Director of State Government Affairs

• We maintain building and resident safety and health
• We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability
• We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity.

• Lead the Agency’s response to relevant State legislation, providing analysis, and oversee engagement and negotiations with the State Legislature and City Hall;
• Develop an engagement strategy and timeline for promoting department priorities through the state budget process;
• Work closely and collaboratively with senior staff to develop, draft, advocate for, and implement HPD’s State legislative agenda;
• Monitor and analyze State legislation and advise on the agency’s position and response;
• Provide key political analysis and strategic advice to the Commissioner and senior agency leadership;
• Manage inquiries from City Hall, other city agencies, elected officials, and constituents regarding housing issues; coordinating responses with key staff from across the agency;
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with elected officials, advocates, housing groups, and agency partners, including proactively managing regular communication about the work of the Office, both internally and externally;
• Regularly interface with State elected officials to advance key Agency priorities;
• Research, draft, and edit public testimony for the Commissioner and other senior staff to deliver at legislative hearings;
• Coordinate regular meetings the Commissioner and department leadership to provide updates on state legislative engagement;
• Develop a portfolio of written materials to explain and promote HPD legislative priorities;
• Lead briefing sessions with the Commissioner and Senior staff to familiarize them with materials that promote state legislative priorities and prepare them for meetings with advocates and legislators.
• Create briefing documents for key members of the state legislature
• Travel to Albany for in-person meetings with state legislative staff and state representatives as necessary
• Prepare the Commissioner and other senior staff to testify and respond to questions at public hearings.
• Responsible for special projects assigned by the Deputy Commissioner of External Affairs and Assistant Commissioner of Government Affairs as needed.

• 3 years of experience working on legislative issues or intergovernmental affairs at the state level
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Flexibility, creativity, and the ability to work well under pressure.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple complex tasks.
• Knowledge of affordable housing, HPD programs and service, and housing policy broadly.
• Ability to problem-solve on a wide range of issues.