Deputy ACCO

The New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) is seeking to hire a Deputy Agency Chief Contracting Officer (Deputy ACCO) for Outreach and Engagement. The selected candidate will be a member of the agencys senior procurement team and will report to the Agencys Chief Contracting Diversity Officer.

This role is responsible for developing and leading the agencys strategic outreach and engagement initiatives related to procurement and contracting as part of the M/WBE (Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises) team. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative and innovative leader committed to fostering inclusive transparent and equitable contracting practices by cultivating relationships with vendors industry groups advocacy organizations and internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:
-Strategic Outreach: Design and implement outreach strategies to engage minority- and women-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs) small businesses and other underrepresented vendors.
-Stakeholder Engagement: Develop partnerships and maintain ongoing communication with vendors community organizations elected officials and business networks to promote procurement opportunities.
-Internal Collaboration: Partner with internal program units and procurement staff to identify contract opportunities suitable for targeted outreach efforts.
-Training & Events: Plan lead and participate in workshops fairs webinars and training sessions to educate potential vendors on how to do business with the agency.
-Compliance & Reporting: Monitor outreach effectiveness and assist in the preparation of reports related to vendor diversity and engagement metrics.

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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