Senior Contracts Administrator

Senior Contracts Administrator

Remote Oakland, CA

Contract / Temporary

$40.00 – $60.00 / Hourly

Description

Nonpartisan policy research organization has an immediate opening for a Sr. Contracts Administrator! This Sr. Contracts Administrator will join a growing team of legal and contracting professionals focusing on government contracts and subcontracts.

As a Sr. Contracts Administrator, you’ll provide a full range of contract administration services, including drafting contracts and subcontracts, administrating agreements through execution, and assisting with standard negotiations. If you’re looking to join a passionate company dedicated to using science-backed research to further social justice policy initiatives, this is the position for you!

This Sr. Contracts Administrator can work 100% remotely from any US-based time zone, so candidates from around the US are encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate will have 5-15+ years of government contracting/subcontracting administration experience, including a working knowledge of FAR.

Responsibilities:

• Review client contract award documents for accuracy against the solicitation and all modifications
• Prepare, review and/or negotiate contracts/subcontracts of varying types (FFP, T& M, LH, CPFF, IDIQ, Task Orders, etc.) and other contract-related documents.
• Ensure compliance with customer, contractor, and corporate obligations.
• Interpret contractual, FAR Supplements, and/or unique procurement regulations.
• Perform ongoing/active contract and subcontract administration activities for a portfolio of contracts within assigned practice area(s) in accordance with established company, customer, and government regulations.
• Work with corporate legal counsel’s office and IT security office, as necessary, to provide advice on complicated and unfamiliar terms to minimize risk to all parties prior to contract execution.
• Provide strong contract leadership and support to a discrete portfolio of projects within a given research area or areas to develop a solid understanding of the client, project team and the mission.
• Collaborate with pricing, purchasing, accounting, finance staff and other administrative groups within the organization to provide end-to-end business solutions that ensure compliance with contract requirements.
• Prepare correspondence for clients and subcontractors regarding contractual issues and matters.
• Prepare modifications to implement changes to contract and subcontract agreements and preparing notification revisions for dissemination to interested staff throughout the company.
• Actively update/maintain contracts database for assigned portfolio to incorporate changes based upon contract and subcontract actions (i.e., awards, modifications, etc.).
• Prepare all necessary reports using the information in the contracts database for pre-award and post-award purposes. Actively support the advancement of organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and apply diversity, equity, and inclusion lens across job responsibilities.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• 5-15+ years of government contracting/subcontracting administration experience
• Must have a working knowledge of FAR to be considered
• Experience reviewing RFPs, RFQs, Teaming Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Contract Terms and Conditions, and Data Use Agreements
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite; prior Agiloft contract database software experience is a plus
• Strong communication skills, bother verbal and written
• Ability to work autonomously on a remote basis