CONTRACT SPECIALIST
CONTRACT SPECIALIST
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Job Description
The Homelessness Prevention Administration (HPA) Prevention and Housing Assistance (PHA) is currently comprised of the following units The Rental Assistance Programs (RAP) the HOME TenantBased 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 Mayors Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness called for an expansion of HRAs projectbased 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 Projectbased 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 Citys effort.
The Prevention Community Support is recruiting for three (3) Contract Specialist II to function as the Contract Specialists who will:
Assist with post award contract activities including registration activities contractor insurance
and verification contract startup maintaining contract files and record retention monitoring and
closeout receipt of contract obligations modifications amendments contract extensions or
renewals.
Program review and approval of budgets and budgets modifications contract invoicing and
auditing related activities via the various procurement contract and financial systems.
Support liaising to the Agencys program support divisions including the Agencys Chief
Contracting Office (ACCO) Office of Budget Administration (OBA) Office of Financial Services
and Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) by answering questions clarifying programmatic and funding
requirements related to complex contracting and fiscal actions in order to ensure compliance with
NYC Procurement Policy Board Rules and Agency procedures to facilitate the timely delivery of
contracted goods and services.
Assist with data analysis and quality assurance for Prevention Services to assist in performance
management of PHA growing multimilliondollar programs including developing and preparing
weekly monthly quarterly and annual reports and develop and manage performance matrix
evaluation tool reports and scorecard.
Assist with technical assistance and quality assurance activities for Master Lease and
Projectbased programs. Facilitate 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.
Share recommendations for policies and procedures specific to Master Lease and
Projectbased programs as well as in conjunction with other Agency divisions to ensure
appropriate structures are in place to support contractual requirement and overarching agency
and system goals.
CONTRACT SPECIALIST 40561
Qualifications :
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university accredited by regional national professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U. S. Secretary of Education and by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and six months of fulltime satisfactory professional technical or administrative experience in one or more of the following fields: program evaluation contract negotiation/management fiscal/financial management or project management; or
2. A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a States Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and four years of fulltime satisfactory professional technical or administrative experience in one or more of the following fields: program evaluation contract negotiation/management fiscal/financial management or project management; or
3. Education and or experience equivalent to 1 or 2 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
Employment Type
Full-time
