ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND ADULT

The Division of Capacity Planning and Development is responsible for procuring new shelter development for single adults (including street homeless clients), adult families, and families with children.

CPD collaborates closely with nonprofit providers, landlords and developers in a myriad of phases of emergency, mid-term and long-term siting as well as the procurement and contracting for new shelter locations.

The creation of this new position, Assistant Commissioner of Families with Children and Adult Family Capacity, is being established to meet the ongoing need for shelter development under the goals of the prior plan but to meet the ongoing need for emergency seeker capacity, including all budget, contract and provider negotiations related to the development of this capacity.

The Department of Homeless Services is recruiting for one Administrative Staff Analyst M-4 to function as Assistant Commissioner for Families with Children and Adult, who will :

Lead the overall capacity development of viable shelter and other program sites for the families with children and adult family populations, including those projects that are brought on through long term financing and nonprofit ownership, known as purpose-built shelter;

and contracting related to Asylum Seeker Sanctuary Facilities.

• Oversee the Purpose-Built shelter capacity pipeline projects until the shelter opens.
• Coordinate with financial partners for purpose-built capacity, troubleshooting pre-development and construction issues to ensure timely openings.
• Oversee the unit project management activities related to the budget and contract negotiations of pipeline capacity, oversee regular meeting with developers and nonprofits to assure that construction timeframes are being met and that service providers are able to open in a timely fashion.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with DHS Programs, Housing Emergency Referral Operations (HERO), DHS’ Office of the Medical Director, Facilities and Logistics, DSS’ Agency Chief Contracting Office (ACCO), Office of Legal Affairs (OLA), Finance Office, Office of Budget Administration (OBA), and other internal and external staff partners to ensure that budget and contract packages are put forth expediently to ensure that capacity under development meets both current and future projected needs.
• Oversee the procurement process related to the pipeline of long, mid-and-short term capacity pipeline options to meet the changing census needs for these populations.
• Supervise staff with varying levels of experience and education to ensure that deadlines are met and that the work produced is of the highest quality.

Successfully manage a large portfolio of complex projects to completion.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1. A master's 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.

Preferred Skills

• Excellent skills in communications and public presentation, supervision, quantitative analysis, policy analysis, program design, program implementation, evaluation, and strategic planning.
• Knowledge and experience in programs targeted to homeless clients and effective solutions to homelessness. -Candidates must demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of the continuum of homeless services, preferably of the DHS services system.
• Demonstrated experience in team building

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.

To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.