Deputy Chief Administrative Officer

Job Description

DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City’s most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.

Our commitment to equity, effectiveness, and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed, including:
- Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
- Managing 55 public buildings.
- Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
- Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
- Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
- Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.

When you work at DCAS, you're not just working for one agency, but in service of them all. It's an opportunity to provide impactful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at nyc.gov/dcas to learn more about the work we do.

DCAS Human Capital (HC) is responsible for maintaining the Civil Service system for the City of New York. HC recruits and identifies the best-qualified candidates for City employment, administers Civil Service exams for positions and provides City agencies with a qualified pool of candidates to fill their hiring needs in a manner consistent with the State Constitution, Civil Service Law and laws governing equal employment opportunity. In addition, HC develops and interprets Citywide policies and programs; develops and conducts professional development and employee training programs; and oversees the City's provisional compliance efforts, among other critical functions.

The Bureau of Administrative Services oversees all internal Human Capital operations, personnel, budget, contracts, administrative services and employee engagement activities. In addition, this bureau is responsible for optimizing internal processes, managing resources efficiently and supporting the line of service's overall administrative needs. This bureau manages the Unemployment Insurance (UI) unit, which minimizes UI costs, verifies UI claims made by former employees of all mayoral city agencies and a select group of non-mayoral agencies and represents the City at administrative hearings. The Bureau of Administrative Services also oversees Citywide programs, including the New York City Blood Program, Salary Continuation Program, Dedicated and Catastrophic Sick Leave Program, Extended Military Benefits Program, NYC Gives Campaign (the City's charitable giving program), Hundred Year Public Service and College Scholar Awards and the new Education Propelling into Careers (EPIC) program, which allows City employees to earn their High School Equivalency certification and college credits.

Human Capital is seeking an experienced and highly motivated professional to serve as its Deputy Chief Administrative Officer. The selected candidate will support the Chief Administrative Officer in providing strategic vision, oversight and management of the day-to-day operations of Human Capital and to set and execute short and long-term goals. The Deputy Chief Administrative Officer will also build and maintain thorough understanding of all organizational functions to effectively drive and/or support planning and execution of critical initiatives, this includes determining how these need intervention, review, realignment and potential reset.

Under the direction and guidance of the Chief Administrative Officer, with general latitude for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative, additional responsibilities for the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer will include but not be limited to the following:

Personnel Services
- Overseeing the personnel management for all bureaus in coordination with Human Capital's HR Business Partners, including the management of interviews, submission of backfill and promotion packages, submission of onboarding requests, training requests, and related needs. Liaising with key stakeholders to ensure timely processing and approval of all requests and providing guidance to bureau leads on organizational structure and design.
- Overseeing the Section 211 waiver request process, which authorizes retirees to receive both their pension and a salary in another City job in certain circumstances. Ensuring that agencies provide the required information and documentation on submitted requests and adhere to all laws and policies.
- Coordinating line of service requests for information received from the Office of the Commissioner and other agency off