Administrative Services Officer I - River Equity and Equal Business Opportunity Plan Supervisor

Administrative Services Officer I - River Equity and Equal Business Opportunity Plan Supervisor at City of Grand Rapids, MI summary :

This position oversees policy and system development to support Micro-Local Business Enterprises and equitable economic growth along the Grand River restoration project. It involves extensive community outreach, cross-departmental collaboration, and the application of racial equity frameworks in procurement and contracting. The role also includes supervising staff, managing data-driven equity metrics, and developing initiatives to enhance workforce hiring from targeted neighborhoods.

Salary : $85,818.00 - $109,442.00 Annually

Location : City Hall 300 Monroe Ave NW Grand Rapids, MI

Job Type : Permanent

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Department : Equity and Engagement

Opening Date : 08 / 19 / 2025

Closing Date : 8 / 29 / : 59 PM Eastern

Nature of Work

This position will leverage the multi-layered Grand River restoration project to create policy and systems that support the utilization of Micro-Local Business Enterprises (MLBE), wealth creation focused on reducing disparities through river business development and support, embed equity in the multiple Request for Proposals (RFPs) and contracts to be issued, hiring of Grand Rapids Neighborhoods of Focus (NOF) residents, and will also include culturally responsive and focused outreach and engagement needed to meet those goals.

Examples of work for this position will include :

• Extensive community outreach
• Work with internal City departments such as Comptroller and IT to streamline CGI vendor registration system and processes
• Work with the City's Purchasing department to establish more advance notice of bid opportunities through the publication of a forecasting report
• Partner alignment and development of agreements around roles, data sharing and investments
• Power analysis of decision-making, resources, processes and data
• Creation of a comprehensive communication plan and reporting system
• Leveraging additional dollars to invest in equitable wealth creation and employment
• Creating shared agreement on metrics and the process to collect and analyze metrics with internal and external partners as it relates to MLBEs and NOF hiring.
• Policy creation and / or proposed policy review using the GARE Racial Equity toolkit or similar framework.
• Leading the framework for a river related MLBE incubation set-up along the river banks.

SPECIAL NOTE : This is a grant funded position. If the funding for this position is not renewed, the individual in this position will be placed in layoff status.

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Should an applicant need any disability related accommodation or other consideration in the application or selection process, please notify the human resources department upon submittal of application

The City of Grand Rapids does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

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Do you have a bachelor's degree in bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, business administration, public administration or a related field?

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If your degree is in a related field please describe the field.

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Please indicate your years of experience championing equity and inclusion in policies, procedures, and processes.

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Describe the way in which you have or would champion equity and inclusion in policies, procedures and processes.

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Keywords :

equity and inclusion, community outreach, policy development, micro-local business enterprises, contract management, racial equity toolkit, public administration, vendor registration, data analysis, supervision