Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyEmpire State Development, NYS

TitleSenior Certification Analyst

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade18

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $52293 to $66494 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County New York

Street Address 633 Third Avenue

City New York

StateNY

Zip Code10017

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications Four years’ experience in the field of contract compliance, affirmative action, OR minority and women’s business enterprise. This experience must include the following:

• Planning, developing, implementing, and reviewing programs dealing with minority business enterprise, affirmative action, minority and women’s business program coordination, and affirmative action compliance review OR
• Labor relations directly relating to affirmative action OR
• The development and administration of programs designed to facilitate minority and women’s access to employment or business opportunities in the public and private sector.

Substitution:
The following substitutions for the experience described above may be applied as follows:

An Associate's degree may be substituted for two years of the experience described above.

A Bachelors degree may be substituted for three years of the experience described above.

A Master's degree may be substituted for the entire four years of experience described above.

Two years of experience as an Assistant Minority & Women’s Business Specialist or as a Minority Business &
Women’s Business Specialist I may be substituted for the entire four years of experience described above.

Duties Description Duties include, but are not limited to, the following: investigate and develop recommendations regarding the legitimacy of certification applications from Minority and Women-owned Businesses (MWB) as to their ownership and managerial and operational control pursuant to Article 15-A, Section 314 of the Statewide Certification program; counsel applicants on business strategies related to the program by informing business owners how to access State agencies, municipalities and other governmental agencies for bidding and contracting purposes; act as a liaison between the applicant and business opportunities available to MWBs.

The incumbent will assemble assigned file and case documents; prepare desk audit reports based on review and analysis of the application and supporting documentation; contact applicants requesting additional documentation in cases of incompleteness or necessity for up-to-date information on business activities; conduct state-wide onsite interviews of applicants; ascertain applicant’s eligibility for certification; prepare final reports focusing on issues of ownership and operational and managerial control and develop conclusions relative to applicant eligibility for MWBD status; and represent the Agency by participating on panels for various business seminars.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Contact Information

Name Deb Smith

Telephone 518-292-5179

Fax 518-292-5852

Email Address ded-hr@esd.ny.gov

Address

Street 633 Third Avenue

City New York

State NY

Zip Code 10017

 

Notes on ApplyingIMPORTANT: Please forward a cover letter and resume to the e-mail address specified. You MUST indicate in your cover letter how you specifically meet the minimum qualifications.