New York State Department of Labor · 1 month ago
Policy, Strategy & Research Unit Internship - Hourly - New York
New York, NY
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$17/hr - $20/hrThe New York State Department of Labor is dedicated to providing outstanding services to workers and businesses in New York. They are seeking an intern to assist with policy research, project development, and the creation of public documents related to labor and employment issues.
ConsultingGovernment
Responsibilities
Performs simple policy research including identifying stakeholder positions and data gathering
Assist in project development, implementation and oversight
This can include drafting, editing and developing proposals to address new policy initiatives or reassessing existing policies
Assists in the creation of documents for public dissemination including FAQs, Fact Sheets, or other reference materials as part of the policy or legislative implementation process
Reviews and summarizes information or written comments obtained through qualitative data gathering
Stays aware of state and national labor trends; monitors national, state, and local laws related to labor, employment, and economic issues; tracks legislation on behalf of division
Provide administrative assistance and policy support activities for assigned programs/units under the supervision of a higher level Policy Analyst or higher professional title
Qualification
Required
Be a United States citizen or foreign national eligible to work in the United States
Be 18 years of age or older
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
Have completed a minimum of one (1) year as a student at a degree-granting two or four-year college or university (completion of one year's worth of academic credits over a longer period may qualify part-time students for participation in the program), or be a currently enrolled graduate student or accepted in a graduate degree program
Have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0, or the letter grade equivalent
Preferred
Ideally, the location would be NYC (Policy team is located at 199 Church St, New York, NY 10007). They could be flexible and work with an intern based in Albany
Preferred minimum education level: Senior
Preferred maximum education level: Graduate Student
Company
New York State Department of Labor
The New York State Department of Labor (DOL or NYSDOL) is the department of the New York state government that enforces labor law.
Founded in 1901
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Thilden Carr
Chief Technology Officer
William Augustine
Chief Information Security Officer
Recent News
Central New York Business Journal
2025-10-09
2025-02-02
Rochester Business Journal
2024-12-11
Company data provided by crunchbase