Internship Descriptions:
COMMUNICATIONS & EVENTS
Responsibilities to include providing support to the Communications staff, helping with special event planning and implementation of events, assisting with media relations, engaging with external agencies and community members, and performing other miscellaneous tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have solid writing, communications, and interpersonal skills; be creative, motivated, and willing to come up with new ideas; proficiency in social media; detail oriented and able to manage time well; good organizational and planning skills; ability to work collaboratively as well as independently; understanding/willingness to learn of Staten Island’s history and political landscape. The position is ideal for students pursuing a degree in communications, public relations, or journalism.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have solid writing, communications, and interpersonal skills; be creative, motivated, and willing to come up with new ideas; proficiency in social media; detail oriented and able to manage time well; good organizational and planning skills; ability to work collaboratively as well as independently; understanding/willingness to learn of Staten Island’s history and political landscape. The position is ideal for students pursuing a degree in communications, public relations, or journalism.
TOURISM & CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Responsibilities to include providing support to the staff; researching items to add to our website; engaging with external agencies and community members; managing the VISIT Staten Island social media accounts; working at our tourism kiosk in the Staten Island Ferry terminal, assisting tourists to find items of interest; and performing other miscellaneous tasks as assigned to support the office’s mission of making tourism a major economic driver on the island. This position is ideal for students pursuing a degree in communications, hospitality, the arts, or public relations.
ACCOUNTING
Seeking a hard working individual who is detail oriented and interested in finance and accounting for an exciting opportunity with our team. Hours are flexible (between Monday and Friday, 9 am to 5 pm) with a minimum 3 days per week, and may require a few late days depending on project deadlines.
Position Description:
Intern for the Fiscal Department; Responsibilities to include maintaining and updating various accounting databases; working within New York City’s Financial Management System to accurately and efficiently process payments; assisting in the procurement process; reconciling bank accounts; proofreading payments and vouchers for accuracy; communicating with vendors; and performing other miscellaneous tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail; be motivated and willing to meet and balance various deadlines; have skills working with Microsoft Excel and Access, experience with Quickbooks is a plus; be able to learn quickly in a challenging environment; have good organizational skills; have the ability to work collaboratively as well as independently; have good communication skills. The position is ideal for students pursuing a degree in finance or accounting.
Position Description:
Intern for the Fiscal Department; Responsibilities to include maintaining and updating various accounting databases; working within New York City’s Financial Management System to accurately and efficiently process payments; assisting in the procurement process; reconciling bank accounts; proofreading payments and vouchers for accuracy; communicating with vendors; and performing other miscellaneous tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail; be motivated and willing to meet and balance various deadlines; have skills working with Microsoft Excel and Access, experience with Quickbooks is a plus; be able to learn quickly in a challenging environment; have good organizational skills; have the ability to work collaboratively as well as independently; have good communication skills. The position is ideal for students pursuing a degree in finance or accounting.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Seeking a creative individual who is detail oriented and interested in local government for an exciting opportunity with our team. Hours are flexible (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 9 am to 5 pm) but might require to attend school visits and offsite meeting which will be scheduled in advance.
Qualifications:
The ideal individual will have solid writing, communications, and interpersonal skills; a self-starter, have the ability to apply and synthesize information into an action plan, possess some familiarity with public and/or parochial school environments.
Internship Description:
The ideal individual will assist our Director of Education by performing the following duties:
-Accompany the Director of Education on school visits
-Routine follow up calls to schools as needed
-Review constituent calls and return with resolution
-Prepare excel schedule, distribution lists, etc.
Qualifications:
The ideal individual will have solid writing, communications, and interpersonal skills; a self-starter, have the ability to apply and synthesize information into an action plan, possess some familiarity with public and/or parochial school environments.
Internship Description:
The ideal individual will assist our Director of Education by performing the following duties:
-Accompany the Director of Education on school visits
-Routine follow up calls to schools as needed
-Review constituent calls and return with resolution
-Prepare excel schedule, distribution lists, etc.
POLICY DEPARTMENT
The Policy Office has a variety of initiatives already under way and is always looking to develop new ideas. The Policy Office is seeking individuals to help execute current initiatives and to help devise and implement novel ideas. You will be afforded a chance to learn how to communicate economic research to a policymaking audience and will gain real-world experience in dealing with the challenges facing the implementation of economic research.
