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  Job Summary    As a quasi-governmental entity, this NJEDA internship is designed to prepare students for a fast-paced business environment while also offering experience working within the compliance functions of a governmental structure. The successful candidate for this competitive opportunity will gain an in-depth insight into the legal compliance activities surrounding the facilitative role of State government in expanding financial sources through assignments and research.    This is a paid internship position intended for current graduate students enrolled in an accredited law school on a full or part time basis.  The ideal Legal Compliance intern candidate has strong written and verbal communication as well as strong analytical skills and an interest in legal and regulatory compliance. The internship may be for the school year, summer, or both depending on the needs of the Authority and the availability of the candidate. The potential journey beyond this internship may include a post-graduation/pre-bar exam passageposition with the Legal Compliance departments of the Authority. 

  Job Summary    Provides credit and administrative support to the Loan Servicing & Compliance Team. 

  Job Summary    The Business Operations Department is part ofthe Legal and Compliance team working across the organization to help develop and document program and cross-organizational policies and procedures to both increase operational effectiveness and ensure a robust audit and compliance record.    This role will assist with reviewing and revising policies and proceduresfor a variety of economic development programs as well as general organizational policies and procedures. 

The Analyst serves as an advisor on Sector Financing & Incentives products. In addition, an Analyst maintains a general working knowledge of other NJEDA Programs and Departments in order to support, promote, and manage NJEDA’s offerings effectively to manage external and internal relationships.    This job’s responsibilities include but not limited to, the NJEDA’s Sector Financing & Incentivesproducts.  This would include being responsible for business development, relationship management, business process, application review with detail and thorough analysis as well as data entry into CRM system. The Analyst will coordinate and collaborate their efforts with NJEDA Industry Sector Leads, other State agencies and partners at the local and county level governments to grow the number and volume of investment activity in the State through providing information and access to the respective programs with the ultimate goal of creating Economic Transformation for the industries in the state of New Jersey.    $65,484 - $81,855   Note: The NJEDA currently offers a hybrid work schedule for up to 2 days of telecommute work from home. To participate, you will be required to have high speed home internet access and a managers approval. This program does not supersede the "New Jersey First Act", which requires newly hired NJEDA employees to establish and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey.

  Job Summary   NJEDA’s Venture Programs Departmentseeks an outstanding intern candidate tocollaborate with a team of highly motivated financial professionals, who are passionate about advancing New Jersey’s innovation economy.The successful candidate will have the opportunity to supportthe Venture Programs Department full product portfolio, including, but not limited to, the development and communication of Key Performance Indicators for the NJEDA’s venture activities, the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund, New Jersey Innovation Fellows (NJIF),NJ Founders & Funders, Venture Fund Investments, Golden Seeds, the SSBCI Life Sciences Fund, the SSBCI SEDI Seed Fund, and the Black and Latino Seed Fund programs.     Innovation can occur anywhere, but it may have the greatest chance of success when born and fostered with the collaboration of interested partners. The NJEDA’s Venture Programs Department manages a suite of programs designed to support a virtuous cycle of innovation in the State by engaging with New Jersey’s large corporate citizens, early-stage businesses,and venture capital and angel investors.The successful candidate will assistin the execution and management of these programs by identifying and evaluating key stakeholders, providing research support, and supporting program processes.     The candidate will gain an in-depth insight into the facilitative role of State government in expanding capital sources through assignments and research involving policy creation, business development, government operations, and venture capital fund investment analysis. This internship is designed to prepare students for a fast-paced business environment. The experience also includes interaction with an assigned mentor, business development meetings with investors, startups, and other ecosystem stakeholders, and networking events. 

Job Summary   Responsible to perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks as assigned by the appropriate department. Duties of the Administrative Assistant include providing support to our managers and employees, assisting in daily office needs and managing our company’s general administrative activities.   $44,880 - $56,100   Note: The NJEDA currently offers a hybrid work schedule for up to 2 days of telecommute work from home. To participate, you will be required to have high speed home internet access and a managers approval. This program does not supersede the "New Jersey First Act", which requires newly hired NJEDA employees to establish and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey.

