Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/EEO Intern - HPD College Aide

About the Agency:

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.

HPD is entrusted with fulfilling these objectives through the goals and strategies of “Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness,” Mayor Adams’ comprehensive housing framework. To support this important work, the administration has committed $5 billion in new capital funding, bringing the 10-year planned investment in housing to $22 billion the largest in the city’s history. This investment, coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers, is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York City’s complex housing crisis, by addressing homelessness and housing instability, promoting economic stability and mobility, increasing homeownership opportunities, improving health and safety, and increasing opportunities for equitable growth.


Your Team

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/Equal Employment Opportunity (“ODEI/EEO”) forwards the mission of HPD to construct and preserve affordable housing by ensuring that all internally- and externally-facing policies, programs and procedures are created and executed with an intersectional equity lens that focuses on wellness both for employees and the public we serve. The Office also serves an important compliance role, ensuring that anti-discrimination laws are enforced. The Office is transitioning to focus even more on equity and inclusion, paying close attention to race, gender, and disability as intersectional lenses to help uncover barriers to accessing resources and opportunities.

The Office works both internally and externally to ensure that the agency is as responsive as possible to the diverse public we serve through building partnerships with neighborhoods, communities and organizations. The Office also acts as a one-stop resource with regard to equity and as a liaison for HPD to equity initiatives throughout the city. Finally, the Office is committed to educating HPD’s workforce about equity and inclusion strategies and equal employment opportunity policies, as well as state and local anti-discrimination laws, in order to better equip our staff to work together and with the public in an unbiased and professional manner.

Your Impact

As a College Aide in the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/Equal Employment Opportunity (ODEI/EEO), you will support both internal initiatives and community partnerships. Your work will help dismantle systemic barriers to opportunity and provide a more inclusive and culturally responsive work environment for HPD staff by assisting with education, training, and agency-wide equity initiatives.

Your Role

Internships at HPD provide students with a robust, dynamic, and engaging professional experience and the experience is often the foundation of a career in housing, economic, and urban development or a variety of government opportunities. This is an opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of others while gaining hands-on experience in public service, civil rights compliance, and social impact work.

Key Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Executive Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/Equal Employment Opportunity (ODEI/EEO), the College Aide will support the Office in advancing its mission to foster an inclusive, equitable, and accessible agency culture. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Assisting in the planning, coordination, and implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives for HPD staff, including events, campaigns, and educational activities.
- Supporting the delivery and tracking of staff trainings on topics such as equity, inclusion, and anti-discrimination.
- Aiding in the agency’s language access efforts to ensure that all members of the public can effectively engage with HPD’s resources and referrals.
- Managing and tracking public requests for support or assistance related to ODEI/EEO concerns in a timely and professional manner.
- Performing administrative tasks such as scheduling meetings, preparing materials, updating databases, and supporting internal communications.
- Conducting research or data entry as needed to support compliance and equity-related projects.
- Supporting inter-agency coordination and helping maintain partnerships with community and citywide equity initiatives.
- Performing additional duties as assigned to support the overall mission and goals of ODEI/EEO.


Preferred Skills

The EEO College Aid must be detail oriented, able to perform administrative tasks, and have strong interpersonal and communication skills. We are looking for a flexible and collaborative team player with project management, organizational, and analytic skills.
- Strong analytical, research and communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong proficiency in MS Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, Canva)
- Detail-oriented, multi-tasking, self-starter

Please submit a cover letter as part of your application.

Hours/Shift:
Part time while classes are in session: 20 Hours / Full time during summer breaks and recess: 35 Hours

Work Location:
100 Gold Street, New York, NY 10038

COLLEGE AIDE (ALL CITY DEPTS) - 10209

For Assignment Level I:
Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school.
For Assignment Level II (Information Technology):
Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or closely related field, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study.
For Assignment Level III (Information Technology Fellow):
Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or other area relevant to the information technology project(s) assigned, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study. Appointments to this Assignment Level will be made by the Technology Steering Committee through the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.

SPECIAL NOTE
Maximum tenure for all Assignment Levels in the title of College Aide is 6 years. No student shall be employed more than half-time in any week in which classes in which the student is enrolled are in session. Students may be employed full-time during their vacation periods.

The City of New York 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.