Job Title: Manager, Diversity Contracting Compliance and Community Outreach

Full-Time Position

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 position reports to the Vice President of Customer Experience and Commercial, and collaborates closely with the Director of 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

o Bachelor’s degree required

o 5-7 Years of relevant work experience

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE

o Bachelor’s degree required

o 5-7 Years of relevant work experience

Special Requirements

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

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: reaching, pushing, and sitting. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to travel throughout the terminal. An individual in this position may be required to lift and/or move more than 15 pounds. The essential sensory and communicative activities include: feeling, speaking, hearing, and vision abilities to include close vision, distance vision, color vision and depth perception.

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Manager, Diversity Contracting Compliance and Community Outreach