CONTRACT SPECIALIST

About the role

NYCHA’s mission is to provide quality housing for New Yorkers that is sustainable, inclusive, and safe, while fostering opportunities for economic mobility. NYCHA employs approximately 12,000 workers who manage the backend and frontline operations of 177,569 apartments in 2,411 buildings across 335 conventional public housing and PACT developments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Task Order package for OMB and/or Comptroller's Office Audit
• Serve as primary liaison with Department of Financial Planning and Analysis on this Project
• Formulate documents for funding increase and contract term extension
• Review Vendor's proposals and performance reports to ensure compliance with the agency's requirements and federal/state/city Guidelines
• Monitor Vendor's performance to ensure regulatory and contract compliance
• Manage Vendor's task orders, budgets, administrative and compliance requirements
• Review Statistical and other technical data submitted by vendor
• Prepare summary analysis of Vendor's performance
• Meet with Department's upper Management team to discuss Vendor's performance
• Manage a contract of significant size and complexity

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and six months of full-time, 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 a four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of full-time, 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 education and/or experience equivalent to the above

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of The City of New York Office of the Comptroller Internal Control and Accountability Directive
• Familiar with the Rules of the Procurement Policy Board, Mayoral policies and procedures and procurement related laws, rules and regulation
• Knowledge of Oracle Financial System

Additional Information

• Due to the existence of a civil service list, candidates must have permanent civil service status in the title of Contract Specialist to apply
• Interagency transfers into NYCHA of those permanent in title are not permitted in the face of an active and viable NYCHA promotion list or preferred is for the same title
• For NYCHA employees: employees applying for promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable)
• This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program. For detailed information regarding the 55-a Program, click on the link below: https://bit.ly/55aProgram
• Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position
• As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/
• NYCHA has no residency requirements

Pay

$59,420.00 – $81,844.00