Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Analyst

Modified: August 25, 2017 11:45am

COUNTY OF ERIE - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
invites applications for the position of:

Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Analyst

#61-946 - Open Competitive (open to the public)

Salary: $48,568 - $62,721 Annually
Opening Date: August 25, 2017
Closing Date: September 20, 2017
Application fee: $20.00

**********************AMENDMENT 8-25-17******************
See changes below under Minimum Qualifications

Residence Requirements:

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS: THERE ARE NO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS EXAMINATION. There is one vacancy at the Erie County Medical Center Corporation.

Examples of Duties:

Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Analyst  monitors, analyzes and reports on contracts awarded through the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Program at the Erie County Medical Center Corporation (ECMCC);

Solicits, receives, compiles and maintains appropriate MWBE Program-related information;

Inputs vendor, contractual and bidding-related data into electronic tracking systems; maintains and recalls data stored in electronic tracking systems;

Reviews and analyzes multiple sources of information such as contracts, vendor-supplied information and related documentation for compliance with policies, procedures, laws, regulations, contractual terms, etc.;

Prepares and distributes data reports on a regular basis and as requested;

Investigates possible instances of vendor non-compliance;

Prepares and distributes written correspondence related to compliance matters including, but not limited to, instances of non-compliance and findings of investigations;

Identifies and documents changes to MWBE requirements in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, etc.;

Assists in the design and/or review of requests for proposals, vendor bids and contracts;

Attends and assists in the administration of pre-bid, pre-solicitation and post-award conferences;

Assists in the preparation and submission of New York State-required MWBE reports;

Researches and notifies vendors of pending expiration of MWBE certification;

Researches and tracks diversity-related trends in areas of business such as construction, procurement, employment, design, goods and services;

Conducts site visits and interviews vendors as needed;

May serve as a liaison to a variety of constituents including, but not limited to, internal departments, vendors, governmental representatives, community groups, business associations and auditors.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Candidates must meet one of the following requirements on or before the date of the written test: 

A.) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Urban Planning, Finance or a closely related field and two (2) years of business experience in a construction or construction-related setting including use of the New York State Contract System; or:

B.) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Urban Planning, Finance or a closely related field and four (4) years of business experience in a construction or construction-related setting including use of the New York State Contract System; or:

*************AMENDMENT ISSED 8-25-17************

********Delete A&B above and replace as follows:

A.)  Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master’s Degree and two (2) years of experience in contract compliance, procurement or minority business enterprise or experience in the development and administration of programs designed to facilitate minority community access to employment or business opportunities in the public or private sector; or:

B.)   Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree and four (4) years of experience in contract compliance, procurement or minority business enterprise or experience in the development and administration of programs designed to facilitate minority community access to employment or business opportunities in the public or private sector; or:

C.) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).

Notes:

NOTES: 1. Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting the experience requirements. 2. Your degree and/or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the New York State Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. A grade of "D" or better is necessary for a course to be credited as successfully completed. If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to this Department for a list of acceptable companies providing this service; you must pay the required evaluation fee.

Notice to Candidates: Transcripts will now be accepted by the Department of Personnel ONLY at time of application.
All subsequent transcripts must be submitted at time of interview.

Examination date:

October 28, 2017

Applications Must Be Postmarked or Hand Delivered By:

September 20, 2017

The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However,candidates may find information in the publication "How to take a written test" helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available on line at: www.cs.ny.gov/testing/localtestguides.cfm

 

Subjects of Examination:

Subjects of Examination: A written test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas:

1. Evaluating conclusions in light of known facts

These questions will consist of a set of facts and a conclusion. You must decide if the conclusion is proved by the facts, disproved by the facts or if the facts are not sufficient to prove or disprove the conclusion. The questions will not be specific to a particular field.

2. Preparing written material

These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.

3. Understanding and interpreting tabular material

These questions test your ability to understand, analyze, and use the internal logic of data presented in tabular form. You may be asked to perform tasks such as completing tables, drawing conclusions from them, analyzing data trends or interrelationships, and revising or combining data sets. The concepts of rate, ratio, and proportion are tested. Mathematical operations are simple, and computational speed is not a major factor in the test. You should bring with you a hand-held battery- or solar-powered calculator for use on this test. You will not be permitted to use the calculator function of your cell phone.

4. Understanding and interpreting written material

These questions test for the ability to understand and interpret written material. You will be presented with brief reading passages and will be asked questions about the passages. You should base your answers to the questions only on what is presented in the passages and not on what you may happen to know about the topic.

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES:  It is recommended that candidates use a quiet, hand held, solar or battery powered calculator.  Devices with typewriter keyboards, "Spell Checkers", “Personal Digital Assistants", "Address Books", "Language Translators", "Dictionaries", or any similar devices are prohibited.  You may not bring books or other reference materials.


**IMPORTANT APPLICATION FEE - READ CAREFULLY**

A $20.00 filing fee is required for this exam. The required fee must accompany your application. Send or bring check or money order made payable to Erie County Personnel Department and write the examination number(s) on your check or money order. Do not send or bring cash, as the County cannot be responsible for cash payment. As no refund will be made, you are urged to compare your qualifications carefully with the requirements for admission and file only for those examinations for which you are clearly qualified.