SUMMER GRADUATE INTERN - Data & Systems + Insurance and Contract Administration

City of New York • New York, NY

2d • $20 - $20 • Hybrid

About The Position

Support the City’s disaster recovery projects and learn the basics of grant management. Learn the City’s federal grants revenue realization process with the goal of suggesting and implementing improvements. Learn the basics of the FEMA grants process with particular emphasis on the National Flood Insurance Program. Become familiar with the NYC Financial Management System and how OMB uses QuickBase to monitor funding with the Grant Management System.

Support data analysis and data engineering projects related to grants management. Assist in reviewing large datasets and identifying buildings potentially at risk from climate-related disasters. Monitor City agency grant receivables/cash collection, produce reports for management, and support documentation systems for grant compliance. Identify and produce where applicable solutions that improve speed and accuracy of tasks (scripting, reports, etc).

Requirements

• Interest in learning about New York City governance, disaster recovery, and budgeting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and the ability to learn new technology quickly.
• Ability to work independently as a member of a team with moderate supervision.
• A cover letter is required to be considered for this position. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.
• Graduate interns must be currently enrolled or accepted into a graduate program.
• Candidates should have strong analytical, quantitative, research and communication skills.
• Additionally, candidates must be proficient in MS Word and Excel
• To participate in the OMB Summer Internship Program, graduate students must be currently enrolled or accepted into a graduate program.
• Candidates must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program in an accredited college, university or law school.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with federal grants, administering large database management systems, building automation and ETL for data analysis and engineering, using GIS software and/or programming languages (Python and SQL) are all a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the City’s disaster recovery projects and learn the basics of grant management.
• Learn the City’s federal grants revenue realization process with the goal of suggesting and implementing improvements.
• Learn the basics of the FEMA grants process with particular emphasis on the National Flood Insurance Program.
• Become familiar with the NYC Financial Management System and how OMB uses QuickBase to monitor funding with the Grant Management System.
• Support data analysis and data engineering projects related to grants management.
• Assist in reviewing large datasets and identifying buildings potentially at risk from climate-related disasters.
• Monitor City agency grant receivables/cash collection, produce reports for management, and support documentation systems for grant compliance.
• Identify and produce where applicable solutions that improve speed and accuracy of tasks (scripting, reports, etc).

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern