CCWIS Contract & Vendor Advisory Specialist

TRIWAVE Solutions INC; Town of Vermont (WI); Vor Ort; USD 85.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

TRIWAVE Solutions INC is seeking a Contract & Vendor Advisory Specialist to support the Vermont CCWIS modernization project. The role focuses on contract development, vendor negotiations, procurement strategies, and risk mitigation with the VRMU. Up to 1 year with potential extension, starting November 1, 2026.

Responsibilities include defining SLAs, KPIs, performance monitoring, and developing CAPAP templates; coordinating with stakeholders across program, procurement, legal and State agencies.

Qualifikationen

• Experience with government contract development and administration.
• Ability to define SLAs, KPIs and performance monitoring frameworks.
• Familiarity with vendor onboarding/offboarding guidance and CAPAP templates.

Aufgaben

• Develop and refine state contract drafts for CCWIS vendor.
• Review contract terms, scope, roles and performance expectations.
• Lead or support contract negotiations and finalize contracts and SLAs.
• Define SLAs, KPIs, performance measures, and vendor monitoring frameworks.
• Develop contract plans, schedules, milestones, and communication plans.
• Identify and mitigate contract, vendor, compliance, and performance risks.
• Coordinate with program, procurement, project, legal, and state stakeholders.
• Establish vendor management and contract management frameworks.
• Develop vendor performance reports and risk mitigation recommendations.
• Prepare monthly status reports and executive-level summaries.

Kenntnisse

Vendor management

Contract negotiations

SLA/KPI development

Risk assessment

Stakeholder coordination

Tools

Microsoft 365 Suite

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Azure DevOps

DocuSign

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description – CCWIS Contract & Vendor Advisory Specialist

Position: Contract & Vendor Advisory Specialist

Client: Vermont Agency of Digital Services (ADS), supporting the Department for Children and Families (DCF)

Program: Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS)

Duration: Up to 1 year, with option to extend

Anticipated Start: November 1, 2026

Position Summary: The State of Vermont is seeking a Contract & Vendor Advisory Specialist to provide targeted advisory support for the CCWIS modernization initiative. The specialist will work with the Vendor Relationship Management Unit (VRMU) to support contract development, vendor negotiations, procurement strategies, contract management, vendor performance, and risk mitigation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and refine State contract drafts for the selected CCWIS vendor.
• Review contract terms, scope, roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
• Lead/support contract negotiations and finalize the vendor contract and SLA.
• Define SLAs, KPIs, performance measures, and vendor monitoring frameworks.
• Develop contract plans, schedules, milestones, communication plans, and approval processes.
• Identify, document, and mitigate contract, vendor, compliance, and performance risks.
• Coordinate with program, procurement, project, legal, and State agency stakeholders.
• Establish standardized vendor management and contract management frameworks.
• Develop vendor performance reports and recommendations for issue resolution and resource allocation.
• Customize Corrective and Preventative Action Plan (CAPAP) templates and advisory guidance.
• Develop vendor onboarding and offboarding guidance.
• Support ongoing vendor performance monitoring and contract amendments/renewals.
• Prepare monthly status reports and executive-level summaries/recommendations.

Required Tools/Technology:

• Microsoft 365 Suite
• SharePoint
• Microsoft Teams
• Azure DevOps
• DocuSign

Key Deliverables:

1. Final CCWIS vendor contract and SLA.
2. Executed contract and SLA following negotiations.
3. Contract Plan and Schedule.
4. Executive Review/Summary with recommendations.
5. SLA, KPI, and performance monitoring framework.
6. Vendor performance reports and risk mitigation recommendations.
7. Customized CAPAP templates and advisory notes.
8. Monthly Status Reports.

Ideal Experience Areas:

• Government contract development and administration
• Vendor management and relationship management
• Contract negotiation
• SLA/KPI development and performance management
• Procurement and contractual strategy
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Public-sector technology programs
• Cross-functional stakeholder coordination
• Child welfare/CCWIS experience would be relevant to the assignment.