Director Of Contracts Budgets

Job Description

APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OR BE PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE TITLE or ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9 TITLE CHANGE. The Human Resources Administration (HRA) is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. As the largest local social services agency in the country, HRA helps more than three million New Yorkers annually through the administration of more than 15 major public assistance programs.

The Housing Services Administration (HSA) helps clients with histories of homelessness succeed in permanent housing by providing access to permanent housing with support services. HSA works closely with other divisions of HRA and with other governmental and non-governmental service providers to create new programs and to integrate and refine existing services so that clients experiencing homelessness can move into safe, affordable housing that best supports their stability and integration in the community.

Program areas under the Housing team’s purview include the design and implementation of the Mayor’s 15,000-unit supportive housing commitment, affordable housing for formerly homeless households, provision of support services for older adults moving from shelter to permanent housing and the development of innovative permanent housing models for individuals and families living in shelter. HSA supports and coordinates the development of affordable and supportive housing, provides referrals to and services in supportive, senior affordable housing and other related affordable and supportive housing initiatives.

The Human Resources Administration (HRA) is recruiting for one (1) Administrative Staff Analyst NM-2 to function as a Director of Contract Budgets, who will:

• Manage contract and procurement activities for affordable/supportive programs, which may include amendments, renewals and/or negotiated acquisitions. In close coordination with HRA’s Office of Budget Administration and HSA program area Executive Directors, manage post award contract activities, including registration activities, contractor insurance and verification, contract start-up, maintaining contract files and record retention, monitoring, and close-out, receipt of contract obligations, modifications, amendments, contract extensions or renewals.
  
  Manage program review and approval of budgets and budgets modifications, contract invoicing and auditing related activities via the various procurement, contract, and financial systems.
• Serve as a liaison to the Agency’s program support divisions, including the Agency’s Chief Contracting Office (ACCO), Office of Budget Administration (OBA), Office of Financial Services, and Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) ensuring programmatic and funding requirements related to complex contracting and fiscal actions comply with NYC Procurement Policy Board Rules and Agency procedures to facilitate the timely delivery of contracted goods and services.
• Supervise Budget Analysts to ensure accuracy and efficiency in contracting activities performed by staff to include, but not limited to programmatic and fiscal reports, annual budgets and budget modifications, contract accruals and expenditures, and coordinate the annual review/close-out for all program areas within HSA.
• Participate in efforts to enhance systems of tracking, communication, and reporting. Work in conjunction with IT and other partners to formulate database and reporting systems and formats to support review and analysis of constituent population service needs and programming activities.
• Coordinate technical assistance and quality assurance activities for affordable/supportive program contract activities. Oversee and assist in the development of tools and protocols to provide support, ongoing review and assessment of case related activities and general oversight of provider agency programming and contractual requirements.
• Develop recommendations for policies and procedures specific to affordable/supportive housing contracts in conjunction with other Agency…