Contract Specialist

AppleOne Employment Services; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Orlando, FL seeks a Contract Specialist to support vendor and grant agreements, MOUs, and university contracts. This role is 100% onsite and temp-to-perm, with a pay rate of $25.00 per hour and standard M-F hours.

This position emphasizes contract tracking, documentation, compliance reviews, and collaboration with internal teams, vendors, and partner organizations while maintaining accurate records and timely deliverables.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant professional experience in contracts, insurance, billing, data entry, or administrative support.
• Experience with contract processes and documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in records.

Responsibilities

• Review, revise, and process contracts, vendor agreements, grants, MOUs, and MOAs.
• Maintain contract records and track renewals, expirations, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with internal teams, leadership, vendors, universities, and partners to collect docs for timely contract execution.
• Conduct compliance reviews to support policies and audit readiness.
• Identify potential contract risks and support mitigation documentation.
• Cross-train in licensing and permitting functions to support leadership.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Customer service

Data entry

Team collaboration

Job description

Job Summary

A mission-driven nonprofit behavioral healthcare organization in Orlando is seeking a detail-oriented Contract Specialist for a temp-to-hire opportunity. This role is ideal for an administrative professional with experience in contracts, insurance, billing, data entry, compliance, vendor coordination, or documentation-heavy operations.

The Contract Specialist will support vendor agreements, grant-related contracts, university affiliation agreements, MOUs, MOAs, and internal contract tracking processes. This position offers the chance to contribute to meaningful community-focused work while building valuable experience in contracts, compliance, grants, procurement, vendor management, and licensing support.

This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys structure, accuracy, teamwork, and professional communication. The work environment is collaborative, mission-focused, and supportive, with leadership that values follow-through, organization, and dependable administrative support.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, examine, revise, and process contracts, vendor agreements, grant agreements, university affiliation agreements, MOUs, and MOAs.
• Maintain accurate contract records, update the contract database, and track renewals, expirations, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Coordinate with internal teams, leadership, vendors, universities, and community partners to collect documentation and support timely contract execution.
• Conduct compliance reviews of vendor and grant agreements to support organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and audit readiness.
• Identify potential contract risks, elevate concerns appropriately, and support documentation for mitigation and compliance processes.
• Cross-train in licensing and permitting functions to provide additional administrative support to contract and licensing leadership.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay: $25.00 per hour.
• Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
• Location: Orlando, FL 32804.
• Work arrangement: 100% onsite.
• Job type: Temporary-to-permanent.
• No nights or weekends.

For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Support vendor, grant, university, and community partnership contract processes.
• Maintain contract records, tracking systems, documentation, renewals, and compliance files.
• Coordinate communication between internal teams, leadership, vendors, partners, and universities.
• Support audit preparation, compliance reviews, and contract-related administrative operations.
• 2 or more years of relevant professional experience, or equivalent experience in insurance, data entry, billing, collections, contracts, or administrative support.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to review documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, renewals, and follow-up items.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional customer service skills with the ability to interact effectively with vendors, partners, leadership, and internal teams.
• Comfortable working with databases, tracking systems, records, confidential documents, and administrative workflows.
• Dependable, accurate, and able to work in a structured onsite office environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting contracts, compliance, grants, procurement, vendor management, or nonprofit administration.
• Familiarity with university affiliation agreements, MOUs, MOAs, licensing, permitting, or audit preparation.
• Experience working in healthcare, behavioral healthcare, nonprofit, social services, or community-based organizations.
• Ability to identify documentation gaps, track deliverables, and proactively follow up with stakeholders.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

The Know Your Rights poster is available here: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf

The pay transparency policy is available here: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

AppleOne participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program. https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf

We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.