This is affirmative action contract compliance work at the full performance level reviewing contracts and departmental compliance plans, and/or participating in the certification of business as minority or female controlled. The employee is responsible for reviewing applications for certification, interviewing firms, reviewing financial records, and/or monitoring contracts for compliance with federal, state, and local affirmative action guidelines and regulations. Work includes analyzing certified minority and/or female firms to determine their level of participation prior to bidding, and whether that firm is performing a commercially acceptable function. Work differs from that of the next lower class in that employees are assigned to projects of greater scope and complexity requiring the exercise of greater independence of judgement. Significant to the work is establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with representatives of departments, agencies, and firms. Work is performed under the supervision of a technical superior and may involve rotating assignments between units.

• Receives applications from minority and female-controlled firms requesting certification; reviews applications for accuracy, completeness, and conformance to affirmative action guidelines and regulations; requests additional information and financial, legal and/or technical documents as needed; analyzes those documents to determine or confirm minority or female ownership and control of that firm; viability, and contractual relationships; approves or denies applications; assigns commodity codes to certified firms specifying goods and services as they are approved to deliver.
• Conducts telephone, personal, and on-site interviews; questions firms' representatives about their financial status and control; inspects work site to determine if the firm can reasonably perform the type of work for which it has been certified or for which it is applying; investigates company capital, technical, financial, and human resources; evaluates those resources to determine the level of participation possible in procurement process.
• Reviews bids and compliance plans submitted by vendors and City departments and agencies for adherence to governmental guidelines; approves or disapproves bids.
• Conducts and attends meetings with prospective firms, certified firms, departmental representatives, and associates concerning certification and compliance; provides counselling on procurement processes and procedures.
• Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• affirmative action and equal opportunity laws as they apply to the selection of minority and female vendors.
• the practices, methods, and procedures used in public procurement processing.
• the procedures and techniques applied in the review and approval of certification applications and compliance reviews.
• rules and regulations governing the purchase of municipal commodities.
• the City's buying and bidding procedures.
• accounting procedures, methods and practices.

SKILL IN:

• interviewing.

ABILITY TO:

• analyze facts and exercise sound judgement to arrive at conclusions and recommendations.
• conduct and document a logical investigation and to present that evidence at a hearing.
• interpret and explain various laws and ordinances as they relate to minority and female vendors.
• prepare reports.
• understand and follow written and/or oral instructions.
• deal effectively with superiors, associates, vendors, representatives of other City agencies and departments, and the general public.

• Completion of a bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university.
• Two years of experience in affirmative action contract compliance work ensuring compliance with rules, regulations, and guidelines, and encouraging the selection of minority and female-controlled enterprises, one year of which shall have been above the trainee level.

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

PAY RANGE: EP19
Class Established: 1/1987
Latest Spec. Revision: 7/1989

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