Summer Graduate Intern, Operations

Operations Intern

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city's neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love. - We maintain building and resident safety and health - We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability - We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity.

The Office of Development (OOD) leads the agency's effort to create and preserve housing in collaboration with other HPD offices as well as other city, state and federal agencies. The Office of Development is composed of eight divisions that administer a range of programs.

The Division of Preservation Finance administers multiple financing programs to improve financial and physical conditions and preserve or create affordability within privately-owned multi-family and single-family buildings. The division oversees programs utilizing low-cost loans and property tax benefits among other public incentives.

As the Operations Intern for the Division of Preservation Finance, you will work closely with the Director of Operations and Deputy Director of Operations to contribute to the division's efforts to preserve affordable housing through process, operations, and policy work.

Your role will be to support the division, the Director of Operations, and the Deputy Director of Operations in divisional management. Responsibilities will be related to division process development or improvement, data tracking, and assisting in policy research. The Operations Intern's responsibilities will include, but not limited to the following:

• Oversee the tracking and submission process for Doing Business Data Forms to ensure that projects comply with Local Law 44 per the City's campaign finance reform law.
• Assist with compiling and tracking divisional post-closing reports; outreach to staff to obtain reports, as needed.
• Assist with project research to respond to requests in support of inquiries under NYS's Freedom Of Information Law.
• Work with relevant program and administrative staff, oversee coordination of file/archiving needs, as necessary, and retrieval of archived files when requested.
• Assist with research and analysis for divisional tracking and other policy exercises.
• Assist with other special projects, as needed.

Preferred skills include advanced computer skills including competency in full Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel, Word, and Outlook. Strong writing and communication skills are also required. Capacity to work on multiple tasks and set priorities is necessary. Interest in data, analysis, and policy research is also important.

Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications, extensions, or status changes, including H-1B visas. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position at the time of application.