Minority Business Specialist

Position: Minority Business Specialist 2
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Date Posted 06/25/26

Applications Due
07/10/26

Vacancy ID218625

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NY HELPNo

Agency Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Office of

Title Minority Business Specialist 2

Occupational Category Administrative or General Management

Salary Grade
23

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $86681 to $109650 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 625 Broadway, 2nd Floor

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code
12207

Duties Description The incumbent of the Minority Business Specialist 2 will develop and direct programs to give Minority and Women Business Enterprises (MWBEs) maximum practical opportunities to participate in the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation's (OPRHP) procurements and contracts. The Minority Business Specialist 2 will supervise lower-level staff.

The duties of this position will include but are not limited to the following:

* Manage development and expansion of OPRHP's MWBE program and the travel unit.

* Advise OPRHP staff who conduct purchasing and contracting activities on requirements for compliance with goals and collect information documenting compliance.

* Respond to written or oral communications regarding the OPRHP MWBE program from representatives of Federal, State, or local agencies, consultants, contractors, minority/women owned businesses, public and private not-for-profit organizations, and agency business and program management staff.

* Review new procurements and contracts prior to execution to ensure MWBE goals will be achieved.

* Supervise subordinate staff.

Minimum Qualifications Seven years of experience in the planning, development, implementation, and review of programs dealing with equal employment opportunity, human rights, affirmative action, minority, women-owned, or service-disabled veteran-owned business program coordination, affirmative action compliance review, labor relations directly relating to affirmative action, or in the development and administration of programs directly related to minority community access to employment or business opportunities in the public or private sector.

One year of this experience must have been in a supervisory capacity.

Substitution:
Associate degree
* may substitute for two years of specialized experience; bachelor's degree
* may substitute for four years of specialized experience; master's degree
* may substitute for five years of specialized experience; J.D.
* may substitute for six years of specialized experience;
Ph.D.
* may substitute for seven years of specialized experience.

* Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education (). If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States or its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. This information can be found at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).

Candidates are responsible for the evaluation fee.

Additional Comments Benefits:

The NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation offers a generous benefits package that includes but is not limited to:

Paid Time Off:

* PEF: 44 days - 13 Vacation…