Government Affairs Coordinator

About the Agency: The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) oversees housing standards across all 3.7 million homes in New York City. As the nation’s largest municipal housing agency, HPD is responsible for building and preserving affordable housing, protecting tenants from harassment and displacement, and holding landlords accountable across the five boroughs. Under Commissioner Dina Levy and the Mamdani Administration, HPD is pursuing an ambitious housing agenda focused on the needs of New York’s tenants. With a broad set of tools including standards enforcement, tenant resources, and the creation of new affordable housing, HPD is committed to making New York City a more affordable place for renters and homeowners alike.

Your Team The Division of Government Affairs works with City, State, and federal elected officials, as well as agencies, policy makers, advocates, and other stakeholders to assess, craft, and secure legislative changes needed to implement HPD’s goals of creating and preserving affordable housing and protecting the quality and safety of the City’s housing stock.

Your Role The Governmental Affairs Coordinator represents the Division and Agency at meetings with elected officials, government agencies, industry and community stakeholders, and members of the public, manages the Division’s handling of constituent cases referred by Elected Officials and provides support in responding to requests from elected officials and other governmental agencies.

Your Responsibilities Under the direction of the Assistant Commissioner of Government Affairs, the selected candidate will be responsible for the following duties:

• Supporting the development and maintenance of external relationships with elected officials, government agencies, industry and community stakeholders, and members of the public
• Tracking and responding to constituent inquiries from elected officials, external partners, and the public, ensuring that each inquiry is logged, prioritized, researched, and responded to in a timely and thorough manner
• Assisting with planning and implementation of community outreach activities
• Supporting the Government Affairs Team in preparation for legislative hearings and housing events
• Drafting memoranda, correspondence, briefings and talking points
• Representing HPD at public hearings, public forums, meetings with elected officials, and other housing events
• Assisting with office administration and intern supervision, as needed
• Other duties and special projects as assigned Preferred Skills & Experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including editing and proofreading skills
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills with strong attention to detail
• Strong time management skills with demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple complex tasks
• Strong customer service orientation with an ability to deal professionally and tactfully with all levels of staff and external partners
• Intermediate or above level proficiency in Google products, as well as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Bilingual/multilingual proficiency a strong plus Minimum Qualifications
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in government affairs, community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
• High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in government affairs, community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above.

Minimum Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
• High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.