Job Title: Intern (Vendor Integrity)
PVN ID: VC-2209-005083
Category: Administrative Services
Location: OFFICE OF VC - FACILIT PLAN, CONSTRUC & MGMT

Job Description

General Description


GENERAL DESCRIPTION

CUNY’S Office of Facilities Planning, Construction and Management’s Vendor Integrity and Investigations (VII) unit was established to conduct integrity reviews of contractors seeking contracts with CUNY.

The VII unit is seeking interns to work closely with experienced investigators in conducting sensitive reviews and studies concerning the integrity and responsibility, or questionable, unethical, or improper activities of vendors, or their employees, and the development and implementation of plans and programs for the control and prevention of such acts, misconduct or other questionable, unethical, or improper practices.

The intern is a year-round position, 15 hours per week, with flexible scheduling. Students enrolled in CUNY colleges are encouraged to apply.

Review of resumes to begin September 21, 2022.

Other Duties


DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

With supervision, Interns will perform the following functions:

  • Conduct sensitive and confidential investigations and analyses concerning the integrity and responsibility of vendors, or their employees, seeking contracts with CUNY’s Office of Facilities Planning, Construction and Management.
  • Under direct supervision of a senior level integrity investigator or manager, examine questionable, unethical, or improper activities of vendors or their employees, and the development and implementation of corrective actions to be taken by vendors to ensure the prevention of misconduct or other questionable, unethical, or improper practices.
  • Thoroughly review vendors’ written submissions to identify areas that may require further exploration.
  • Conduct field visits related to reviews to verify vendors’ written submissions.
  • Conduct interviews.
  • Examine and analyze financial records.
  • Prepare reports related to reviews, field visits, interviews, and records examinations.
  • Make recommendations for appropriate action to be taken following reviews.
  • Work closely with other government agencies to ensure full and complete review of matters undertaken.
  • Other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Currently pursuing an associate degree, or higher from an accredited college.
  • Strong writing skills.
  • Enrollment in a CUNY college a plus.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Vendor Integrity and Investigations
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$15.00-$15.00
Hour(s) a week
15.00
Closing Date
Jul 19, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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