Qualifications:
We are looking for graduate-level candidates in economics, statistics, political science, public administration, and in other relevant disciplines. An ideal data intern would have a strong quantitative background in fields related to economics or statistics. The candidate should have some familiarity with modern literature relevant to local government (i.e. research on topics like urbanization, health, education, crime, and local labor markets) and with relevant datasets that can be applied to local policy problems.
Qualifications:
We are looking for graduate-level candidates in economics, statistics, political science, public administration, and in other relevant disciplines. An ideal data intern would have a strong quantitative background in fields related to economics or statistics. The candidate should have some familiarity with modern literature relevant to local government (i.e. research on topics like urbanization, health, education, crime, and local labor markets) and with relevant datasets that can be applied to local policy problems.
DATA FELLOWSHIP (Summer)
The Office of the Borough President has a responsibility to advocate for the entire borough of Staten Island and all its residents, and represents the borough's interests within city government. The Borough President monitors the delivery of city services on Staten Island, acts as a liaison between residents and city agencies, and communicates directly with the mayor and the City Council to emphasize budget priorities. In addition, the Borough President is responsible for reviewing major land use decisions and proposing sites for city facilities within the borough.
Job Description:
The Staten Island Borough President’s Office, led by Borough President James Oddo, takes the lead on a wide variety of policy issues facing the borough and seeks to develop, implement, and evaluate new ideas to make Staten Islanders’ lives better. Pursuant to that, Borough Hall’s Public Policy Team was created to bring data and quantitative reasoning to bear on a broad range of issues and is charged with devising and evaluating new and exciting policy ideas. The Policy Team has a variety of initiatives already under way and is always looking to develop new ideas.
To help execute current initiatives and to help devise and implement novel ideas, the Public Policy Team has established the Data Fellowship. The Data Fellow specializes in quantitative analysis and has direct access to multiple policymakers, advising them on their various projects and making suggestions and recommendations. The position will be part time with an expectation of 20 hours a week of on-site work at Staten Island Borough Hall—at a rate of $16 per hour as prescribed by the NYC pay schedule. Given that the position is paid, the candidate must be a resident of one of the five boroughs of NYC.
Creativity, knowledge of pre-existing research and data, a passion for public policy, and diverse interests that span a broad range of policy questions are essential. The Office encourages creativity and fresh thinking, and intends to see its best ideas through to completion. As such, there is a possibility that a Data Fellow could devise a clever policy intervention and implement it in a rigorous manner that could then form the basis for published academic research.
Job Requirements:
1. We are looking for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level candidates in economics, statistics, political science, public administration, and in other relevant disciplines. An ideal data fellow would have a strong quantitative background in fields related to economics or statistics.
2. Regardless of the candidate’s field of study, the candidate should have some familiarity with modern literature relevant to local government (i.e. research on topics like urbanization, health, education, crime, and local labor markets) and with relevant datasets that can be applied to local policy problems.
3. Data analysis skills. Familiarity with a statistical package like R or Stata and statistical training are required.
4. The candidate should have reasonable writing skills—clarity and brevity are appreciated.
Job Responsibilities:
1. Answering policy questions using existing academic research, or doing novel research if the need and opportunity arise.
2. Applying quantitative and economic reasoning to a wide array of policy questions.
3. Doing basic research and data digging on policy questions where no directly applicable work already exists.
4. Writing internal memoranda on all of the above topics for an audience of policymakers.
Job Opportunities:
1. The opportunity to play an important role in the policymaking process.
2. A chance to learn how to communicate economic research to a policymaking audience.
3. Real-world experience in dealing with the challenges facing the implementation of economic research.
Testimonials:
“This internship taught me how to work with policymakers to communicate and implement ideas derived from data and from research. I’m going to pursue a career as an economist but don’t want my ideas to be stuck on the blackboard, and for that reason I found this experience invaluable. I look forward to implementing these lessons as I begin my doctorate in economics.” ~Filip Babalievsky, data fellow from Winter 2017-Summer 2017(BA Economics at Yale, class of 2016; doctoral candidate in economics at the University of Minnesota beginning Summer 2017).
