Minimum Qualifications Permanent Transfer Candidate : Current NYS Department of Health employee with permanent or contingent-permanent status as a Contract Management Specialist 2;
OR NYS employee with one year of permanent or contingent permanent service in a position allocated to a Grade 21 or above and eligible for transfer under Section 52.
6, 70.1 or 70.4 of the Civil Service Law.
Promotional Provisional Candidates : Current NYS Department of Health employee with one year or more of service as a Contract Management Specialist 1, G-18.
Preferred Qualifications : Experience with the Grants Gateway, the Statewide Financial System, and the MWBE Compliance System.
Knowledge of Statewide Financial System and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Duties Description The CMS 2 will be responsible for a variety of tasks to support the Bureau of Contracts' Reporting and Compliance Unit including all aspects of supervision and mentoring of CMS1 staff.
The Unit is responsible for the administration of the Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE), Service-Disabled Veterans Owned Business (SDVOB), and Small Business Enterprises (SBE) programs, as well as preparation and submission of required State and Federal Reporting.
The incumbent will need to familiarize themselves and gain a working knowledge of all the rules, regulations, laws and policies surrounding the MWBE, SDVOB, and SBE programs as well as ensuring the Department stays in compliance with moving the internal budgetary approvals, and monthly, quarterly and weekly reporting associated with these programs.
The incumbent will be responsible for exercising judgment to provide guidance to subordinate staff as well as internal program areas and outside entities to oversee review of MWBE / SDVOB compliance (goal making, utilization plans, waiver / exclusion processing), as well as proactively raising suggestions, roadblocks, and opportunities for improvement to managerial staff.
Additionally, the incumbent will be tasked with generating required reports and manipulating / analyzing data to ensure both timely and accurate submission of required reporting such as the Prompt Payment, Omnibus, Single Source, Consultant Reporting, Utilization, Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Contract Reporter reports, and other reporting as assigned.
The incumbent will participate in outreach and training efforts, both internally and externally, including updating the Department's MWBE / SDVOB website, compilation and review of training documentation, and attending vendor / agency networking events.
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