Unit Head - NYCHA

TASK FORCE: HOUSING

UNIT: NYCHA

JOB TITLE: One 1 Unit Head

CONTROL CODE: HED2505


SUMMARY:

The Mayors Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the City governments chief financial agency. OMBs staff of analysts and experts assembles and oversees the Mayors expense and capital budgets which fund the services and activities of more than 90 City agencies and entities.

Within OMB the Housing Task Force oversees the expense and capital budgets for the Department of Housing Preservation and Development the New York City Housing Authority and other smaller entities.

The NYCHA Unit within the Housing Task Force provides budgetary oversight for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and for the Citys unprecedented financial commitments to the Authority. NYCHA provides affordable housing to 520808 authorized residents in over 177569 apartments within 335 developments through public housing Section 8 and PACT/RAD programs. While the Citys commitment to NYCHA continues to grow NYCHA is still primarily funded through federal appropriations from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The Unit Head will be responsible for directing policy fiscal and administrative analyses of NYCHA. The Citys current planned commitments to NYCHA are unprecedented and the NYCHA Unit proactively works to provide effective oversight of City dollars flowing to the Authority.

The duties of this position encompass the following activities:

Review and evaluate ongoing agency fiscal requests and proposals and formulate appropriate recommendations.
Utilize exceptional organizational research problem solving and analytic skills to identify issues and to develop recommendations for resolution or process changes.
Serve as an effective liaison between OMB NYCHA senior management and external stakeholders.
Supervise a team of four analysts provide training and guidance to analysts and handle all personnel matters such as job posting recruitment hiring and ongoing evaluations.
Direct and coordinate analyses of issues and special projects as required.


QUALIFICATIONS:

Ability to manage multiple often competing priorities.
Strong background or interest in affordable and/or public housing.
Strong background in financial management and public policy.
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Very strong technical knowledge of Microsoft Excel Word Access and Power Point.
Excellent interpersonal skills
Must be able to work nights and weekends as needed.
The candidate must be a selfstarter with the ability to accomplish tasks with little or no supervision.
The individual must possess exceptional organizational analytic and interpersonal skills to successfully work independently and as a member of a team.
A thorough knowledge of Capital and General Fund budgeting is required.
Experience with the NYC Financial Management System (FMS) and Crystal Reporting competency is preferred.

Studies have shown that women people of color and other underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are interested in finding the best candidate for the job and will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge skills education and experience to meet qualifications. If you are interested in applying we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

All candidates must submit a cover letter and resume to be considered for this position.

REQUIREMENTS:

Unit Head $117935: Bachelors degree and a minimum of four years of fulltime experience in budgetary planning/management financial analysis public policy analysis or a related field; or an awarded Masters degree in and a minimum of two years of fulltime experience in Business Public Policy Administration Finance Economics or a field related to the specific assignment.

BUDGET ANALYST (OMB) 06088

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college.

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