EQUITY IN COUNTY CONTRACTS PROGRAM MANAGER (ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER 10, ISD)

County of Los Angeles; California (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Public sector pension

Job summary

County of Los Angeles seeks an Equity in County Contracts Program Manager within the Internal Services Department to lead contract strategy, governance, and performance for ECC initiatives. You will coordinate with departments, CBOs, nonprofits, and diverse vendors to expand contracting opportunities.

The role requires advanced contracting expertise, advisory skills, and the ability to translate policy into actionable procurement plans while guiding staff and stakeholders to meet equity goals.

Qualifications

• Experience managing contracts from inception to completion for nonprofits or community orgs.
• Ability to advise departments on contracting processes and best practices.
• Experience providing technical contracting assistance and training.

Responsibilities

• Act as a consultant to County departments on contract strategy and standardizing processes.
• Review opportunities for diversity and inclusion to broaden participation in solicitations.
• Provide guidance to achieve utilization goals for LSBE, DVBSE, and CBE entities.
• Contribute to innovative solicitation design and contract tiering strategies.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to define contract specifications and scope of work.

Skills

Contracting knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Policy analysis

Procurement

Advisory capability

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in related field

Tools

eProcurement systems

Job description

TO QUALIFY FOR THE OPTIONS BELOW you must POSSESS and CLEARLY EXPRESS detailed years of experience performing relevant duties related to the requirements below and within your online job application under the "Experience" area and Supplemental Questionnaire.

Position/Program Information

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT

OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY

APPLICATION FILING PERIOD

Applications will be accepted from September 4, 2024, at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT). This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

EXAM NUMBER

W1078E-EA

The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness , and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

Internal Services Department is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Administrative Manager 10, ISD vacancies related to the homelessness crisis.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance.

This assessment will be weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Administrative Manager 10, ISD.

The Opportunity

The Equity in County Contracts Program Manager will serve as a centralized contract authority with specific responsibility for managing and maintaining the strategic direction, approach, and governance framework for the Equity in County Contracting Office. Positions assigned to this Office will also be responsible for providing expert and strategic consultative services in the areas of contracts, purchasing, and procurement and collaborating with County contracting operations, end-user departments, local government agencies, small business, and Community-Based Organizations operations, including those that provide direct services and program support to People Experiencing Homelessness.

Essential Job Functions

Act as a consultant to County departments and advise on strategic and systematic approaches in the development of service contracts; provide recommendations on standardizing the County’s contracting processes to ensure solicitations and contracts are developed pursuant to best practices.

Review contracting opportunities with applicability to Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), non-profits, small, local, diverse businesses, and Community-Based Enterprises (CBEs) to broaden the diversity of entities that can participate in such solicitations and ensure that proper technical assistance and advertisements are provided and facilitate opportunities for competition.

Review Department solicitation practices to provide strategic recommendations and execution plans to achieve the County’s utilization goal for Local Small Business Enterprises (LSBEs), Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBSEs), and CBEs under County contracts, including opportunities for subcontracting as a means to meet target goals.

Review applicability for innovative solicitation design opportunities, including the potential unbundling and contract tiering opportunities in solicitations to divide large contract into multiple smaller contracts as a viable procurement strategy to create more opportunities and access to CBOs, Non-Profits, small, local diverse businesses, and CBE utilization.

Consult and coordinate contracting efforts with technical or professional specialists in program areas and appropriate department managers to define and establish contract specifications, scope of work to ensure completeness and accuracy of findings to draft contract specifications for services.

Conduct, attend and participate in meetings with stakeholders; confer with departments, CBOs, Non-Profits, and Contractors/vendors to continually identify opportunities for improvement and ensure compliance with contract requirements.

Assist with implementing program changes that impact contracting processes across departments, including eProcurement modernization.

Analyze and conduct research on equity-based Board motions and draft related reports; establish guidelines and processes to report Countywide contract progress/data effectively and accurately to the Board.

Provide direction to contracts analysts, managers, and senior level staff in County departments on the most complex contracting matters using best practices developed from the Equity in County Contracts (ECC) Workgroups.

Analyze and make recommendations for the preparation, development, negotiation, and administration of highly specialized and technically complex contracts.

Requirements

TO QUALIFY FOR THE OPTIONS BELOW you must POSSESS and CLEARLY EXPRESS detailed years of experience performing relevant duties related to the requirements below and within your online job application under the "Experience" area and Supplemental Questionnaire.

Minimum Requirements

Option I: Three years of experience in an administrative*, advisory**, or staff capacity** dealing with the investigation and solution of procedural, personnel, budgetary, legislative, community, governmental or similar complex problems.

Option II: Two years’ experience at the level of Administrative Manager 8, ISD*** or higher.

You MUST meet the above requirement(s) in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.

Special Requirement Information

• Administrative is defined as work performed typically in an administrative services branch of an organizational unit, including responsibility for the development of procedures and participation in policy formulation. Experience at the level of independent responsibility for assignments of average difficulty analyzing and making recommendations for the solution of problems of organization, budget, personnel, information services, programs, facilities planning, materials management, and general management.
• Advisory or Staff capacity is defined as work performed in an advisory capacity to line managers to provide program and administrative support by doing research and making recommendations to administration for the solution of problems of organization, procedure, program, budget, or personnel.
• Experience i n the County of Los Angeles at the level of Administrative Manager 8, ISD or higher is defined as assists in the administration of a variety of activities in an area of expertise, including strategies, policies, and special programs.

License

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Physical Expectations

Physical Class II - Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience working with and/or for non-profits, local small businesses, community-based organizations, disabled veteran businesses, social enterprises, or similar type organizations with responsibility for managing and/or developing contracts from inception to completion which includes: developing contract specifications, statements of work, solicitation vehicles and contracting strategies, conducting proposer’s conferences, evaluating proposals and bids, leading and negotiating contracts, making recommendations for contract awards, consulting with Counsel on contractual issues, and responding to protests from bidders after awards are made.
• Experience providing technical assistance, training, and contracting consulting services to internal or external customers and stakeholders on complex contracting processes, including how to develop contracts specifications, statements of work, evaluate documents, award contracts, and negotiate with vendors and Counsel to arrive at a mutually agreeable term.
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Public Administration, Contract Law, Negotiation, Finance, Economics, Procurement, Purchasing, or a closely related field.

Closely related Fields

Will be determined by the hiring manager.

Additional Information

Our Assessment Process

Before the end of your initial work assignment, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.

Fair Chance Initiative

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

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Employment Information

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Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/ .

Testing Accommodations For Applicants

The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit: https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/ .

Fair Chance

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility

Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder

Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at http://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov .

Veteran’s Credit

Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.

For more information on veteran’s credit, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205102_PPG_115.pdf

Revised September 2025