NY HELP No Agency Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Division of Title Student Assistant (Undergraduate) Occupational Category Other Professional Careers Salary Grade NS Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF) Salary Range From $17.93 to $17.93 Hourly Employment Type Part-Time Part-time Percent 50% Appointment Type Temporary Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class Travel Percentage 0% Workweek Mon-Fri Hours Per Week 20 Workday From 9 AM To 4 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? No County Albany Street Address 11 British American Blvd City Latham State NY Zip Code 12110 Duties Description Under the direction of the Chief of Public Assistance Administration in the Disaster Recovery Office, the Student Assistant will assist the Public Assistance Appeals team with various activities including creating reports, process documentation activities, and administrative tasks.Duties include but are not limited to:• Assist with collection of documentation from Public Assistance applicants.• Assist with compiling documentation for FEMA review within specified timeframes. • Produce project management reports, dashboards as well as ad-hoc report requests.• Under direction of Program Administrator, works closely with project managers to support project Budgets including project actuals and project budget baselines.• Under direction of Program Administrator, conduct research to support appeal requests. • Assist with tracking action items and decisions related to appeals.• Create process documents.• Assist the Appeals team with program documentation including organize, write, edit, publish and maintain documentation using appropriate software including MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio and MS Project)• Assist with special or ad hoc assignments Minimum Qualifications Applicants must: Be a United States citizen or foreign national eligible to work in the United States.Must be 18 years of age or older.Must be actively enrolled in a New York State college, university, or graduate program, or be a resident of New York State, attending a college, university or graduate program outside of New York State.Must be a currently enrolled graduate student.Must have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or equivalent to a C.Applicants must have the following skills:Ability to work independently;Attention to detail;Experience with Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint;Strong research and analytical skills;Excellent verbal/written communication. Additional Comments NOTE: Support of operations during times of emergency and disaster from State Emergency Operations Center (EOC), state field offices and/or local deployments may be required, which would result in a change and/or increase in working hours, locations and/or duties.NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: Employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to the agency’s Telecommuting Program Guidelines. Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity. Name Human Resources/SB Telephone 518-486-5700 Fax 518-485-8432 Email Address HRresumes@dhses.ny.gov Address Street NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, HRM 1220 Washington Ave., Bldg. 7A City Albany State NY Zip Code 12226 Notes on Applying Please submit a cover letter and/or resume detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications. Indicate the Position Title & Vacancy ID 180178 of each position you are applying to.