Strategy And Innovation College Aide

City of New York • Brooklyn, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) is a coordinating agency for the City of New York, responsible for planning, preparing for, educating the public about, coordinating emergency response and recovery, and disseminating emergency information. The agency maintains a disciplined unit of emergency management personnel. The Office of Strategic Operations (OSO), which reports into the Chief of Staff, is responsible for managing high-priority agency-wide or citywide initiatives that support the growth of emergency management at both NYCEM and the City at large. OSO works to provide innovative proposals to continuously improve internal, interagency, and externally facing operations. To accomplish its goals, OSO is organized into three Units: Analysis and Evaluation, Strategy and Innovation, and Continuity of Operations (COOP). The Strategy & Innovation (S&I) Unit is responsible for leading strategic planning and implementing novel initiatives and programs to enhance the City’s emergency management practice. The College Aide will join NYCEM’s Strategy & Innovation team at a pivotal moment as the agency looks to the future with both a new mayoral administration and commissioner. NYCEM is in the final stages of developing and publishing a comprehensive strategic plan, and the intern will play a direct role in supporting both the plan’s completion and rollout. Work will span research, stakeholder engagement, meeting facilitation support, and written communications. The intern will gain hands-on experience in public sector strategic planning within one of the nation’s most complex and high-profile municipal governments.

Requirements

• Resume
• Cover letter describing your interest in emergency management and public sector strategic planning
• Current undergraduate or graduate student in public policy, public administration, urban planning, political science, government, or a related field.
• Strong research, analytical, and writing skills, with the ability to turn complex information into clear, concise materials.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Ability to manage multiple tasks independently with strong attention to detail.
• Interest in strategy, governance, emergency management, resilience, public safety, or urban policy.
• Provide a letter confirming matriculation with an accredited college/university.
• Further letters will be required for each semester (spring, summer, fall) while working at NYCEM.
• Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school (for Assignment Level I).

Nice To Haves

• Writing sample (policy memo, research brief, or similar)
• Experience with data visualization or survey tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support finalization of the agency's strategic plan by synthesizing feedback from leadership and staff.
• Contribute writing and editing to the plan document and annexes.
• Help develop and track key results and performance indicators tied to plan objectives.
• Implement best practices in strategic plan performance measurement frameworks.
• Draft meeting materials for executive stakeholders.
• Support internal staff engagement, including communications and information processing.
• Assist with the public rollout of the strategic plan, coordinating across communications, legal, and design partners.
• Support general project management with status monitoring, decision and change logs, and stakeholder tracking.
• Work with supervisor to clarify priorities and calibrate assignments to graduate or undergraduate level.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees