City of New York CONTRACT AND PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR New York , New York Apply Now The Homelessness Prevention Administration (HPA) – Prevention and Housing Assistance (PHA) is currently comprised of the following units -The Rental Assistance Programs (RAP), the HOME Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program (HOME TBRA), and the Office of Prevention and Community Support (PCS). PHA is expanding to include the newly created Master Leasing Unit.The Mayor's Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness called for an expansion of HRA's project-based rental assistance contracts, which can provide savings and create more permanent housing options for New Yorkers experiencing homelessness. The goal of these Master Lease and Project-based programs are to provide long term affordable housing options and support services for families and adults living in shelters. This new organizational area is an integral part of the Administrations housing goals, and the Human Resources Administration (HRA) is pooling it resources to lead in the City's effort.The Prevention and Housing Assistance is recruiting for the Master Leasing Unit (MLU) one (1) Administrative Staff Analyst-NMII to function as the Contract and Procurement Director who willUnder general direction of the Assistant Deputy Commissioner (ADC) for MLU, the Director willmanage procurement activities for Master Lease and Project-based programs existing contracts,which may include amendments, renewals and/or negotiated acquisitions. Manage procurementsolicitation activities associated with the open-ended RFP and on-board an estimated 5-10 newcontracts per year procurement. Manage post award contract activities, including registrationactivities, contractor insurance and verification, contract start-up, maintaining contract files andrecord retention, monitoring, and close-out, receipt of contract obligations, modifications,amendments, contract extensions or renewals. Manage program review and approval of budgetsand budgets modifications, contract invoicing and auditing related activities via the variousprocurement, contract, and financial systems.Serve as a liaison to the Agency's program support divisions, including the Agency's ChiefContracting Office (ACCO), Office of Budget Administration (OBA), Office of Financial Services,and Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) by answering questions clarifying programmatic and fundingrequirements related to complex contracting and fiscal actions, in order to ensure compliancewith NYC Procurement Policy Board Rules and Agency procedures to facilitate the timely deliveryof contracted goods and services.Data Analysis and Quality Assurance for MLU to assist in performance management of ourgrowing multi-million-dollar programs, including developing and preparing weekly, monthly,quarterly, and annual reports and develop and managing performance matrix, evaluation tool,reports, and scorecard.Participate in efforts to enhance systems of tracking, communication, and reporting. Work inconjunction with IT and other partners to formulate database and reporting systems and formatsto support review and analysis of constituent population service needs and programming activities.Coordinate technical assistance and quality assurance activities for MLU. Facilitate developmentof tools and protocols to provide support, ongoing review and assessment of case related activitiesand general oversight of provider agency programming and contractual requirements. Develop andprovide recommendations for policies and procedures specific to MLU as well as in conjunction withother Agency divisions to ensure appropriate structures are in place to support contractualrequirement and overarching agency and system goals.Provide direct supervision and oversee staff related oversight. Establish work goals and objectives.Ensure professional development and performance review. Support all disciplinary activities.QualificationsA master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; orA baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.Additional InformationThe 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr
