Associate Contract Specialist

City of New York • New York City, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Assistant Deputy Agency Chief Contracting Officer (ADACCO), the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) is seeking to hire an Associate Contract Specialist. This role is responsible for processing procurements for services, goods, and construction accurately and timely, ensuring compliance with funding stream rules to meet DYCD's goals. The specialist will oversee the evaluation process, including committee meetings and evaluator trainings, and draft clear solicitation specifications. They will also consult with DYCD units to ensure correct procurement of goods and services, maintain procurement status reports and databases, and process contracts to registration in a timely manner, including responsibility determination.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of full-time satisfactory professional, technical or administrative experience in one or more of the following fields: program evaluation, contract negotiations/management, fiscal/financial management, or project management; or
• A four year high school diploma, or its educational equivalent, and six years of full-time, satisfactory professional, technical or administrative work experience in one or more of the fields cited above; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above.
• College credits obtained from an accredited college may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 college semester credits for one year of experience as described in "1" above.
• All candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least two years of full-time experience as described in "1" above.

Responsibilities

• Processing procurements for services, goods and construction in an accurate and timely manner using the appropriate procurement methods ensuring the procurements are in compliance with the rules associated to the funding stream in order to meet DYCD's goals and objectives.
• Overseeing the evaluation process for DYCD procurements, including but not limited to conducting committee meetings and evaluator trainings.
• Drafting solicitation specifications in a clear and concise manner
• Consulting with various DYCD units to ensure the correct goods and or services are being procured
• Maintain and update procurement status reports and databases
• Processing contracts to registration in a timely manner which would include the responsibility determination process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees