Senior Advisor for Intergovernmental Affairs

About DVS

The mission of the Department of Veterans’ Services is to connect, mobilize, and empower New York City’s Veteran Community to foster purpose-driven lives for New York City Service Members – past and present – in addition to their caregivers, survivors, and families. DVS fulfills this mission by providing New York City’s approximately 200,000 Veterans with essential services and programs focused on pivotal areas such as economic empowerment, housing security, benefits, health and wellness, and culture.

About the Role Senior Advisor for Intergovernmental Affairs

The Senior Advisor for Intergovernmental Affairs will, including but not limited to, engage in high level negotiations, testimony preparation, agency fiscal impact analyses with Senior Mayoral Administration officials, elected officials, agency leads. Senior Advisor for Intergovernmental Affairs will also work directly with Commissioner, Press/Comms, Public Private Partnerships, and other high-level internal/external stakeholders to implement response and any required policy implementation measures.

The duties and responsibilities for the Senior Policy Analyst include, but are not limited to:

- Tracking legislation introduced by the City Council and monitoring its progress as it moves through the legislative process;
- Working with agency counsel in reviewing and preparing legislation;
- Working with agency counsel in crafting a response to City Council legislation and oversight hearings and preparing testimony;
- Preparing written analyses of legislation;
- Facilitating interactions between the City Council and the Administration, including responding to requests from members and staff in a timely manner;
- Support key policy initiatives on behalf of DVS;
- Review and respond to requests for legal advice from DVS staff and Senior Leadership concerning U.S. federal, state, and local laws;

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