CEC Budget And Operations Intern

Budget & Operations Intern

About the Civic Engagement Commission: In November 2018, New York City voters approved three ballot initiatives establishing the New York City Civic Engagement Commission. The Commission is focused on promoting civic engagement across all of City government and making New York City decision making accessible to all New Yorkers. Specifically, the Charter mandates the Commission with running a citywide participatory budgeting program, providing poll site interpretation services, providing technical assistance to community boards, partnering with community-based organizations and civic leaders to increase awareness of City services, and assisting City agencies in developing civic engagement initiatives.

The Budget & Operations Intern will:

• Assist in the development of budget and operations materials, both internal and external, including and not limited to scope of works, contract payment tracking, vendor communications, PowerPoint presentations, and talking points. Ensure standards and consistency in all materials and deliverables;
• Support the funding of task orders and contracts that support large programmatic spend categories including TRIE and the citywide participatory budgeting program;
• Assist in executing standard operating procedures that support the procurement and budget needs of the agency;
• Support the CEC in additional programmatic needs and special projects at the discretion of the budget manager and the senior Program and Strategy Officer.

HOURS/SHIFT 15 hours per week. Schedule to be determined. Maximum tenure for all Assignment Levels in the title of College Aide is 6 years. No student shall be employed more than half-time (17 ½ hours) in any week in which classes in which the student is enrolled are in session. Students may be employed full-time during their vacation periods.

WORK LOCATION: New York, NY

Minimum Qualifications:

• For Assignment Level I: Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school.
• For Assignment Level II (Information Technology): Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or closely related field, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study.
• For Assignment Level III (Information Technology Fellow): Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or other area relevant to the information technology project(s) assigned, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study. Appointments to this Assignment Level will be made by the Technology Steering Committee through the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.

SPECIAL NOTE Maximum tenure for all Assignment Levels in the title of College Aide is 6 years. No student shall be employed more than half-time in any week in which classes in which the student is enrolled are in session. Students may be employed full-time during their vacation periods.

Preferred Skills:

• Undergraduate or graduate interns must be currently enrolled or accepted into an accredited college or university.
• Passionate about civic engagement, city government, the city’s neighborhoods and their issues, problems and needs.
• Prior experience with budget planning and budget tracking, operations for offices and programs.
• Strong analytical, research, and communications skills.
• Familiarity with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe.
• Experience with project management, including software such as Airtable.

Residency Requirement:

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.

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 individual’s sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.