Program Manager, Contracts and Procurement

Job Description

About the Center

The Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Inc. (the “Center”) is a New York not-for-profit that promotes and protects affordable homeownership in New York State so middle- and working-class families can build strong, thriving communities. We meet and support the diverse needs of homeowners throughout the state by offering free services and affordable loans while advocating for systemic change to address racist housing policies. Today we are working to close the racial wealth gap through the Black Homeownership Project, developing new programs to respond to the climate crisis, and helping New York State to deliver nearly half a billion dollars in COVID-19 relief.

JOB TITLE: Program Manager - Contracts and Procurement

DEPARTMENT: Legal 

REPORTS TO: DEPUTY DIRECTOR - Procurement & Compliance 

FLSA: EXEMPT

SALARY: $67,000 - $75,000

We are seeking a Program Manager, Contracts and Procurement who has a desire to use their contract management and sourcing talents and knowledge to help expand homeownership opportunities for all New Yorkers. The Program Manager is an exempt position that reports to the Deputy Director of Procurement & Compliance, within the Legal Team. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience in government grants and subcontracting, including experience overseeing a CRM/ document management database, and communicating with staff, and subcontractors. The candidate must be self-driven, have strong critical thinking skills, 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions unless this causes undue hardship to the organization.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work collectively with all teams across the organization, with a focus on partnering with the Program Delivery Team, to draft contract scope and prep contract packages for legal review and execution for various programs
• Track and collect insurance certificates for all program vendors and subcontractors 
• Assist the Legal department in launching and maintaining the Contract Database
• Knowledge of government contracting on the municipal, state, or federal level
• Meet with supervisors and department managers to understand program needs.
• Co-facilitate the procurement working group 
• Draft and Review requests for proposals (RFPs)
• Work with finance for annual and programmatic audits
• Other tasks as assigned by the legal department 

Skills & Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in government procurement or contracting.
• Experience in drafting, and evaluating RFPs. 
• 4-year degree or equivalent
• Highly organized 
• Written and verbal communication skills; ability to distill complex technical processes to non-technical users
• Demonstrated stakeholder and change management experience - the ability to influence others to modify behaviors and provide support
• Nonprofit or housing experience 
• Passion and commitment to a mission-oriented organization are required; an affinity for homeownership and housing is preferred

Values

• Demonstrate Ownership by showing initiative, active problem-solving, being solution-oriented, acting conscientiously, and putting team results above individual accomplishments 
• Demonstrate Growth Mindset through resilience, humility, engaging in expansive thinking, and showing curiosity and openness to learning
• Work Collaboratively by demonstrating the ability to work in teams, exhibiting emotional intelligence, actively seeking input and consensus building, and having positive energy 

• Hazards present are consistent with those common to an office environment.

Application Process 

Accepting resumes until the position is filled. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

The Center strongly encourages Section 3 residents to participate in this hiring effort. Information to determine if you are a Section 3 resident can be obtained by contacting [email protected].

Persons requiring reasonable accommodation to participate in this hiring effort are requested to contact [email protected].

The Center for NYC Neighborhoods is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, upgrade, train, and promote for all positions and job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital, veteran or disabled veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other status as a member of any other legally protected group or activity.

To learn more, visit cnycn.org.