Student Assistant - 654 - Administrative - Albany

Duties Description Located within the Office of Primary Care and Health Systems Management (OPCHSM), the Administrative Management Services Group (AMSG) is comprised of two bureaus with mutually exclusive job duties, and two sections that support cross-over activities. The Grants Management Bureau (GMB) supports grant initiatives across the Department of Health (DOH). GMB’s work primarily manages all health care transformation capital programs from award level through contract development, vouchering, and contract close-out. For non-capital contracts, GMB manages multiple rounds of awards for the Doctors Across New York (DANY) and Primary Care Service Corps (PCSC) loan relief programs. Job Duties Include: - Request budget/ spending updates from OPCHSM Program Areas
- Assist with Purchasing & Temp. Services - including submitting Purchase Orders and Purchase Order Change Notices
- Contract development, reimbursement, and monitoring - including contract writing, voucher package reviews, and reimbursement requests

• Contract amendments and processing though the Statewide Financial System
• Data management
• Vendor responsibility reviews
• Professional correspondence/communication via email and during conference calls
• Special projects & other duties throughout AMSG as needed
  

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be a matriculated undergraduate or graduate college student. Documentation of matriculation and enrollment in the Fall 2026 semester must be submitted with your resume.

Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Proficiency in the use of Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work well with a team and manage multiple competing priorities is required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Majors

• Business/ Business Law
• Public Health
• Administration
• Public Policy
• Law/pre-Law
• Accounting/ Auditing
  

Additional Comments Temporary, part-time, non-competitive. Salary determined by academic level. 20 hours per week during the academic year is required, schedule is flexible. Must maintain matriculated student status to retain employment.

Telecommuting is permissible up to 50% of working hours based on operational needs and at the discretion of the assigned Program area.

We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:

• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System
• Shift & Geographic pay differentials
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
• And many more...

The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact by phone 518-486-1812 or email doh.sm.reasonable.accommodation@health.ny.gov to make a request.

NYS Department of Health does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.

For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.