ABOUT OATH:

The City of New York’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is the nation’s largest administrative tribunal, holding approximately 400,000 trials and hearings a year. As the City’s central, independent administrative law court, OATH adjudicates a wide range of matters filed by nearly every city agency, board and commission. OATH also houses the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution which provides mediation and restorative justice support to City government agencies and the general public, and the Administrative Judicial Institute, a resource center that provides training, continuing education, research and support services for administrative law judges and hearing officers.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Administration division of OATH requires assistance in documenting current operational policies and procedures. The Policy Analyst Intern will gain valuable, applicable experience in process documenting these internal operations within the Administration team and give the chance to provide input into internal policy and operational procedure development. Doing so will expose the intern to various operations withing functions of procurement, budget, data analytics, human resources recruitment, timekeeping, payroll, facilities, and physical security management.

The entire policy analysis documentation cycle will require strong listening skills, logical thinking, empathy, and the ability to communicate in simple writing. The ideal candidate will be able to keep the interviewed subject matter expert focused on the entire workflow and possess excellent communication, writing, and documentation skills. At the end of the internship, the intern will be expected to develop a collection of various “how to” policies and documentation that future new staff members can refer to for training.

SUMMER GRADUATE INTERN - 10232

Candidates must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program in an accredited college, university or law school.

- Preferred majors include Public Administration, Public Policy, Technical Systems Engineering, Business Management, Project Management, or any similarly skilled type major - Excellent customer or relationship management skills - Excellent written communication and documentation skills - Excellent communication skills with professionals of highly complicated procedures - Familiarity with policy and procedure documentation in civilian or military organizations experience a plus - Outstanding proficiency in Microsoft Visio or other process management software.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

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.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.