Government Affairs Intern

New York City Housing Development Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Government Affairs Intern at New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) will support policy priorities by monitoring, analyzing, and communicating federal, state, and city issues to internal and external stakeholders.

You will work across the President's Office, report to the Vice President for Government Affairs and the Director of External Affairs, and gain hands-on experience with legislation, advocacy materials, and stakeholder engagement in New York City.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing a graduate-level degree in any field of study.
• Superb communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist Government Affairs team in advancing HDC's federal priorities.
• Track, summarize and analyze federal and state legislation and budgets.
• Monitor hearings hosted by key Congressional committees.
• Assist in producing educational and advocacy materials on HDC/HPD priorities.
• Attend meetings with local and national trade groups and monitor discussions on priorities.
• Provide summaries of discussions from partner meetings and events.
• Draft memos on possible new priorities and regulatory proposals.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Policy analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Graduate degree in any field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Copilot

Job description

About HDC

The New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) is a public benefit corporation and the nation's largest municipal Housing Finance Agency. HDC seeks to increase the supply of multi-family housing, stimulate economic growth, and revitalize neighborhoods by financing the creation and preservation of affordable housing for low-, moderate-, and middle-income New Yorkers. HDC's programs support the construction and preservation of multi-family affordable housing in New York City.

Intern role name: Government Affairs Intern

Area of Talent: Government affairs

Position Type: Spring 2027

Office Location: NYC/Financial District

Hourly Rate : Graduate $20.00

Note: If needed, HDC will fully support an intern's application for credit or stipend from their school/university.

Position Summary:

The Government Affairs Intern will work with colleagues across HDC and HPD, along with other governmental and trade group partners, to help advance the housing policy priorities of HDC and the City of New York as a whole. The Government Affairs Intern will be responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and communicating key legislative and regulatory issues to a variety of internal and external stakeholders. The Government Affairs Intern will work on the Government Affairs team in the President's Office and report to the Vice President for Government Affairs and the Director of External Affairs. The Government Affairs team works to promote policy changes and seeks to increase the amount of federal, state and city resources available to support HDC's mission of creating and preserving multifamily affordable housing in New York City.

Through one or more projects, you will receive coaching and support on how to:

• Identify, analyze and promote beneficial changes to affordable housing program and financing resources
• Effectively build relationships and collaborate with experts and leaders across various national and local organizations to advance HDC's policy priorities
• Fine-tune your writing and communication skills to be effective in time-constrained environments and to different audiences

Responsibilities:

• Assist IGA team in helping advance HDC's federal priorities
• Track, summarize and analyze relevant federal and state legislation and budgets
• Monitor and provide coverage of hearings hosted by key Congressional committees
• Assist in the production of educational and advocacy materials on HDC/HPD's top policy priorities
• Attend meetings with local and national trade groups and monitor discussions on HPD and HDC's top legislative and regulatory priorities
• Attend local partner meetings and events on relevant issues and provide summaries of the discussions
• Research and draft memos on possible new priorities and regulatory proposals circulating in the national and local landscape as needed

Required Qualifications:

• Must be pursuing a graduate-level degree in any field of study
• Superb communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional federal or state legislative or advocacy experience, including internships
• Professional experience working with HUD programs or in real estate finance, including internships, or relevant coursework in federal or state affordable housing policy and programs and/or communications
• Experience working collaboratively across teams and in partnership with different organizations to accomplish shared goals
• Experience tracking, summarizing, and analyzing federal legislation and budgets
• Experience drafting educational materials on complex subject matters
• Familiarity with using federal legislative and regulatory databases, including Congress.gov and Federalregister.gov
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Copilot)

HDC is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

HDC is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, HDC will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please complete the reasonable accommodations section on the application or contact Human Resources by emailing [e-mail].