M/WBE Program Director

City of New York•New York City, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is seeking a full-time Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Program Director in the Bureau of Procurement and Fiscal Services. This position is open only to City of New York employees serving in the permanent civil service title of Administrative Staff Analyst. The successful candidate will manage and direct FDNY's M/WBE Program, working with the ACCO and M/WBE Officer to address M/WBE issues in relation to agency procurements and awards. The role involves establishing policies and procedures to improve the utilization of City-certified MWBEs, providing assistance to various bureaus, p-card users, and buyers to enhance M/WBE utilization, and identifying and developing best practices for the utilization of MWBE vendors and subcontractors. The Director will also conduct research to identify potential MWBE vendors, assist vendors with certification questions, and provide training and assistance to buyers and p-card holders regarding M/WBE goals. Responsibilities include monitoring procurements and P-card usage to identify areas for enhanced MWBE participation, participating in M/WBE organizations and trade fairs, coordinating local M/WBE fairs, conferences, and workshops, and educating M/WBEs about City procurement, payments, and bonding procedures. The Director will represent FDNY and explain the MWBE Program to external organizations, exchange ideas and strategies with other agency MWBE Programs, review data on outcomes, analyze and report results, and plan new and improved M/WBE utilization. A thorough understanding of the City's procurement and financial systems is required, along with the ability to review contract specifications and procurement procedures to promote M/WBE participation and enhance agency goals. Other assignments as directed by the ACCO will also be performed.

Requirements

Must be a City of New York employee serving in the permanent civil service title of Administrative Staff Analyst.
A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, public health, 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 Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, and two years of satisfactory full-time 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; 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.
OR 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.
OR an associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and six years of full-time satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” above.
OR a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a state’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and eight years of full-time satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” above.
OR a combination of education and/or experience equivalent to “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4” above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma and at least two years of experience as described in “1” above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in “1” above.
Have a thorough understanding of the City's procurement & financial systems

Responsibilities

Manage/direct FDNY's M/WBE Program
Work with the ACCO and M/WBE Officer to address M/WBE issues in relation to agency procurements & awards
Establish policies/procedures to improve utilization of City certified MWBEs
Provide assistance to the various bureaus, p-card users, and buyers to enhance M/WBE utilization
Identify & develop best practices for utilization of MWBE vendors and subcontractors
Conduct research to identify potential MWBE vendors
Assist vendors with certification questions
Provide training/assistance to buyers and p-card holders re: M/WBE goals
Monitor procurements & P-card usage to identify areas to enhance MWBE participation
Participate in M/WBE organizations and trade fairs
Coordinate local M/WBE fairs/conferences and workshops
Educate M/WBEs about City procurement, payments, and bonding procedures
Represent FDNY and explain the MWBE Program to external organizations
Exchange ideas and strategies with other agency MWBE Programs to enhance FDNY's M/WBE Program
Review data on outcomes
Analyze and report results while planning new and improved M/WBE utilization
Review contract specifications and procurement procedures to promote M/WBE participation and enhance agency goals
Perform other assignments as directed by the ACCO