Contract Manager Specialist

Jobtailor; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Florida seeks a Contract Manager Specialist to support the OCFW program office in contract development, administration, and oversight. You will help ensure activities comply with Florida statutes, procurement rules, DCF policies, and program standards.

The role covers the full contract life cycle from planning and drafting to execution, monitoring, fiscal review, performance evaluation, and closeout. FCCM certification or progress toward it within a year is preferred.

Qualifications

• Florida procurement and contracting knowledge or ability to learn quickly.
• Experience in contract management, grant administration, fiscal review, or procurement.
• FCCM certification or willingness to obtain within 1 year of hire.
• Experience drafting contracts, budgets, scopes of work, renewals, or amendments.
• Experience reviewing invoices, budgets, rate structures, or financial documentation.
• Experience working with providers, sub-recipients, or vendors in regulatory/compliance capacity.
• Experience with performance monitoring, corrective actions, or quality assurance.
• Experience using contract management systems, SharePoint, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support development, administration, and oversight of contracts and procurements.
• Assist in ensuring contract activities comply with Florida statutes, state procurement rules, and DCF policies.
• Provide lifecycle contract support: planning, drafting, execution, monitoring, fiscal review, performance evaluation, and closeout.

Skills

Contract Management

Grant Administration

FCCM Certification

Fiscal Review

Performance Monitoring

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

SharePoint

Contract Management Systems

Job description

• The Contract Manager Specialist supports the Department’s OCFW program office in the development, administration, and oversight of contracts and procurements.
• This position assists in ensuring contract activities comply with Florida Statutes, state procurement rules, DCF policies, and program standards.
• The role provides professional support throughout the contract life cycle, including planning, drafting, execution, monitoring, fiscal review, performance evaluation, and closeout.

Requirements

• Florida procurement and contracting processes, or ability and initiative to quickly learn Government or non-profit grant and contract administration principles
• Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and Word
• Experience in contract management, grant administration, fiscal review, or procurement is highly desirable.
• FCCM certification or willingness to achieve FCCM within 1 year of hire.
• Experience drafting contracts, deliverables, budgets, scopes of work, renewals, or amendments
• Experience reviewing invoices, budgets, rate structures, or financial documentation
• Experience working with providers, sub-recipients, or vendors in a regulatory or compliance capacity
• Experience with performance monitoring, corrective actions, or quality assurance
• Experience using contract management systems, SharePoint, and Microsoft Excel for tracking, documentation, or analysis.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in contract management and procurement processes, ensuring compliance with Florida Statutes and DCF policies. Proficient in drafting and reviewing contracts, budgets, and financial documentation while utilizing contract management systems and Microsoft Office Suite.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Contract Management
• Grant Administration
• FCCM Certification
• Fiscal Review
• Performance Monitoring

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Contract Drafting
• Budget Management
• Invoice Review
• Scope of Work Development
• Corrective Actions

Certifications & Qualifications

• FCCM Certification

Industry Keywords

• Florida Procurement
• Contracting Processes
• Regulatory Compliance
• Quality Assurance
• Fiscal Review

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Excel
• Word
• Contract Management Systems
• SharePoint