Government Affairs Intern

New York City Housing Development Corporation • New York, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Government Affairs Intern will work with colleagues across the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), as well as governmental and trade group partners, to advance HDC’s and New York City’s housing policy priorities. The intern will monitor, analyze, and communicate legislative and regulatory issues to internal and external stakeholders.

The intern will join 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 team promotes policy changes and seeks to increase federal, state, and city resources supporting HDC’s mission to create and preserve multifamily affordable housing in New York City.

Through one or more projects, the intern will receive coaching and support in identifying, analyzing, and promoting beneficial changes to affordable housing programs and financing resources; building relationships and collaborating with experts and leaders across national and local organizations; and developing effective writing and communication skills for time-constrained settings and varied audiences. This is a Spring 2027 internship based in HDC’s NYC/Financial District office. The hourly rate for graduate interns is $20. HDC will support an intern’s application for academic credit or a stipend from their school or university if needed.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• 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 collaborating across teams and with different organizations to accomplish shared goals.
• Experience tracking, summarizing, and analyzing federal legislation and budgets.
• Experience drafting educational materials on complex subject matter.
• Familiarity with federal legislative and regulatory databases, including Congress.gov and Federalregister.gov.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Copilot.

Responsibilities

• Assist the IGA team in advancing 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 producing 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 discussions.
• Research and draft memos on potential new priorities and regulatory proposals circulating in the national and local landscape, as needed.

Benefits

• HDC will fully support an intern’s application for credit or a stipend from their school or university, if needed.
• Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern