Job Opening: Community Development Administrator; Poughkeepsie, NY

Community Development Administrator - Dutchess County Department of Planning & Development

Salary: $91,025 

This is a provisional position in the Dutchess County Department of Planning & Development pending a future Civil Service exam. The work involves responsibility for formulating, coordinating, and administering the County's community development programs and for providing expertise in the areas of project development and financing, and federal grants procedures for community development and housing programs. Work is professional and administrative and involves formulating program policies and preparing the County's annual community development and housing projects covered under the program. Supervision is exercised over professional staff positions and clerical personnel assigned to the Community Development Program

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: Formulates operating policies and guidelines for the County's community development programs, including evaluating existing policies and formulating revised policies; formulates and administers the Community Development budget; provides expertise in the areas of project development and financing, and federal grants procedures for community development and housing programs; prepares proposals for future funding of County-Federal cooperative programs and assists localities, non-profits, private developers, consultants in developing project applications; provides technical assistance to not-for-profit housing groups, private consultants and municipalities regarding housing and community investment opportunities; directs and implements studies related to housing and community development; prepares the County's annual community development grant applications;

coordinates and supervises all community development and housing work performed by the department, being responsible for the quality and quantity of work output; controls and directs the conduct of consultants employed under various community development grants; reviews and approves contracts and bills of the community development program; assigns workloads and supervises all the work of the community development staff for consistency with Department policy.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EITHER: (A) Master’s Degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Planning or a related field; OR: (B) Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Planning or a

related field AND at least two (2) years of work experience in the administration of a Community Development Block Grant Program, HOME Investment Partnership Program or New York State Housing program which shall have substantially included grants administration; OR: (C) Bachelor's degree and four (4) years’ experience in the administration of a public service or human service program which shall have substantially included grants administration; OR: (D) An equivalent combination of the training and experience within the limits of (A) through (C) above.

NOTE: Work experience as described above may be substituted for the education requirements on a year-for-year basis.

NOTE: Your degree or college credit 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 

NOTE: You must provide a legible copy of your college transcript(s) for each college attended. Transcript(s) must show your name; your student identification number; the name of the issuing school; the type of degree received, if any; the date the degree, if any, was conferred; full course names; credit hours; grade earned for each course; and a cumulative Grade Point Average (G.P.A.). Transcripts can be submitted in person, by email to HRExams@DutchessNY.gov, or by postal mail to Dutchess County Human Resources, Exams Unit, 22 Market Street, 5th Floor, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Possession of a valid Driver's License to operate a motor vehicle in New York State at the time of application and to maintain the position.

FINGERPRINTING: A fingerprint-supported background investigation is required before an appointment is made to some positions. Pursuant to New York State Executive Law, the Division of Criminal Justice Services requires that a fee accompany each such request for a search. It is due once a job offer is made and accepted by the applicant.

For immediate consideration, submit an application on or before 11/29/2023 

Apply online at www.dutchessny.gov/jobs, OR Download an application from www.dutchessny.gov/jobs,

and mail it to the Dutchess County Department of Human Resources, 22 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 

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