Director Of Cdbg Finance, Operations Officer IV (Ncs) - Dhcd

THIS IS A NON-CIVIL SERVICE POSITION

POSTING DATE: 04/19/2024

CLOSING DATE: 06/19/2024 AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT

SALARY: $83,165.00 - $132,947.00 Annually

CLASS DESCRIPTION

The Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development is seeking a Director of CDBG Finance for its Consolidated Planning Division. The Consolidated Planning Division is responsible for Baltimore City's Consolidated Plan for its four (4) HUD formula grants, and directly administers the annual CDBG grant. The Director of CDBG Finance will work closely with the Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners to oversee all aspects of financial administration of CDBG grant. Preferred candidates will possess a strong knowledge of budgetary and fiduciary principles and CDBG grant administration requirements.

The Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) was created in 1968 to consolidate local community development efforts with housing and building code enforcement. With over 400 employees, DHCD strengthens City neighborhoods by attracting investors, developers, and homebuyers. Through the administration of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME funds, City bond funds, and other creative financing mechanisms, DHCD finances and guides strategic development projects to meet housing and neighborhood needs. To hold property owners accountable and keep neighborhoods safe, DHCD monitors construction and building activity and enforces the City's building, fire, zoning and related codes, as well as provides energy conservation services.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Direct management of the financial administration of the city's annual Community Development Block Grant award from HUD.

• Setup and management of awards in HUD's Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS).

• Ensures timely spenddown of award funds and the liquidation and reprogramming of unused funds.

• Coordinates closely with DHCD Fiscal and city Finance department staff to ensure effective overall administration of the CDBG grant.

• Reports out to Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioners and CFO as needed to address concerns and ensure activities are carried out in a timely, uninterrupted manner.

• Collaborates with Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners to develop and administer annual divisional budget.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and four years of experience in performing budgetary, fiscal, accounting or grant work including one year of such supervisory responsibilities as disciplining, evaluating the performance of and recommending the hiring, firing, and promoting of others. A master's degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of the non-supervisory experience. Experience with CDBG or other HUD/Federal grants highly preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Possess and maintains extensive expertise of federal fiduciary requirements of HUD's CDBG formula grant program.

• Knowledge of fiscal and budgetary principles and practices.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of grant administration.

• Skill in developing and overseeing compliance with grant funding requirements.

• Ability to develop budgetary and administrative procedures.

• Ability to effectively analyze situations/scenarios and exercise critical thinking for determining next steps and making recommendations to the Assistant and Deputy Commissioners.

• Ability to present recommendations and reports clearly and concisely.

• Ability to speak and write effectively.

• Ability to establish fiscal procedures and forms.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, officials.

• Supervisory ability.

NOTE: Those eligible candidates who are under final consideration for appointment to positions in this class will be required to authorize the release of criminal conviction information.

Financial Disclosure:

This position is required to complete a Financial Disclosure pursuant to Sections 7-7, 7-8, and 7-9 of the City Ethics Law.

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