COLLEGE AIDE - Budget

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET; New York (NY); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Environmental Sustainability and Resiliency task force seeks an Undergraduate/Graduate College Aide to assist in climate budgeting analyses and publication preparation. The role offers exposure to city budget processes and data-driven recommendations.

The intern will gain skills in data cleaning, editing, and design for the NYC Climate Budgeting report, while learning to evaluate investments through a sustainability lens and coordinate with multiple

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program.
• Excellent research and analytical skills.
• Ability to work effectively on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to communicate clearly in writing and verbally.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and data visualization skills.
• Interest in NYC climate change programmatic and policy efforts; educational or professional experience in this area is a plus.
• Interest in NYC government; educational or professional experience in this area is a plus.
• Ability to learn quickly, understand the perspectives of multiple stakeholders, and approach challenges with creativity and objectivity.
• Works well with others in a team setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist ESR Budget Unit in budget review and climate budgeting research.
• Data cleaning, copy editing, and designing the publication for the Climate Budgeting report (May 2027).
• Support preparation for publication and expand ESR task force’s ability to evaluate budget decisions from climate perspective.
• Contribute to understanding impacts of city investments on sustainability and resiliency.

Skills

Research skills

Analytical skills

Multi-project management

Written and verbal communication

Excel/Word/PowerPoint

Data visualization

Teamwork

Education

Enrollment in an accredited college or university

Information Technology coursework (optional)

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Power BI

Job description

TASK FORCE: Environmental Sustainability and Resiliency

UNIT: Budget

JOB TITLE: One (1) Undergraduate/Graduate College Aide

CONTROL CODE: ESR-27-02

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 OMB Environmental Sustainability and Resiliency (ESR) task force helps fulfilling this mission by integrating climate change mitigation and resiliency into the city’s financial planning to address current and future climate risks. The ESR Task Force analyzes and tracks citywide sustainability and resiliency funding and supports agencies and other OMB units in the formulation, design, and evaluation of policies and investments. Within ESR, the Budget Unit assesses the alignment of the City’s investments with its climate goals and helps oversee the budget for the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice.

The intern will assist ESR’s Budget Unit by becoming familiar with the New York City budget process in order to build capacity for budgetary review to identify potential opportunities for investment and to make recommendations on how to continue to incorporate sustainability, resiliency, and environmental justice work in NYC’s Climate Budgeting process.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The undergraduate/graduate intern will contribute to assessing the climate impacts of the City’s capital and expense budgets used to inform the fourth annual NYC Climate Budgeting publication, to be published in May 2027. The intern will also assist in preparing for the publication in capacities including, but not limited to: data cleaning, copy editing, and designing the publication.

The undergraduate/graduate intern will learn about the City’s budget process and expand the OMB ESR task force’s ability to evaluate budget decisions through this lens to achieve the goals of:

• Understanding the impacts of city investments on sustainability and resiliency
• Expanding tracking and reporting of sustainability and resiliency spending
• Assessing new sustainability and resiliency proposals to inform recommendations for internal stakeholders

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in an accredited college or university.

Preferred Skills:

• Excellent research and analytical skills.
• Ability to work effectively on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to aggregate and synthesize information to create a clear and cohesive deliverable.
• Ability to communicate clearly in writing and verbally.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and data visualization skills.
• Interest in, and knowledge about, NYC climate change programmatic and policy efforts; educational or professional experience in this area is a plus.
• Interest in, and knowledge about, NYC government; educational or professional experience in this area is a plus.
• Ability to learn quickly, understand the perspectives of multiple stakeholders, and approach challenges with creativity and objectivity.
• Works well with others in a team setting.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Compensation/Duration:

Undergraduate College Aide $17.50 per hour

Graduate College Aide $20 per hour

The internship is available during the fall and spring semesters of the 2026 to 2027 school year. The internship will be part-time, with a maximum of 17 hours per week when school is in session. The schedule will be worked out with the selected candidate based on availability. The work must be done during the regular workday, between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. – no evenings or weekends.

SUBMISSION OF A RESUME IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INTERVIEW; ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.

WORK LOCATION:

This is an in-person position at OMB’s offices at 255 Greenwich Street.

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.

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

You must be a New York City resident within 90 days of the date of appointment and you must be legally eligible to work in the United States.

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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. 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.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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/.

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.