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Job Description TASK FORCE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UNIT: Compliance and Monitoring JOB TITLE: One (1) Unit Head CONTROL CODE: CD-27-01 SUMMARY: 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 Community Development (CD) Task Force, within the OMB-Managed Grants subdivision, 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) program; - CDBG-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program; and - CDBG: Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) program.
Congress established the CDBG program in 1974 to provide Federal funds for housing, economic development, neighborhood facilities, and public support services that principally benefit low- and moderate-income persons. The City currently uses its CDBG Entitlement funds for various activities including, but not limited to, Housing Code enforcement, performing emergency repairs in privately-owned housing, supporting the rehabilitation of NYCHA properties, historic preservation, public services (e.g., education services, parks & recreational activities, senior services, homeless services), and planning activities.
After Hurricane Ida, HUD authorized additional disbursements of funding to the City to recover and create a more resilient City. The CDBG - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program provides funding to address a wide range of needs following presidentially-declared disasters. The City currently manages CDBG-DR allocations related to Hurricanes Sandy and Ida. Funded programs focus on disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and create a more resilient City.
The CD Compliance and Monitoring Unit monitors funded activities to ensure they are complying with applicable requirements; coordinates the Unit’s participation in and response to federal and City audits and monitoring; and prepares trainings and other materials to disseminate guidance and best practices. JOB DESCRIPTION: The Unit Head will be responsible for leading the CD Compliance and Monitoring Unit in undertaking core functions including but not limited to: - Obtain working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and City rules and regulations.
- Research and track developments in federal regulations and guidance to provide feedback and make suggestions for potential policy and/or programmatic changes. - Periodically review and provide suggestions regarding CD’s internal policies and procedures - Supervise a team that conducts thorough monitoring of programs funded by CDBG based on CD’s Compliance and Monitoring Plan and HUD Monitoring Handbook 6509.2.
- Develop and implement monitoring schedules based on the results from the risk assessment analysis. - Update the parameters of the risk assessment based on any regulation changes. - Provide technical assistance and information to City agencies and subrecipients with regards to Federal regulations and statutes of HUD’s CD and CDBG-DR programs in an effort to prevent and/or resolve non-compliance issues.
- Respond quickly and accurately to discrepancies discovered during compliance monitoring through established communication channels. - Conduct programmatic and financial reviews both independently and as part of a team to ensure agency and subrecipient activities follow applicable regulations. - Identify, analyze, and recommend solutions for various issues. - Conduct site visits and interview City, subrecipient, and contractor employees when necessary.
- Prepare and organize project files for monitoring visits and audits by the Department of