Assistant ACCO

Established in , the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the country.

Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers, in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential, regardless of who they are, how old they are, where they are from, or where they live.

As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises from New York City’s yellow fever outbreak in , to the COVID-19 pandemic we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs, and services.

We serve as the population health strategist, and policy, and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV / AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others.

Our Agency’s five strategic priorities, building off a recently-completed strategic planning process emerging from the COVID-19 emergency, are :

1) To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies, with a focus on building a response-ready organization, with faster decision-making, transparent public communications, and stronger surveillance and bridges to healthcare systems 2) Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease, including addressing rising rates of childhood obesity and the impact of diabetes, and transforming our food systems to improve nutrition and enhance access to healthy foods

3) Address the second pandemic of mental illness including : reducing overdose deaths, strengthening our youth mental health systems, and supporting people with serious mental illness

4) Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women’s health

5) Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change

Our 7,-plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all of our work, and a critical foundation to achieving population health impact in New York City, the NYC Health Department has been a leader in recognizing and dismantling racism’s impacts on the health of New Yorkers and beyond.

In , the NYC Board of Health declared racism as a public health crisis. With commitment to advance anti-racist public health practices that dismantle systems that perpetuate inequitable power, opportunity and access, the NYC Health Department continues to work in and with communities and community organizations to increase their access to health services and decrease avoidable health outcomes.

PROGRAM AND JOB DESCRIPTION :

The Office of the Agency Chief Contracting Officer (ACCO) within the Division of Finance is seeking to hire an exceptional, highly motivated, detailed-oriented Assistant ACCO.

The successful candidate will have worked in a fast-pace, complex agency and have extensive experience successfully managing competitive procurements.

With a staff of more than 6, and a budget of $1.6 billion, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is the nation's premier local health agency.

Its plus programs protect and promote the health of the world's most culturally and linguistically diverse city.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO :

As the Assistant Agency Chief Contracting Officer (AACCO), Competitive Procurements, your duties will include, but not be limited to the following : - Coordinate with Divisions regarding their procurement planning.

• Negotiate, draft and edit intricate and significant solicitation documents and contracts. Review, revise, and approve agreements prepared by other professional staff.
• Ensure that procurements meet the Agency's needs and that all relevant rules and laws are followed when processing competitive procurements, including compliance with Local Law 63, Local Law 1, and other rules and laws that impact the procurement process.
• Ensure that solicitation documents contain relevant language regarding MWBE participation goals, Project Labor Agreements, Prevailing Wage, HIRE NYC, and other pertinent requirements.
• Serve as a member of the ACCO / Assistant Commissioner's Senior Management Team. Lead Directors, Procurement Contributors, and / or Solicitation / Specification Writers in the full array of procurement activities, from Pre-Solicitation through contract award and registration to ensure the integrity of the procurement process.

Advise the ACCO / DACCO on issues concerning solicitation, award, administration, and termination of contracts.

• Review incoming Contract Action Requests (CARs) to ensure that the solicitation method, proposed contract term, and total contract amount are appropriate and assign to staff.
• Supervise and monitor staff performance. Ensure that staff continuously receives necessary updates and training to successfully complete their work.

Develop and implement creative solutions to manage a demanding workload.

Work with staff, program personnel, and the Office of the General Counsel to ensure procurements meet the needs of the Department.

Address and follow-up on outstanding issues.

• Represent the ACCO at public hearings, meetings with Agency personnel, and meetings with oversight agencies to facilitate the development, review, and approval of procurement actions.
• Conduct difficult and involved negotiations on behalf of the Agency.
• Utilize PASSPort, Accelerator, DOHMH's internal tracking systems, and other systems for the review, approval, and processing of solicitations, RFIs, Responsibility Determinations, PSRs, and RFAs.
• Oversee the administration of the competitive procurement process, including issuance of solicitations, pre-bid meetings, assurance of addenda receipt of bids, bid opening, determinations of responsiveness, proposal evaluation, BAFOs and clarifications.
• Review proposed legislation, rules and regulations. Draft internal procedures to ensure compliance.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Admission to the New York State Bar; and either "2" or "3" below.

2. One year of satisfactory United States legal experience subsequent to admission to any state bar; or

3. Six months of satisfactory service as an Agency Attorney Interne .

Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.

In addition to meeting the minimum Qualification Requirements :

To be assigned to Assignment Level (AL) II, candidates must have one year of experience at Assignment Level I or two years of comparable legal experience subsequent to admission to the bar, in the areas of law related to the assignment.

To be assigned to AL III candidates must have two years of experience in Assignment Levels I and / or II or three years of comparable legal experience subsequent to admission to the bar, in the areas of law related to the assignment.

Preferred Skills

• Demonstrated understanding and working knowledge of the NYC PPB Rules.- Exceptional organizational, analytical, and managerial skills.
• Working knowledge of PASSPort, Accelerator, FMS, Excel and Microsoft Office.- Superior oral and written communication skills and negotiation skills.
• Master's Degree or other advanced degree.- Experience managing the development of competitive procurements for public health programs.
• Experience supervising staff.

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.