College Aide

Cityofnewyork; New York (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) seeks four College Aides to support investigations and IT initiatives across City agencies. You will help analyze financial records, assist in investigative planning, and collaborate with other DOI teams on confidential matters.

Assignment Level II (IT) requires enrolled students in information technology related fields; fingerprinting and background checks apply. Appointments are subject to Office of Management & Budget budget approval.

Qualifications

• Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school is required.
• Employment is conditioned upon continued enrollment as a student.
• IT track required for Assignment II with related coursework and credits.

Responsibilities

• Develop investigative plans and identify evidence and records.
• Prepare investigative files with proper handling and filing.
• Collaborate with other investigative, law enforcement, and prosecutorial agencies.
• Work on multi-disciplinary teams with DOI investigators, auditors, and city staff.
• Assist IT projects, plan, execute, and collaborate with project teams.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software issues; respond to help desk tickets.
• Install, configure, and maintain computer systems and applications.
• Analyze inventory data and assist with inventory management.

Education

Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school

Assignment Level II IT focus requires IT-related study

Employment conditioned on continued student status

Job description

The New York City Department of Investigation ("DOI") is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country; its mission is to combat municipal corruption. DOI serves the people of New York City by acting as an independent and nonpartisan watchdog for New York City government, City agencies, and City employees, vendors with City contracts, individuals and entities that receive City funds.

DOI is seeking to hire four College Aides to serve in an array of roles in Investigations and Information Technology. College Aides can be assigned to work on sensitive and confidential investigations pertaining to waste, fraud, and corruption within city agencies, conduct investigations related to city employees, city vendors, and recipients of city funds in addition to examining and analyzing financial records and documents, analyze complex data and information technology.

The ideal Investigative College Aide will:

• assist in developing investigative plans and strategies; identify, obtain, and analyze relevant evidence and records; and conduct interviews.
• prepare investigative files, to include proper handling, filing, of current and closed investigations.
• work with other investigative, law enforcement, and prosecutorial agencies.
• work on multi-disciplinary teams with other DOI investigators, auditors, and city agency staff.

The ideal Information Technology College Aide will:

• assist in planning, execution, and completion of IT projects and collaborate with project teams to ensure project goals are achieved.
• work with senior IT staff in Cyber Security to implement system upgrades and patches to ensure network security and optimal performance.
• collaborate with the development team on coding, testing, and debugging software applications.
• assist end-users by troubleshooting hardware and software issues and respond to and resolve help desk tickets in a timely manner.
• install, configure, and maintain computer systems and applications.
• assist with inventory and analyze inventory data.

If selected, the college aide will be fingerprinted and undergo a background investigation.

Appointments are subject to Office of Management & Budget approval for budgeted headcount.

COLLEGE AIDE (ALL CITY DEPTS) - 10209

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. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a 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. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a 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.

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.