Associate Contract Specialist

The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of communitybased organizations and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish.

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

The Associate Contract Specialist will be responsible for:

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 DYCDs 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.

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Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of fulltime 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
2. A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of fulltime satisfactory professional technical or administrative work experience in one or more of the fields cited above; or
3. 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.
However all candidate must have at least a fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least two years of fulltime experience as described in 1 above.

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