Contracts & Programs Specialist

University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley (CA); Remote; USD 47,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work up to 5 days/week

Job summary

The Lawrence Hall of Science at University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a Contract & Program Administrator responsible for drafting standard contracts, managing contracts from intake to completion, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.

This 1-year full-time contract role is non-exempt and eligible for UC benefits; remote work up to 5 days/week within the United States is available, with salary in the posted hourly range.

Qualifications

• Prior experience drafting from templates, redlining, and analyzing specific contracting assignments such as professional services agreements, partnership agreements, and licensing agreements.
• Working knowledge and understanding of contracting processes and best practices.
• Strong written, verbal and professional interpersonal communications skills; and ability to deal effectively with broad and diverse constituencies.
• Strong customer service orientation and skills.
• Strong organization skills.
• Prior experience using project management software and/or contract management software.
• Prior experience using Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat for contract drafting and mark-ups.

Responsibilities

• Liaises with both internal stakeholders and customers to determine contract details, scope of work information details, and other information critical to program/service booking and contracting.
• Reviews contract requests and selects appropriate contracting method based on departmental needs.
• Prepares, compares, redlines, and/or routes for signature, standard contract documents.
• Uses project management software and contract management software to track contracts from information collection to completion.
• Manages communications and processes related to program and service bookings and contracting.
• Leads in-house training sessions on contracting processes.
• Other contract and program administration duties as assigned.

Skills

Contract drafting

Redlining

Contract management software

Microsoft Word

Adobe Acrobat

Communication skills

Customer service orientation

Organization skills

Project management software

Education

Bachelor's degree in related area

Paralegal certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Adobe Acrobat

Contract management software

Project management software

Job description

The Lawrence Hall of Science at University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a Contract & Program Administrator responsible for drafting standard contracts, managing contracts from intake to completion, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.

This 1-year full-time contract role is non-exempt and eligible for UC benefits; remote work up to 5 days/week within the United States is available, with salary in the posted hourly range.