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Procurement Assistant

City of New York

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Compensation
$50–55K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Procurement Assistant supports the Procurement unit of the Richmond County District Attorney’s Administration Bureau, which manages purchasing of goods and services for the agency. Reporting to the Director of Procurement, the assistant coordinates agency travel, manages legal case files and supply inventory, handles mail, and responds to employee support tickets. The position also provides support for other assigned projects and tasks.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

New York City Procurement Policy Board Rules, nice to haveFinancial Management Systems, nice to haveProcurement and Sourcing Solution Portal, nice to haveOffice of Citywide Procurement, nice to havePayee Information Portal, nice to haveRecord Keeping, nice to haveAttention to Detail, nice to haveProblem Solving, nice to haveTeamwork, nice to haveVerbal Communication, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveResearch, nice to haveInterpersonal Communication, nice to haveMicrosoft Office, nice to haveOutlook, nice to haveWord, nice to haveExcel, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Business, Finance, Accounting, Public Administration or Related, nice to haveHigh School Graduation or Equivalent, requiredThree Years Community Work Experience or Equivalent Education and Experience, requiredNew York City Residency Within 90 Days, requiredUS Work Authorization, required

Full job description

Job Description

RICHMOND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY

The men and women of the Richmond County District Attorney’s office work each day in partnership with Law Enforcement and the people of Staten Island to pursue justice for victims of crime, to prevent crime in all its forms, and to promote the safety and well-being of all citizens of our Borough.

THE BUREAU

The Procurement Assistant Role is a support position within the Procurement unit of the Administration Bureau. The Administration Bureau consists of the Finance, Procurement, Human Capital, Information Technology, and Facilities units; overseeing the agency's technology, human capital, financial, and operational resources and providing support to the organization.

As part of the Procurement unit the selected candidate will serve as Procurement Assistant; this team is responsible for managing the purchasing of all goods and services required for our employees to carry out the agency’s mission.

THE ROLE

The Procurement Assistant will report directly to the Director of Procurement in the Administration Bureau and be responsible but not limited to the following duties:

  • Travel Requests: Book and coordinate all agency-related travel, including booking conference registrations, securing flights and hotels, and compiling all post-travel folios and receipts in accordance with comptrollers’ directives.

  • Record Management: Responsible for archiving and retrieving legal case files and creating all new legal case file folders.

  • Inventory Management: Manage the in-house supply inventory. This role will receive all order shipments, maintain proof of delivery, stock supplies across the agency, and maintain the overall supply inventory.

  • Mail Management: Manage all incoming and outgoing agency mail; carefully documenting the receipt of and delivering the mail throughout the agency.

  • Customer Support and Service: Assist all RCDA employees; responding to and closing out KACE tickets in a timely manner, following up with status updates and requesting additional information when needed to complete the request and closing the ticket.

  • Special Projects: Provide support for other assigned projects/tasks as assigned.

PREFERRED SKILLS

  • Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university in Business, Finance, Accounting, Public Administration or a related field.

  • Knowledge of New York City Procurement Policy Board (PPB) Rules.

  • Familiarity with the Financial Management Systems (FMS); Procurement and Sourcing Solution Portal (Passport); Office of Citywide Procurement (OCP); and the Payee Information Portal (PIP)

  • Strong record keeping skills and attention to detail.

  • Problem solving skills and the ability to work well with others to resolve issues.

  • Excellent verbal, written, research and professional interpersonal communication skills.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, and Excel.

CIVIL SERVICE TITLE: Community Associate

SALARY RANGE: $50,000-$55,000 Commensurate with experience; full NYC benefits package

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Until filled

LOAN FORGIVENESS:

The federal government provides student loans forgiveness through its Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) to all qualifying public service employees. Working with the Staten Island District Attorney’s Office qualifies you as a public service employee, which forgives the remaining balance on your direct loans after you’ve reached a certain number of qualifying payments (most people use this to forgive school loans)! Please visit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program site to view the eligibility requirements.

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Please be advised that we are not accepting phone calls, emails, or mailed correspondence related to resumes or job applications. Candidates will only be contacted if selected for an interview.

The candidate selected for this position must be a resident of the City of New York or become a resident within 90 days of appointment.

Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position.

Sponsorship is not available for this position.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE - 56057

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements

  1. High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or

  2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Salary Min: $ 50,000.00

Salary Max: $ 55,000.00

How this job compares

Set against the 5,185 open Administrative Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$50–55K/yr
  • New York median$56–65K/yr141 salary ranges
  • US median$55–72K/yr695 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $53K, is 15% below the New York median midpoint ($62K) — in the middle half of Administrative Support salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 513 open Administrative Support jobs in New York and 5,185 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Administrative Support postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (2,066 postings).
Education
144 of the 5,185 open Administrative Support jobs (3%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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