Department of Civil Service

Description:

Basic Function:
Assist the Chief of Staff on a broad array of projects, both internal and external to Empire State Development (ESD).

Work Performed:
Opportunity to contribute to the team in a variety of ways; including:
o Assisting in efforts related to the ten Regional Offices (ROs) and the Puerto Rico office
- Assist with operations manual for Originators within ROs
- Help create marketing/promotional collateral for ROs (i.e. brochures, updating content on webpages)
o Researching specific regions, industries, Regional Economic Development Councils, etc. on an ad-hoc basis
o Writing briefs for the Chief of Staff and CEO
o Working on interagency initiatives and events
- Access to Capital events
- Region-wide events, driven by common mission/goal (i.e. Sustainable Dev Conferences)

Skills:

Interest in economic development

Policymaking and government

Good communicatns & Interpersonal skills

Working in fast paced, dynamic envirnmnt

Knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Internship Areas: Economic Development, Planning/Analysis/Research