Job Openings

2025 Pos Des Sea­son­al Groundskeep­er final
The CREO will act as the pri­ma­ry strate­gist for the Trust’s real estate devel­op­ment, leas­ing, plan­ning, and cap­i­tal project func­tions. The CREO is a key mem­ber of the senior lead­er­ship team at the Trust and over­sees the Real Estate & Plan­ning and Design & Con­struc­tion departments.

Con­troller
The Con­troller is respon­si­ble for the Trust’s account­ing func­tions and plays a crit­i­cal role in the day-to-day oper­a­tions of the Finance Depart­ment, work­ing close­ly with the Chief Finan­cial Officer.

Direc­tor, Major Gifts
The Direc­tor of Major Gifts will be respon­si­ble for rais­ing sig­nif­i­cant funds from indi­vid­u­als and foun­da­tions through major gift prospect cul­ti­va­tion, solic­i­ta­tion and stew­ard­ship. Key to suc­cess in this role will be pri­or expe­ri­ence build­ing a major gifts pro­gram, iden­ti­fy­ing and build­ing rela­tion­ships with new high-net-worth prospects as well as strength­en­ing rela­tion­ships with exist­ing donors to max­i­mize phil­an­thropic support.

Engi­neer
The Engi­neer is part of the Facil­i­ties team report­ing to the Chief and Assis­tant Chief Engi­neers, and will over­see the per­for­mance and main­te­nance of equip­ment and machin­ery on the Island. 

Grad­u­ate Intern, Cli­mate Pro­grams
The Grad­u­ate Intern will sup­port the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island’s Cli­mate Pro­grams through two key ini­tia­tives: Emis­sions Mod­el­ing and Cli­mate Action Plan­ning, and Cli­mate Pilot­ing Opportunities. 

Sea­son­al Cus­to­di­an
The Sea­son­al Cus­to­di­an will work with a diverse team to achieve the high­est stan­dards of clean­li­ness in build­ings and pub­lic restrooms on the Island.

Sea­son­al Groundskeep­er
The Sea­son­al Groundskeep­er will work to keep the Island, includ­ing its open spaces and struc­tures, in a clean and safe con­di­tion for all Island visitors.

Sea­son­al Arts Asso­ciate
The Sea­son­al Arts Asso­ciate serves a crit­i­cal role in sup­port­ing Gov­er­nors Island Arts pro­grams and pro­duced events, includ­ing a pub­lic art exhi­bi­tion, per­for­mances, Orga­ni­za­tions in Res­i­dence, and oth­er duties as assigned.

Vis­i­tor Ser­vices Asso­ciate
The Vis­i­tor Ser­vices Asso­ciate sup­ports Vis­i­tor Ser­vices oper­a­tions dur­ing Gov­er­nors Island’s high sea­son, pro­vid­ing in-per­son infor­ma­tion and ori­en­ta­tion ser­vices to vis­i­tors, and per­form­ing relat­ed admin­is­tra­tive tasks.

Com­mu­ni­ca­tions and Pub­lic Affairs Intern
The Com­mu­ni­ca­tions and Pub­lic Affairs intern will work close­ly with the entire Pub­lic Affairs team, which over­sees com­mu­ni­ca­tions, mar­ket­ing, com­mu­ni­ty engage­ment, and pub­lic pro­gram­ming, to sup­port efforts to engage a diverse audi­ence of New York­ers dur­ing the Island’s busiest season.

Allied Uni­ver­sal Secu­ri­ty is seek­ing full time and part time secu­ri­ty staff to sup­port a safe, wel­com­ing atmos­phere on Gov­er­nors Island. Appli­cants must be 18 years of age or old­er with a cur­rent NYS Unarmed Guard license, or the abil­i­ty to obtain such a license. Please email your resume to michael.​trudden@​aus.​com to apply.