Disaster Recovery Grant Manager

City of New York•New York, NY

1d•$98,140 - $110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is seeking a Disaster Recovery Grant Manager to join the Compliance & Strategy Team within the Office of Compliance & Risk Management (CRM). This role is crucial for managing programs funded by grants, particularly Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The position supports HPD's mission to build and preserve affordable housing, protect tenants, and hold landlords accountable across New York City.

Requirements

Meet the qualifications of Administrative Staff Analyst.
A minimum of five years in relevant and related roles demonstrating successful project management capacity and increasing levels of responsibility.
Demonstrated ability to interpret complex legislation, regulations, and policy requirements, and translate them into clear operational guidance and practical implementation approaches.
Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.
Strong collaborator across all levels of management and experience, and with a wide array of internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to balance a variety of projects and priorities for a fast-paced, high-volume workload.
Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
Passion for public service with a commitment to ensuring effective management of and adherence to policies, procedures, and requirements.
Candidates must have a high school diploma and at least two years of experience in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, fiscal or economic research; or in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; or in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management.
Eighteen (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.

Nice To Haves

Inquisitive self-starter and problem-solver with demonstrated leadership skills in the field of compliance, risk management, and/or grant monitoring.
Eager to utilize and share expertise, setting the foundation for long term agency compliance and a risk management framework.

Responsibilities

Coordinate between programs administering CDBG grant funds across the agency and with external partners, including NYC OMB, NYC Housing Recovery Operations (HRO), NYC Law Department (Law), NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice (MOCEJ), and HUD.
Monitor, document, and report on the compliance of internal teams, contractors, and subrecipients with all applicable governing regulations for CDBG-DR programs, and assist in implementing these processes for new CDBG-DR programs.
Supervise a CDBG-DR Grant Compliance Manager.
Collaborate with administrative and program staff to implement plans, policies, and strategies ensuring effective compliance with federal and program policies, including with Offices of Neighborhood Strategies (ONS), Development (DEV), Asset & Property Management (APM), Policy & Strategy (OPS), Finance & Administration (OFA), and Legal Affairs (OLA).
Provide guidance and resources to HPD staff and contracted parties on requirements, including developing policies and procedures, training manuals/tools, assisting program oversight of vendor management, and helping programs maintain audit-ready records.
Coordinate and communicate with the Office of Finance & Administration to ensure funding levels and budgetary requirements are met, troubleshoot CDBG-DR funding-related issues, track fund disbursement, and monitor expenditures and vendor compliance.
Conduct risk analyses to identify potential compliance concerns and internal control processes, and develop best practices to mitigate risks, with assistance from NYC OMB, Law, and/or other experts.
Provide documentation to support drawdowns for OMB, assist with data requests and regular reporting related to CDBG-DR funded programs, and work with HPD’s Audit Support team for external audits, monitoring, or investigations, recommending and ensuring implementation of corrective action plans.