ASSISTANT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FINANCE CONTRACTS SUPPORT SERVICES

YOU MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST CIVIL SERVICE TITLE PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE TITLE ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9 TITLE CHANGE.

The HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) is the primary mechanism within the Human Resources Administration (HRA) which expedites access to essential benefits such as medical social financial and vocational programs to more than 32000 individuals living with HIV as well as 8000 affected families.

HASA provides intensive case management rental assistance emergency and permanent supportive housing and assistance with applying for public benefits and services including Medicaid food stamps and cash assistance. HASA also provides vocational services that prepare clients for employment. With counselors to help identify barriers to employment clients can select vocational goals and receive support. Other HASA services include home care and homemaking services mental health and substance use screening and treatment referrals transportation assistance referrals to communitybased organizations and SSI or SSD application and appeal.

Under administrative direction of the Deputy Commissioner for the HIV/AIDS Services (HASA) Program with wide latitude to exercise independent judgment initiative and decisionmaking this position is responsible for the direction administration and effective functioning of major divisions in HASA: Administration Contracts/Finance/Support Services and MIS/Reporting. The Assistant Deputy Commissioner (ADC) provides leadership and direction to HASA staff and develops and implements policies regarding the operations of these units monitors their performance and oversees the coordination of activities among these units to ensure services for persons living HIV are accessible to those most in need. The ADC is authorized to assume all the supervisors duties and responsibilities pertaining to finance procurement contract management and to make all decisions in his/ her absence.

The HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) is recruiting for one (1) Administrative Staff Analyst MIV to function as the Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Finance and Contracts who will:

Oversee the development and management of HASAs budget (local state federal funding). Negotiates with DSSs Division and of Finance and the Mayors Office of Management & Budget (OMB) resulting in the establishment of new and renewed program and service contract agreements for HASA.

Oversee the management of HASAs procurement and contract management for services targeted to lowincome persons living with HIV including but not limited to emergency transitional and permanent housing services. Negotiates the terms of contracts/leases/housing arrangements provided by contractors.

Oversee the management of HASA personnel and MIS management. Develop formulate and implement controls for operational supervisory and administrative levels of staff to ensure sufficient staffing (depending on caseload where appropriate) and to ensure funds are available for such staffing. Work with HASA field operations and MIS to develop models for caseload staffing.

Develop realistic expenditure projections and conduct analyses to promote fiscal stability. Ensure appropriate control environment and implement systems that maximize use of funds from multiple sources and ensure adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Be responsible for oversight of budgets payments and audits for contracts with community services providers. Develop and implement methods and programs for monitoring budgets and payments. Responsible for HASA internal accounts and revenue claims.

Work closely with the HASA Deputy Commissioner and Deputy Chief Special Services Officer to develop and implement short and longterm financial and procurement strategies to support HASAs programmatic and administrative priorities.

Contribute to the development implementation and management of HASAs redesign of services for persons living with HIV. Develop interpret communicate and maintain fiscal procurement and personnel policies in alignment with new program design. Serve as a chief advisor to the HASA Deputy Commissioner on all matters related to HASA finance contract management and personnel.

In concert with or at the request of the Deputy Commissioner represent the agency at internal and external meetings to interpret HASA policy. Represent HASA at local State and national conferences and local community meetings dealing with issues relating to HASA.


Work Location: 375 Pearl Street

Hours/Schedule: 9am5pm

Qualifications :

1. A masters 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 fulltime 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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime