Overview
Contract Administrator Jobs in Newark – New Jersey – USA at Newark Board of Education
Newark Board of
Education
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NEWARK BOARD OFEDUCATION
HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES
765 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102
ROGER LEN, SUPERINTENDENT
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR 2
Office of Purchasing
(Pending availability of funds and Board ofEducationapproval)
The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Contract Administrator 2 within the Office of Purchasing.
This title is governed by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission; meaning that if you are the successful candidate for this position, you will be placed as a provisional employee. At a later date you will be required to take an examination administered by the Civil Service Commission. Candidates must score and rank high enough on this examination in order to remain in the position as a permanent employee.
DEFINITION:Under the general supervision of a supervisory official, administers and exercises review and/or approval authority over various contracts and/or grants; provides technical assistance in contract and/or grant preparation, control, monitoring, amendment, and/or evaluation; as appropriate, exercises controllership and approval rights and responsibilities in the area of contract and/or grant administration; and/or processes contracts for multiple divisions, projects and/or programs, may be assigned to review the work of lower level contract administration and support staff;
does other related duties.
NOTE:The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
1. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree.
2. Three (3) years of experience involving contract/grant work, project financing, construction management, fiscal administration, social services administration, and/or budget and management operations of a government or business entity, at least one (1) year of which shall have involved responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant administration.
NOTE:Applicants who do not possess the requirededucationmay substitute experience as indicated on a year-for-year basis.
NOTE:A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Health, Public or Hospital Administration or Social Work (with concentrations in Health, Administration, or Social Policy) may be substituted for one (1) year of the basic experience. (There is no substitution for the one (1) years of experience involving responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant work.)
BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Develop and/or administer contracts for the provision of services.
2. May conduct the solicitation or Request for Purchase (RFP) bidding process; drafts and negotiates contract language; and/or develops contract evaluation criteria.
3. May participate in the development of procedure manuals and policy transmittals containing financial and administrative contract/grant application guidelines that comply with laws and regulations and promote standardization, administrative and cost efficiency, accountability, and integrity in the contracting and/or grant process, and in the delivery of purchased services.
4. Conduct field visits and reviews reports to ensure compliance with and adherence to prescribed agency contract/grant policies and pr…
Title: Contract Administrator
Company: Newark Board of Education
Location: Newark – New Jersey – USA
Category: Administrative/Clerical, Management
