERN - Social Services, Health, and Human Capital
About The Position
The Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the City government's chief financial agency. OMB's staff of analysts and experts assembles and oversees the Mayor’s expense and capital budgets, which fund the services and activities of approximately 90 City agencies and entities. Within OMB, the Policy and Operations Research Task Force is primarily responsible for analyzing fiscal and economic implications of the City’s policy initiatives and evaluating City agencies’ operations and programs, as well as conducting ad-hoc quantitative analysis. The intern will have the opportunity to contribute to new and ongoing research projects within the unit. These projects may include studies on topics such as homelessness, housing, education, public health, and/or other urban policy issues. The intern will provide research and analytical support to the unit. Responsibilities may include organizing and cleaning datasets, compiling documentation, and preparing data for analysis. When appropriate, the intern will also conduct descriptive analyses of available data, including estimating relevant statistics, creating descriptive graphs and visualizations, and assisting in the preparation of draft reports and presentations.
Requirements
- A cover letter is required to be considered for this position. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.
- Undergraduate interns must be currently enrolled or accepted into an accredited college or university.
- Strong analytical, research and communications skills are required.
- Candidates must have familiarity in MS Word and Excel
- To participate in the OMB Summer Internship Program undergraduate students must be enrolled or accepted into a college or university.
- As of June of the Program year the prospective intern must be a student matriculated in a college or be a recent college graduate (winter/spring term of the Program year).
Nice To Haves
- Quantitative data analysis
- Experience with data cleaning and management
- Experience with statistical software (R, Stata, Python)
- Ability to interpret and communicate empirical findings clearly (written and verbal)
Responsibilities
- Organizing and cleaning datasets
- Compiling documentation
- Preparing data for analysis
- Conducting descriptive analyses of available data, including estimating relevant statistics, creating descriptive graphs and visualizations
- Assisting in the preparation of draft reports and presentations
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
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