Assistant Director - Community Development
The Mayor's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the City of New York's chief financial agency. OMB's staff of analysts and experts assembles and oversees the Mayor's expense and capital budgets, which fund the services and activities of approximately 90 City agencies and entities. The OMB-Managed Grants (OMG) Task Force acts as the grant administrator for several federal funding streams. The Community Development (CD) Unit, within OMG, coordinates policy, monitors the budgets, and ensures compliance with applicable regulations for several grants the City receives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) including, but not limited to, the Community Development Block Grant Entitlement (CDBG) and CDBG-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) programs. The CDBG program, established in 1974, is a flexible, annual grant to support and improve housing, economic development, neighborhood facilities, and public services that principally benefit low- and moderate-income (low / mod) persons. The CDBG-DR program helps cities, counties, and states recover from Presidentially-declared disasters, with a focus on benefitting low / mod persons and areas. The City currently has CDBG-DR awards for Hurricanes Sandy (2012) and Ida (2021).
OMB is seeking an Assistant Director that will help lead the Community Development Unit. The duties of this position include, but may not be limited to :
Qualifications :
The Office of Management and Budget and the City of New York are inclusive equal opportunity employers 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 individuals sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Assistant Community Director • New York, NY, US