"In the summer of 2018, I worked with the Staten Island Borough President's Office as a Data Fellow. It was encouraging to see how the office leverages technology in so many crucial projects. I worked on a few such projects which involved the use of Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, and Data Visualization. The BP was very hands on all the projects and recognized as well as rewarded effort. I learned a great deal from him and the Borough Hall team." ~Atishay Sehgal, data fellow, Summer 2018(MA Statistics at Columbia University, 2018)
To be considered, please send a resume and cover letter to Igorodetski@statenislandusa.com
The Office of the Borough President has a responsibility to advocate for the entire borough of Staten Island and all its residents, and represents the borough's interests within city government. The Borough President monitors the delivery of city services on Staten Island, acts as a liaison between residents and city agencies, and communicates directly with the mayor and the City Council to emphasize budget priorities. In addition, the Borough President is responsible for reviewing major land use decisions and proposing sites for city facilities within the borough.
Job Description:
The Staten Island Borough President’s Office, led by Borough President James Oddo, takes the lead on a wide variety of policy issues facing the borough and seeks to develop, implement, and evaluate new ideas to make Staten Islanders’ lives better. Pursuant to that, Borough Hall’s Public Policy Team was created to bring data and quantitative reasoning to bear on a broad range of issues and is charged with devising and evaluating new and exciting policy ideas. The Policy Team has a variety of initiatives already under way and is always looking to develop new ideas.
To help execute current initiatives and to help devise and implement novel ideas, the Public Policy Team has established the Data Fellowship. The Data Fellow specializes in quantitative analysis and has direct access to multiple policymakers, advising them on their various projects and making suggestions and recommendations. The position will be part time with an expectation of 20 hours a week of on-site work at Staten Island Borough Hall—at a rate of $16 per hour as prescribed by the NYC pay schedule. Given that the position is paid, the candidate must be a resident of one of the five boroughs of NYC.
Creativity, knowledge of pre-existing research and data, a passion for public policy, and diverse interests that span a broad range of policy questions are essential. The Office encourages creativity and fresh thinking, and intends to see its best ideas through to completion. As such, there is a possibility that a Data Fellow could devise a clever policy intervention and implement it in a rigorous manner that could then form the basis for published academic research.
Job Requirements:
1. We are looking for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level candidates in economics, statistics, political science, public administration, and in other relevant disciplines. An ideal data fellow would have a strong quantitative background in fields related to economics or statistics.
2. Regardless of the candidate’s field of study, the candidate should have some familiarity with modern literature relevant to local government (i.e. research on topics like urbanization, health, education, crime, and local labor markets) and with relevant datasets that can be applied to local policy problems.
3. Data analysis skills. Familiarity with a statistical package like R or Stata and statistical training are required.
4. The candidate should have reasonable writing skills—clarity and brevity are appreciated.
Job Responsibilities:
1. Answering policy questions using existing academic research, or doing novel research if the need and opportunity arise.
2. Applying quantitative and economic reasoning to a wide array of policy questions.
3. Doing basic research and data digging on policy questions where no directly applicable work already exists.
4. Writing internal memoranda on all of the above topics for an audience of policymakers.
Job Opportunities:
1. The opportunity to play an important role in the policymaking process.
2. A chance to learn how to communicate economic research to a policymaking audience.
3. Real-world experience in dealing with the challenges facing the implementation of economic research.
Testimonials:
“This internship taught me how to work with policymakers to communicate and implement ideas derived from data and from research. I’m going to pursue a career as an economist but don’t want my ideas to be stuck on the blackboard, and for that reason I found this experience invaluable. I look forward to implementing these lessons as I begin my doctorate in economics.” ~Filip Babalievsky, data fellow from Winter 2017-Summer 2017(BA Economics at Yale, class of 2016; doctoral candidate in economics at the University of Minnesota beginning Summer 2017).
"In the summer of 2018, I worked with the Staten Island Borough President's Office as a Data Fellow. It was encouraging to see how the office leverages technology in so many crucial projects. I worked on a few such projects which involved the use of Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, and Data Visualization. The BP was very hands on all the projects and recognized as well as rewarded effort. I learned a great deal from him and the Borough Hall team." ~Atishay Sehgal, data fellow, Summer 2018(MA Statistics at Columbia University, 2018)
To be considered, please send a resume and cover letter to Igorodetski@statenislandusa.com
