Summer 2027 Intern - PSO Workforce Analytics - MFS

Federal Reserve Board; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC invites students to apply for an internship that blends coursework with hands-on projects in economics, finance, accounting, IS, and data analysis. Internships are paid and may be in-person, remote, or hybrid depending on team needs. Applicants must be U.S.

citizens enrolled and returning to school after the internship. The program provides mentors, performance check-ins, and access to professional development trainings.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program and returning after the internship.
• 0+ years of experience required; internship-focused entry.
• Ability to analyze data and present findings to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Use analytical and visualization tools for statistical analysis with guidance.
• Create Tableau dashboards and develop presentations for stakeholders.
• Transform data with repeatable ETL processes and data scripting.
• Draft recommendations and present data-driven insights to executives.
• Run HRIS queries to obtain data sets for analysis.

Skills

Data Analysis

SQL

XML

Tableau

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Visual Studio

Education

Undergraduate or graduate degree program

Tools

Tableau

Microsoft Excel

SQL

XML

SharePoint

Visual Studio

Job description

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Minimum Education

Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited university and returning to continue studies after the internship.

Minimum Experience

0

Summary

The Federal Reserve Board (Board) provides students opportunities for career success. The Board’s Internship program is designed to provide valuable work experience for undergraduate and graduate students considering careers including, but not limited to, economics, finance and accounting, information systems, and data analysis. The Board believes that by combining academic endeavors with project-related work experience, qualified and capable college students can gain the practical knowledge need in a competitive global job market. Internships are paid positions with salaries commensurate with credit hours; internships may be in-person, remote or hybrid, depending on the needs of the team. Employment in the Board’s internship program is granted to U.S. citizens. Applicants must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited university and returning to continue studies after the internship. Interns receive a syllabus or research project plan outlining their projects and goals for the internship. Interns are assigned a supervisor or mentor to guide them through their internship, and regular check-in meetings with their manager to manage performance expectations and assist with learning goals. Interns have access to a wide range of training programs and events for professional development purposes.

Qualifications

The People Strategy & Operations (PSO) Workforce Analytics team analyzes workforce data to uncover trends and anomalies that help leaders make data-driven decisions and inform future initiatives and strategy. They are seeking an intern to help with project management, planning, communications, data analysis, testing and research.

Projects Include

• Assisting with testing and quality assurance work related to data, data repositories, integrations, etc.
• Making recommendations for data visualization.
• Leverage data sets and graphical representations of data
• Exploring/researching artificial intelligence trends in workforce analytics and other human capital management areas
• Helping to organize, plan, track and report out on project statuses

Applicants should submit analytics samples like a dashboard, reporting or personal project. Interviewees should be able to walk the interview panel through a project where they have used data to solve a problem. (CMMS) to enter and export data, trend maintenance history, support project management, and provide world class customer service.

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Use various analytical and visualization tools (e.g., queries, exports, pivot tables, definitions, visualizations, and data quality assessments) for statistical analysis with guidance.
• Create well-defined products (e.g., Tableau Dashboards, presentations, communications, interactive what-if tools) that may require multiple iterations of developing and testing.
• Transform data for analysis by using repeatable processes to structure data in specific formats, which may include writing and storing data scripts, developing export, transform and load (ETL) procedures and feature engineering.
• Participate in drafting recommendations and presentations, tailoring, interpreting, and translating data to and from non-technical audiences and customers as needed, to assist executives in making decisions and taking necessary actions.
• Create and run various Human Resources Information System queries to obtain data sets for analysis.

Preferred Skills

• Data Analysis
• Applications development exposure
• Programming in SQL and/or XML
• Business Quality Assurance
• Research methodology
• Proficient in Adobe CS
• MS Office Suite
• SharePoint
• Visual Studio
• Tableau

Location:

This position requires an onsite presence at our offices in Washington, D.C.

Note: U.S. Citizenship is required. Applicants must be current students, graduating from their program August 2027 or later. Proof of enrollment will be required.

Job Type

Intern (Fixed Term)

Job Exempt

No

Relocation Provided:

No

Compensation Grade(s)

FH Pay Grade 20

Pay

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