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IRMO - IT Program and Resource Management Analyst ARS ITSD (Virtual) Spring 2025

USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
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Job Description

  • Intern will learn and support Information Technology (IT) program and resource management functions and activities as part of mission area functional and project teams.
  • Support IT Program Project and Investment Managers (ITIPM) meetings, IT investment program and budget reviews, and related processes with stakeholders to ensure regular coordination, integration, assessment and oversight of IT investments.
  • Support workshops, briefings, and meetings to communicate portfolio performance and strategies.
  • Support collaboration with project managers to ensure projects align with portfolio goals.
  • Support the update of metrics and dashboards to measure and track the performance of IT investments.
  • Support regular reports for leadership, highlighting portfolio health, risks, and opportunities.
  • Support investment prioritization discussions to allocate resources effectively.
  • Support the formal 1-to-n prioritization process for IT investments within the mission area IT portfolios.
  • Support the performance evaluation of IT projects across the portfolios.
  • Support cost-benefit analyses and risk assessments to support decision-making on IT investments.
     

Duties include:

  1. IT Program and Portfolio Planning and Performance Analysis and Reporting
  2. IT Budget and Financial Planning and Performance Analysis and Reporting
  3. IT Strategic Planning and Analysis and Reporting
  4. Business Customer and IT Stakeholder Engagement and Reporting
  5. Other support to the IRMO Mission: The Information Resources Management Office (IRMO) is responsible for providing integrated IT Portfolio and Resource management, governance, planning, policy and assessment support for the Mission Area and Agency IT leadership, stakeholders and customers.

 

Location: Virtual

 

Hours per week: Flexible

(Minimum 20 hours Maximum 40 hours per week)

 

Preferred majors:

  • Information Technology, 
  • Business Administration, 
  • or a related field

 

Education Level:

  • Undergraduate students
  • Graduate Students

 

Desired Skills:

  • Experience/Willingness to learn IT Program/Portfolio/Resource Management
  • Experience/Willingness to learn Microsoft tools/applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
     

Supervision:

Interns will report to the ARS ITSD 

Interns will receive guidance and feedback from supervisor daily, weekly, or as needed.

Interns formal evaluation are completed at the following segments of the internship session, Mid-term and Final Performance Evaluation.

 

Conditions of Employment

· Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident.

· Must be in good academic standing as defined by their academic institution.

· Unofficial Transcript can be used when applying for the position

· Satisfactory Background investigation and/or fingerprint check.

· The position is renewable, based upon effective performance, availability of funds, and program needs, with the possibility of a multiple-year appointment.

 

Documents to have when applying:

· Resume saved as PDF

 

Pay information:

· Undergraduate students (Associates and Bachelor's degree seeking students): $17.45

· Graduate students (Masters and Doctorate degree seeking students: $19.20

How to apply:

Complete HACU Application via:

 

The internship with the USDA that you were selected for is offered through a third-party provider – the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). You need to complete their application before the official offer letter can be drafted and sent for your review.

 

Note: You do not need to wait on documents such as official transcripts, references, and so on to submit your application. You can upload a placeholder in its place and submit via email when you receive them.

 

Responding to Flyer or E-mail:

· E-mail resume and introduction to HACU@usda.gov

· Copy/Type E-mail subject line as shown in flyer/email

 

General Information

 

About USDA and HACU

For the past 27 years, USDA has partnered with HACU to provide internship opportunities for hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students. These internships provide valuable professional experience for students while also exposing students to the important work that is done at USDA. The students also make significant contributions to the sub-agencies.

This partnership with HACU represents a larger USDA strategy aimed at ensuring a diverse, prepared, and competitive workforce that is vital to establishing a sustainable agricultural future. As a result of their positive internship experiences and supportive and inclusive culture at USDA, many former HACU students are now members of the USDA permanent workforce. To learn more visit: USDA Agricultural Research Services (ARS) [https://www.ars.usda.gov/about-ars/] & Hispanic Association of University and Colleges National Internship Program [https://www.hacu.net/hacu/HNIP.asp]