Job Opening Title: Summer Graduate Intern, Records Management
Institution/Organization Name: NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY)
Job Location (City, State, Province, Country): New York, NY
Application Deadline:
Link to job posting: http://dsny.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/LIBRARIAN-GRAD.pdf
Years of experience required:
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Please include instructions for how to apply.: AGENCY DESCRIPTION
The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) promotes a healthy environment through efficient management of the City’s solid waste and environmentally sound long-range planning to handle New Yorkers recycling and garbage. DSNY is the world’s largest sanitation department, collecting more than 10,500 tons of residential and institutional garbage and 1,760 tons of recyclables every day. DSNY also clears litter, snow and ice from some 6,000 miles of streets, removes debris from vacant lots and clears abandoned vehicles from City streets.
UNIT DESCRIPTION
DSNY’s Records Management Officer, in the Office of the Commissioner, is responsible for developing the agency’s records management program, including updating and maintaining an agency-wide records retention schedule, identifying records of archival value for accessioning to the Municipals Archives, and securing legal approval to dispose of obsolete records. She also serves as the deputy director for Museum Planning for DSNY’s Foundation for New York’s Strongest.
INTERNSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
The records management intern will provide administrative support to DSNY’s Records Management Officer in her work to survey the current state of records, information, and cultural assets throughout the agency.
Records Management responsibilities may include:
-Creating and editing content for new agency-wide wiki
-Preparing data or reports for submissions to the Municipal Library or Archives
-Conducting surveys or inventories of records of interest throughout agency
Museum planning responsibilities may include:
-Assisting with the maintenance of survey tool to identify DSNY cultural assets
-Cataloging artwork or objects
-Planning potential pop-up exhibits
-Researching DSNY history, legal/nonprofit considerations for museum building, or other topics of interest
-Scanning or digitizing photographs and video
QUALIFICATIONS/SPECIAL SKILLS/AREA OF STUDY
-Must be currently enrolled in an accredited program in library science, archival studies, history, museum studies, or a related field.
-Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
-Strong computer skills; must be comfortable using Microsoft Word and Excel.
-Candidates with experience or knowledge of cataloging or working with metadata are strongly encouraged to apply.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Email resume and brief cover letter indicating the title of the position to mlee2@dsny.nyc.gov
SALARY
$830.55 per week
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / COMMENTS
Assignments will begin tentatively on June 4 and last between 10 and 13 weeks. Internship may be used to fulfill college credit requirement.
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