EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CAPACITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST CIVIL SERVICE TITLE

The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is the largest organization in the United States dedicated to preventing and addressing homelessness. In partnership with other City agencies and nonprofit organizations DHS works to prevent homelessness before it begins reduce street homelessness provide temporary shelter and connect individuals and families to stable housing all with a focus on accountability empathy and equity.

DHS is committed to continuous improvement and employs innovative strategies to deliver high-quality services that support a swift transition from shelter to self-sufficiency. The agency manages hundreds of facilities and operates with a large team as well as a several billion-dollar budget to meet the diverse needs of New Yorkers experiencing homelessness.

The Division of Capacity Planning and Development (CPD) is responsible for procuring new facility development for single adults adult families families with children and street homeless populations. CPD collaborates closely with providers landlords and developers in myriad phases of emergency mid-term and long-term siting as well as the procurement and contracting for new shelter locations.

The Department of Homeless Services is recruiting for one (1) Administrative Staff Analyst NM-III who will;

-Manage a team of project managers/analysts who will provide assistance in the management of the shelter portfolio. Provide managerial support to the Assistant Commissioner in opening new sites long-term planning goals and initiatives by being the lead responsible for engaging all stakeholders.

-Oversee units project management activities related to shelter openings including field visits weekly call with nonprofit providers landlords and developers for all sites in development. Develop strong working relationships with State and City agencies to troubleshoot any barriers to shelter opening timeframes. Monitor follow-up and enforce critical deadlines for all projects and provide supervision to direct reports.
Effectively communicate to all stakeholders including DHS/DSS Executive team on pipeline capacity goals and timelines to ensure capacity is available to meeting the Agencys needs.

-Lead high level meetings with both internal and external stakeholders making decisions that are aligned with Agency goals and objectives and troubleshooting barriers to shelter project timelines. Work closely with Programs ACCO Budget Legal and other divisions on capacity and procurement. Provide high level analysis and recommendations for programmatic initiatives and new capacity needs. Effectively manage interagency conversations on long term planning goals new initiatives and capacity upgrades.

-Provide expertise on shelter budgets including overseeing negotiations with not-for-profit providers as well as the Citys Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ensure that budgets are negotiated and approved in a timely manner with the appropriate program considerations. Coordinate with DHS Budget. Troubleshoot budget/finance issues with not for non-profit providers and the DHS Fiscal staff with the goal of efficiently shepherding contracts for shelter capacity through the registration process.

-Administer the contracting process for all existing and new shelter contracts including renewals amendments and modifications for existing contracts. Lead team in the procurement process for human service contract including managing the teams response to all questions that could impact on the timely registration of contracts to maximize the agencys ability to ensure appropriate funding is available to meet the needs for the non-profit partners.

-Lead special projects assigned by Divisional leadership including the development of trackers maintenance of automated data and identifying ways to streamline workflows of the Division; may include presentations to both not-for-profit and developer communities on new initiatives related to capacity development. Manage ad hoc projects as necessary.

Work Location: 33 Beaver Street 20th Floor NY NY

Hours/Schedule: Monday Friday 9am 5pm

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST - 1002E

Qualifications :

1. A masters degree from an accredited college in economics finance accounting business or public administration 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 closely related field 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; in management or methods analysis operations research organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration recruitment position classification personnel relations employee benefits staff development employment program planning/administration labor market research economic planning social services program planning/evaluation or fiscal management; or in a related area. 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

2. 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.

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 :

Full-time