TASK FORCE: FEMA Disaster Recovery

UNIT: Insurance and Contract Administration & Capital Budget Management

JOB TITLE: One (1) Summer Intern

CONTROL CODE: BAW Intern - 24-02


SUMMARY:

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.

The FEMA Disaster Recovery Task Force works with City, State, and federal agencies to help New York City recover from the lasting impacts of COVID-19, Hurricane Sandy, and other federally declared disaster events.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The intern will lead the following project under general supervision, with latitude for independent initiative and judgement:

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. Assist in reviewing large datasets and identifying buildings potentially at risk from climate-related disasters. Monitor City agency grant receivables and cash collection and produce reports for management.

Candidates must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program in an accredited college, university or law school.

Description of Specific Skills Required: Interest in learning about New York City governance, disaster recovery, and budgeting. Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. 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. Prior experience with accounting preferred. Prior experience with federal grants, administering large database management systems, using GIS software and/or programming language are all a plus. REQUIREMENTS: 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 Compensation/Duration: Summer Graduate Intern $19.50 per hour Internships will run for 10 weeks, from June 3, 2024 to August 9, 2024. The work must be done during the regular workday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. – no evenings or weekends.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.