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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 07/01/15

Applications Due07/15/15

Vacancy ID22116

AgencyAgriculture & Markets, Department of

TitleContract Management Specialist 1

Occupational CategoryFinancial, Accounting, Auditing

Salary GradeNS

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $25.04 to $25.04 Hourly

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address 10B Airline Drive

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12235

Minimum Qualifications Either 1. six years of full-time experience in managing contracts and related budgets. The managing of contract must have included experience in one or more of the following areas: negotiation with contractors and vendors; fiscal management, including bidding, payment, analysis, and fiscal reporting; contract development, including developing requests for proposals; contract execution, including signatory approval from control agencies; or monitoring and review of contract terms;
Or 2. an associate's degree or 60 semester credit hours AND four years of the required experience described in #1;
Or 3. a bachelor's degree AND two years of the required experience described in #1;
Or 4. a master's degree or a law degree AND one year of the required experience described in #1.

Duties Description Under the direct supervision of the Contract Management Specialist 2 in the Contract Management Unit within the Department’s Division of Fiscal Management, this position assists colleagues with tasks related to contract and RFP development and review using the Grants Gateway system; Establishes non-competitive grant contracts in the Grants Gateway system, assisting with creation of the contract "shell"; assists with development of objectives, tasks and performance measures for non-competitive grants slated to be in the Gateway; drafts contracts and financial provisions, or reviews the same drafted by program divisions, and ensure timely transmittal of draft contracts to Counsel's Office for review; Acts as a liaison with contractors, program staff and control agencies regarding Grants Gateway issues; places contracts in the agency's Contract Management System (CMS) for internal tracking purposes; assists with submission and tracking approvals in DOB's Agency Spending Control (ASCA) system (Budget Bulletin B1184); and assists to draft requests for exemption from the requirement to advertise (exemption requests) for submission to the Office of the State Comptroller.

Additional Comments This position is pending receipt of budget approval.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Deborah Leo

Telephone (518) 457-3216

Fax (518) 457-8852

Email Address humanres@agriculture.ny.gov

Address

Street 10B Airline Drive

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12235

 

Notes on ApplyingInterested candidates should forward cover letter, resume and unofficial copy of college transcript.

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