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Position Information

AgencyEmpire State Development, NYS

TitlePolicy Advisor

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary GradeNS

Bargaining UnitNone listed

Salary RangeFrom $65000 to $70000 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

Location

County Albany

Street Address 625 Broadway

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12245

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications Education Level: Bachelor’s degree in public administration, public policy, business, or related field required.
Experience and Knowledge:
• 3-5 years of relevant full-time professional experience.
• Knowledge of economic development-related fields such as community development, real estate development, economic incentives (loans, grants, tax credits), business development, private sector finance, public-private partnerships, research and development, or commercialization.
• Preferred:
o Familiar with business attraction policies and conditions for economic growth.
o Familiar with community and economic development strategies.
Competencies Required
• Detail orientation: Submits error-free, “zero defect” work products, including on short deadlines and in response to time-sensitive requests.
• Critical thinking: Skilled at providing insightful critiques of policy proposals, identifying unforeseen consequences, proposing remedies to potential issues, and assessing the short-term and long-term impacts of policy decisions, from both an internal and external perspective. Prepares thoughtful and thorough work products that anticipate and address potential questions from management.
• Communicating: Delivers action and results-oriented briefings; communicates in clear, direct language; summarizes key points efficiently and clearly; prepares professionally written, aesthetically appealing materials suitable for public consumption.
• Collaborating: Builds supportive, trusting relationships with colleagues internally and externally.
• Problem-¬solving: Skilled at breaking complex problems into manageable and discrete tasks; willingness to question and revisit the status quo; ability to navigate impediments and competing stakeholder concerns to achieve pragmatic results.
• Time management: Able to manage competing demands and be responsive on short turnaround.

Duties Description BASIC FUNCTION:
Support the analysis, development, and implementation of New York State economic development policies, as well as the implementation and management of special projects.

WORK PERFORMED:
• Legislative analysis: Collect, review, analyze, and prepare briefings that synthesize the implications of executive, legislative, and stakeholder policy proposals.
• Policy implementation: Help draft operational plans, including step-by-step process documents, to inform the full implementation of new agency policies.
• Project management and support: Update and maintain documents related to tracking the schedule and status of legislation, policy proposals, and special projects.
• Interdepartmental and interagency coordination: Coordinate with other ESD departments and other NYS agencies to inform policy proposals, and to conduct policy analysis.

Additional Comments Position expected to work onsite and/or remote consistent with NYS and ESD guidelines and needs.

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Contact Information

Name Emmanuel Petit-Frere, HR Talent Acquisition Specialist

Telephone N/A

Fax N/A

Email Address resumes@esd.ny.gov

Address

Street 633 Third Avenue

City New York

State NY

Zip Code 10017

 

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