Contract Specialist

Contract Specialist

The selected candidate will be offered a salary between $75,000.00-$85,000.00. 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 child care 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. The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is responsible for providing high quality, reliable, and sustainable technology services, and support to meet the needs of the families and children we serve through ACS, its vendor partners and other City agencies. The DCIO unit oversees and manages the OITs capital, expense, and personnel services budget. The unit is responsible for maintaining technology, IT staff, and infrastructure and works closely with the Division of Finance, the Office of the Agency's Chief Contracting Officer, and the Office of Administrative Services concerning the contracting and procurement of goods and services. This unit also works closely with agencies like OMB, OTI, MOCS, DCAS, and the Comptroller's Office and is comprised of Budget and Procurement, Mobile Technologies, Contract Management, Asset Management, Strategic Planning, and OIT Personnel. The role will involve heavy interaction with local and national IT vendor community and inter-governmental agencies such as OTI, OMB, LAW, Comptroller, MOCS etc. In addition, this role requires a candidate that can efficiently handle extensive research needs and provide recommendations to impacted program areas. The workload is highly process-driven, requiring the candidate to be extremely detail oriented.

Contract Specialist responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Manage the full lifecycle of IT contracts including procurement, execution, amendments, renewals, and closeouts.
• Develop and oversee RFI, RFQ, RFP, ensuring transparency and compliance with city procurement rules (PPB).
• Prepare proposal packages for prospective vendors and evaluate responses.
• Analyze bids and proposals to ensure that the specifications of binding agreements with vendors comply with ACS's policies.
• Ensure that signed contracts are communicated to all relevant parties to provide contract visibility and awareness.
• Collaborate with ACCO, Finance, Legal, and OMB to facilitate contract approvals and funding allocation.
• Maintain contractual records and documentation such as contractual changes, vendor information sheets, and documentation for all projects.
• Oversee and execute contract close-outs, extensions, and renewals.
• Monitor, analyze, and report on expenditures, variances, and trends in IT contracts and inter-agency agreements.
• Monitor contract performance, funding, and payments on assigned contracts.
• Serve as the primary liaison between OIT and vendors, service providers, OTI, MOCS, Comptroller, etc.
• Work closely with the Business Law Unit (BLU) to negotiate terms and service-level agreements (SLAs).
• Lead cross-functional meetings with OIT, Finance, ACCO, and Legal to align contract management with strategic IT priorities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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. The Administration for Children's Services is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing access to all individuals. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Simone Campbell at View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io.