SUMMER COLLEGE INTERN Program Reporting and Evaluation

TASK FORCE: Community Development

UNIT: Program Reporting and Evaluation

JOB TITLE: One (1) Summer Intern

CONTROL CODE: CD Intern-26-01


SUMMARY:

The Mayors Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the City governments chief financial agency. OMBs staff of analysts and experts assembles and oversees the Mayors expense and capital budgets which fund the services and activities of approximately 90 City agencies and entities.

The Community Development Block Grant Unit coordinates policy and manages both the revenues and expenditures of the Citys Community Development Block Grant (CD or CDBG) and Community Development Block Grant Program Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR or DR) programs. Congress established the CDBG program in 1974 to provide Federal funds administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for housing economic development neighborhood facilities and public support services that principally benefit low- and moderate-income persons. The City currently uses its CDBG Entitlement funds for various activities including but not limited to Housing Code enforcement performing emergency repairs in privately-owned housing maintaining tax-foreclosed housing rehabilitating NYCHA properties historic preservation public services (e.g. day care services parks & recreational activities senior services homeless services) and planning activities. After Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Ida HUD authorized additional disbursements of funding to the City to recover and create a more resilient City.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The selected aide will research the information City agencies need to implement a CDBG-DR funded program. Possible research topics might include Federal Register Notices CDBG National Objectives Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and other disaster-specific requirements. It is important for agencies to know what is required as soon as or before disaster strikes. The end product will be the go-to resource for city agencies and other city partners. The other tasks are related to ensuring that all federal requirements for housing-related resiliency are met for ongoing programs. These requirements are specific to HUD and general financial management. This will involve reviewing and compiling program documents such as contracts construction invoices payment data time sheets/paystubs site reports and more. The aide will then enter program data and documents into a database. These tasks are vital to ensuring timely federal reimbursements.

QUALIFICATIONS:

OMB encourages college-level as well as graduate-level students to apply. The selected aide will be an inquisitive person with an interest in federal program compliance data management resiliency resiliency funding and grant management. A qualified candidate should possess the following skills:
-Strong project management skills
-Highly detail oriented - Effective interpersonal skills
-Capable researcher and writer
-Motivated with the ability to work well with appropriate supervision

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.

Compensation/Duration:

Summer Undergraduate Intern$17.50 per hour

Internships will run for 10 weeks from June 1 2026 to August 7 2026. The work must be done during the regular workday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. no evenings or weekends.


THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET AND THE CITY OF NEW YORK ARE INCLUSIVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERS 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 INDIVIDUALS SEX RACE COLOR ETHNICITY NATIONAL ORIGIN AGE RELIGION DISABILITY SEXUAL ORIENTATION VETERAN STATUS GENDER IDENTITY OR PREGNANCY.

This is a hybrid position with in-person days located at OMBs offices at 255 Greenwich Street

SUMMER COLLEGE INTERN - 10234

Qualifications :

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).
NOTE: Appointment to this title is only valid for the duration of the Program June - August each year.

Additional Information :

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time