DIRECTOR OF CONTRACTS AND COMPLIANCE
City of New York
Job Description
APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST CIVIL SERVICE TITLE, PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE TITLE ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9 TITLE. CHANGE.
Domestic Violence Services (DVS) provides a variety of comprehensive immediate and long-term support services to survivors of Domestic Violence and their families. DVS provides oversight for the largest domestic shelter system in the country which provides safety and services for this vulnerable population. This network of more than 55 emergency domestic violence shelters provides temporary emergency housing, and supportive services to over 17,500 victims of domestic violence and their children annually. DVS provides oversight and funding for the 24-hour domestic violence hotline. DVS also administers the No Violence Again (NOVA) program located at the DHS intake center and the Domestic Violence Liaison Unit, which provides domestic violence counseling and intervention at Job Centers. DVS partners with a network of community-based organizations, that provide counseling, legal services, financial development services, and job readiness for domestic violence survivors. In addition, DVS leads a nationally recognized domestic violence primary prevention effort, the Teen Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP).
Under administrative direction of the Senior Director of Administration Planning Operations and Emergency Support Services, the Director of Contracts and Compliance with wide latitude for independent judgment, is responsible for the daily administration of the DVS Contracts area. The Unit manages relationships with the contracted vendors by ensuring vendor fiscal and programmatic accountability, reviews program budgets and expenditures, tracks vendor performance and ensures adherence to program requirements. In addition, the unit develops request for proposals and bids as required. The current contract portfolio includes 70 contracts, including DV residential and non-residential contracts, the Teen Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (Teen RAPP), and the Mayor’s Office to end Domestic and Gender Based Violence (ENDBV) contract/amendments, valued at approximately $131 million.
The Domestic Violence Services (DVS) is seeking to recruit one (1) Administrative Staff Analyst NMII to function as the Director of Contracts and Compliance who will:
- Oversee the DVS Contracts and Compliance Unit and is directly responsible for the development and management of a diverse suite of contract vehicles for all DVS program areas. Interprets, develops and informs the scope of services and ensures inclusion of uniform and mandatory City contractual requirements.
- Oversee the daily administration of all DVS contracts including achievement of MWBE goals, invoice tracking, interactions with DSS Audits, compliance with appropriate documentation including vendor program evaluations, site visit reports, claims for reimbursement, budget modification, and fiscal audits.
- Manage and direct staff throughout the city procurement process from initial solicitation to contract execution and oversight; serve as the liaison and work closely with DSS’s Office of Legal Affairs and the Agency Chief Contracting Office ensuring program compliance with all federal, state and local law and regulatory reporting requirements and overall NYC agency financial policies and procedures. Provide interpretation and analysis of fiscal policies and procedures to DVS executive management.
- Design and implement effective contract compliance and reporting mechanisms to guarantee integrity and the provision of quality services to clients; including directing staff through program monitoring, identifying deficiencies, and working with vendors to implement corrective action plans.
- Provide input into the development of program scope of services, evaluation of new and existing contracts, request for proposals, bid proposals, and requests for information across DVS program areas. Coordinate the development of contract evaluation recommendations and analysis. Ensure contract compliance, obtain, review and analyze supporting documentation for contract perform evaluation and achievement of contracted performance goals.
- Analyze and review all contract documentation for federal, state and local law and regulatory reporting requirements and agency policy and mayoral directive compliance.
- Compile and analyze program activity data and ensure compliance with performance measures. Analyze performance data and report any significant findings to EIS program directors.
- Attend contract award and bid conferences, internal meetings regarding EIS contract related matters.
Work Location: 4 World Trade Center, New York, NY
Hours/Schedule: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Qualifications
1. A 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; or
2. A 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 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.
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