Job Description THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $70,000.00-$80,000.00. The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages community-based supports and foster care services and provides subsidized childcare vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child maltreatment. In juvenile justice, ACS oversees detention, placement, and programs for youth in the community. ACS' Nicholas Scoppetta Children’s Center (NSCC) is a 24-hour shift-based operation providing services for New York City’s highly vulnerable population of abused and/or neglected children who have been removed from their parents/caregivers. On average, the Children’s Center serves approximately 2,500 unique children entering or re-entering the foster care system as they await transition to return home, stay with kin or placement in longer-term foster care settings. The Children’s Center Business Operations Office works closely with all divisions within ACS, collaborating on initiatives to enhance the Children’s Centers Personnel and Operational needs. This includes overseeing programmatic needs, procurement projects and reinforcing administrative uniformity. The office plays a key role in the Children’s Center Human Resources actions, such as hiring new staff, disciplinary actions, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) inquires and expediting personnel processes. The office also handles staff training, professional development and staff engagement. The Procurement Specialist will provide budgetary support to the Assistant Commissioner of Business Operations to assure fiscal responsibility as well as working closely with internal departments to understand their procurement needs and provide support throughout the purchasing process while analyzing costs, identifying savings opportunities, implementing strategies to reduce expenses without compromising quality. Based on organizational needs the specialist will prepare required documents for purchase orders, monitor inventory levels and manage digital requisitions. This role involves strategic sourcing, vendor management and collaboration with various departments to optimize procurement practices, provide monthly reports on spending needs, trends, gaps and resource planning, as well as financial support and coordination for the Office. The selected candidate will be responsible for performing the following duties but limited to: - Coordinate the budgeting and spending of funds through the ACS Small purchasing System while working directly with fiscal departments at ACS and external partners in the Community - Support the budgeting and spending of all resources toward the visioning, planning, feedback and buy-in activities of the Center from work plan development through complete implementation of deliverables - Provide hands-on budgetary support in creating, managing and tracking NSCC OTPS micro purchases - Research and vet contracted vendors along with certifying invoices and assuring payments are received - Prepare monthly reports on OTPS and Personnel spending, including updating all agency-required spreadsheets - Provide day-to-day fiscal support to the Business Operations Office Development - Research and engage vendors to render services in connection with the community and the Nicholas Scoppetta Children’s Center. - Support the timely meeting of deliverables, as well as any additional meetings and trainings as indicated. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Section 424-A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with child-caring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report. TO APPLY: - Please go to www.cityjobs.nyc.gov or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID #695373 - NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED. - NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED. Qualifications 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or 2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or 3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above. Additional Information The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.