Manager, Diversity Contracting Compliance and Community Outreach
Full-Time

Position Overview: The Manager, Diversity Contracting Compliance and Community Outreach plays a vital role in  overseeing data from JFKIAT and business partners adherence to the goals and statutory requirements for Minority and  Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB), Airport  Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (ACDBE) and Locally Based Enterprises (LBEs). This position primarily  promotes diversity and initiatives supporting local business enterprises. This position will be the point person for all  JFKIAT’s diversity compliance reporting. Additionally, the Manager acts as a liaison for JFKIAT’s 4GOOD program within  the community.

This role has a dual reporting structure with responsibilities to the Vice President, Customer Experience & Commercial and the Director, People Operations.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Range: $90,000 - $100,000

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

o Oversees ACDBE program by engaging with concessionaires, reporting compliance, participating in Port Authority of  NY & NJ and community events, maintaining a contact list of potential DEIB partners, developing/managing a  mentoring program for our existing minority business partners, and monitoring concession suppliers. 

o Supervises outreach activities in support of the MWBE program.

o In collaboration with the Senior Manager, Procurement, reviews purchasing requirements, identifies potential qualified  MWBE sources for goods, materials, and services.

o Assesses lists of vendors who receive notifications regarding procurement and contracting opportunities and ensures  inclusion of MWBEs; ensures that lists of eligible MWBEs are maintained and regularly updated while engaging with  and maintaining open communication with the Senior Manager, Procurement

o Ensure consistent sustainability approach at T4 community level, works with Manager, Sustainability to unify the policy  across business partners, promotes JFKIAT sustainable leadership.

o Collaborates with community partners, stakeholders, and external agencies to ensure the development of substantive  and meaningful educational activities about JFKIAT’s procurement and contracting opportunities 

o Manages and maintains a directory of WMBE’s, LBEs, and artists, brings individual stories to life, create  communication opportunities, participates in community outreach programs, and advertises RFPs and opportunities at  T4.

o Partners with the Marketing Manager to develop the stories of the T4 is More newsletter.

o Facilitates communications between MWBEs and prime contractors.

o Compiles statistical reports related to outreach, engagement, participation, and compliance. o In collaboration with and under the guidance of the Director, People Operations, fosters a culture of social  responsibility for not only our company, but for the community (both inside and outside of the airport footprint) in which  we do business; communications, relationship management, community outreach, event planning, etc.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Training, and Experience

o Bachelor’s degree required

o 5-7 Years of relevant work experience

Special Requirements

o Must be able to pass a criminal background check and obtain and maintain federally mandated security clearances  required to work at an airport.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge

o Demonstrated knowledge of the statutory and regulatory requirements of NY State’s MWBE and SDVOB programs 

o Knowledge of methods and procedures used in collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting data

Skills

o Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and oral and written communication skills

o Proficient in relationship-building

o Accuracy and attention to detail

o Active learning: Understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making

o Active listening: Give full attention to what other people are saying, take time to understand the points being made, ask questions as appropriate, and not interrupt at inappropriate times

o Time management: Manage one’s own time or the time of others

o Coordination with others: Adjust actions in relation to others' actions

o Judgement and decision making: Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most  appropriate one

Abilities

o Ability to interpret laws, rules, policies, procedures, and regulations

o Ability to resolve problems collectively and independently

o Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and work extra hours as necessary

o Ability to multitask, work in a fast-paced environment, and prioritize workload

o Comprehend oral information: Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences

o Speak: Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand

o Comprehend written information: Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing o Write: Communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand

o Recognize problems: Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong

o Reason to solve problems: Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense o Make sense of information: Quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against a qualified individual with a disability. To be qualified  for this position an individual must meet the following standards and/or be able to perform the essential functions and  activities. The physical activities for this position involve pulling, pushing, and standing, sitting, stooping, walking,  crouching, kneeling, and jumping. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to travel from  floor to floor and in varying outdoor weather conditions. An individual in this position may be required to lift and/or move  more than [10] pounds. The essential sensory and communicative activities include feeling, hearing, and vision abilities to  include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

All JFKIAT employees must commit to supporting our 4 strategic pillars:

And our corporate values designed to: