EEO--EEO Graduate Intern

Position: 2026-EEO-002-EEO Graduate Intern
Location: Jamaica

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system's 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the city.

The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity (EEO&D) is charged with promoting consistency and fairness in our employment practices and driving diversity and inclusion in all assets of our business. The EEO&D is responsible for ensuring compliance with the City's EEO Policy and works in partnership with Organizational Development & Human Resources (OD&HR), Labor Relations & Discipline, and Bureau Management to meet the City's compliance requirements under applicable anti-discrimination law, policy, mandates and best practices.

DEP's EEO&D is responsible for ensuring equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants. The selected candidate will also conduct legal research on related EEO matters; work on EEO backlog case files, data migration into the new EEO database and publish the EEO newsletter. Assist with planning and implementation of numerous diversity and inclusion events and other initiatives within the EEO office.

In addition, the summer intern will develop a final presentation to display assignments they have been involved with while working as an intern at the DEP Interns Closing Ceremony.

RECRUITMENT CONTACT: interns.gov

SUMMER GRADUATE INTERN - 10232

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Skills

* Student must have at least a 2.5

GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
-Experience in human resources or legal research. Selection Criteria:

- Strong writing skills effective interpersonal skills.

- Familiarity and/or experience with computers/software Microsoft Office Suite experience in scanning documents and creating digital libraries is a plus.

- Leadership skills self-motivation and ability to work well with minimal supervision.

Residency Requirement

This position does NOT require NYC residency.

Additional Information

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.