Job Summary   Provides support and assists in daily operations of the department.   Supports Director, Program Managers, Closing Officers, Closing Associates (“Closing Staff”) with overall product organization, closing and business workflow of the Department.   $44,880 -  $56,100   NOTE: The NJEDA currently offers a hybrid work schedule for up to 2 days of telecommute work from home. To participate, you will be required to have high speed home internet access and a managers approval. This program does not supersede the "New Jersey First Act", which requires newly hired NJEDA employees to establish and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey.

Job Summary    Analyzes commercial loan applications of greater complexity and higher dollar value, and structures credit arrangements, in order to generate interest income while limiting credit losses, to support the operations and fulfill the NJEDA mission, mentors less experienced underwriting staff. Primarily responsible for loans under programs such as Direct Loans, Premier Lender Program, and the Department of Environmental Protection and completing financial reviews in support of EDA tax incentive programs.    $85,680 - $107,100   Note: The NJEDA currently offers a hybrid work schedule for up to 2 days of telecommute work from home. To participate, you will be required to have high speed home internet access and a managers approval. This program does not supersede the "New Jersey First Act", which requires newly hired NJEDA employees to establish and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey.

Job Summary    The Senior Economist will work alongside the Chief Economist and Economist to support a variety of initiatives and priority projects for the Economic and Data Analytics team. This position will be responsible for analyzing market trends, advising the NJEDA on economic decisions, and developing models for forecasting, among other duties. The Senior Economist will also work to distill complex economic data to non-technical audiences--requiring excellent communicative ability.    $85,680 - $107,100   Note: The NJEDA currently offers a hybrid work schedule for up to 2 days of telecommute work from home. To participate, you will be required to have high speed home internet access and a managers approval. This program does not supersede the "New Jersey First Act", which requires newly hired NJEDA employees to establish and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey.

Job Summary    This individual will be ina newly created department charged with leading the Authority’s Focus on building, delicensing,monitoring,and investing in Sector Specific Strategic Innovation Centers. Reporting to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (NJEDA) Managing Director Innovation Impact, the Senior Advisor, Strategic Innovation Initiatives will be responsible for assisting the MD inshaping and leading the Authority’s efforts to ensure the State’s long-term economic competitiveness throughplace-based innovationcenters.  Specifically, this positionwill play a founding leadership role in the Authority’s $120 million Strategic Innovation Centers program, tasked with assistingthe startup of projects, budgeting, planning, stakeholder management, and private sector engagement. The Senior Advisor, Strategic Innovation Initiativesis forward-facing to the public and will foster strong working relationships with key industry stakeholders, including regular engagement with private sector leaders, senior government stakeholders, and strategic partners.     Strategic Innovation Centers(SICs) are facilities that either directly support research and development (R&D), innovation, or entrepreneurship or are aimed at solving specific problems in new and innovative ways through a combination of services such as mentorship, networking opportunities, hands-on training, business support services, education opportunities, and/or access to testing, fabrication, or manufacturing facilities and equipment.    Strategic Innovation Centers can take many forms such as: accelerators, incubators, research centers, innovative service delivery centers, or multi-tenant innovation clusters.Most have a common goal of being a physical location that brings people together to advance innovation.They are often focused on a specific industry or around solving a specific problem.  They build a community cluster of like-minded individuals that collaborate on solving a common problem or advancing a common goal.  The ability to coalesce entrepreneurs and innovators at a central location often leads to a quicker time to market and greater success.     $99,120 - $123,900   Note: The NJEDA currently offers a hybrid work schedule for up to 2 days of telecommute work from home. To participate, you will be required to have high speed home internet access and a manager's approval. This program does not supersede the "New Jersey First Act", which requires newly hired NJEDA employees to establish and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey.