Student Intern

Position Summary: The Equal Opportunity Intern supports the NYS Gaming Commission’s Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) in the attainment of equal opportunity, inclusion, and accessibility; including EEO education, outreach, research, and coordination.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with preparing materials for EEO education sessions, including assessment instrumentation, handouts, presentations, and resource packets.
• Support scheduling, registration tracking, and attendance records for training sessions.
• Assist with developing anti-bias and implicit bias training content, including research and drafting support.
• Compile participant feedback and evaluation summaries following training sessions.
• Co-design education materials used during new employee orientation.
• Assist with recreating the recruitment toolkit, incorporating feedback from the Equal Opportunity Specialist.
• Support the marketing campaign for the agency’s Workforce Diversity & Inclusion Strategic plan.
• Assist with coordinating a statewide visitation initiative in which Human Resources, Equal Opportunity, and the Executive Cabinet visit agency locations in person and virtually.
• Refine data points gathered from director interviews and interview reviews and incorporate demographic outreach and program participation data.
• Support outreach and recruitment collaboration, including college and university outreach and job fair preparation.
• Assist with coordinating resources to accompany day/month acknowledgements, such as the Veterans Appreciation Celebration.
• Assist with drafting outreach communications and program announcements.
• Create succession plan for duties related to the position

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled at an accredited college or university (undergraduate or graduate).
• Interest in human resources, equal opportunity, inclusion, education, communications, public administration, or a related field.
• Strong research, writing, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Ability to work collaboratively and to handle sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality.

Supervisor: Equal Opportunity Specialist, Dr. Malika Carter-Hoyt, Chief of Equal Opportunity, Compliance and Inclusive Strategy. Term and Schedule: Paid internship for the upcoming semester, 18.75 hours per week; schedule to be arranged with the selected candidate, OEO, and their academic institution.

Minimum Qualifications

*Candidates must be be actively enrolled in a New York State college, university, or graduate program, or be a resident of New York State, attending a college, university, or graduate program outside of New York State

The successful candidate will be a clear communicator and able to take instructions and follow provided standards and guidance under prescribed timelines.

Additional Information

Prohibition against Playing and Wagering

Commission employees and family members residing in their households are prohibited from purchasing Lottery tickets or claiming Lottery prizes. Commission employees are prohibited from wagering upon any horse racing, commercial gaming, video lottery gaming, Indian gaming, charitable gaming activities, interactive fantasy sports, and mobile sports wagering within the State. To avoid any appearance of impropriety of conflict of interest, Commission employees will be prohibited from all aspects of promoting, operating, and playing in any charitable gaming, which includes bingo and games of chance such as raffles, whether the organization conducting the game is required to be licensed by the Commission. The prohibition placed upon each Commission employee from assisting with any charitable gaming does not apply to the employee's family unless the employee thinks it presents a conflict of interest related to his or her job duties. Commission employees must also avoid any outside activities that could interfere or be perceived to interfere with their job duties.

Pre-Employment Restrictions

The law that established the Commission (specifically, Section 107 or the Racing, Pari-mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law) prohibits any person from being employed by the Commission if, during the period commencing three years prior to employment, such person held any interest in, or employment by, any corporation, association or person engaged in gaming activity with the State.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The NYS Gaming Commission is an equal opportunity employer, does not tolerate discrimination in employment, programs, or activities on any basis protected by federal or state law, and we recognize that diversity in our workforce is critical to fulfilling our mission. We encourage applicants from all communities to apply. Please direct inquiries to the Office for Equal Opportunity at (518) 388-4086.

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance to fully participate in the application and interview process for the position sought, please contact us at (518) 388-4086 or email gam.sm.Accessibility@gaming.ny.gov and we will be happy to assist you.