Hybrid Contract & Grant Specialist (Procurement)

State of Maine; Augusta (ME); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Maine, Bureau of General Services, Office of State Procurement Services in Augusta, is seeking a contract professional to negotiate, process, administer, and monitor contracts and grants. Telework is partial/hybrid after probation with management approval.

Responsibilities include vendor coordination, cost analysis, performance data collection, and program policy improvement. This role interacts with procurement teams and client agencies regularly.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of budget methods, techniques, and practices.
• Knowledge of contract administration practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of grants and accessibility of federal and state funds.
• Knowledge of the legislative process.
• Knowledge of data processing and information services.
• Knowledge of negotiation methods and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Confers with outside providers, department employees, community resources, and other officials to explain and clarify contract, grant, and solicitation processes.
• Reviews and analyzes contracts, grants, and solicitations and discusses feasibility, cost, and impact to provide input and recommendations.
• Conducts on-site visits with public and private agency administrators and providers; discusses proposals, budgets, and performance-based contracting to gather data.
• Receives, collects, and analyzes performance data; establishes and monitors contractual benchmarking and prepares reports to monitor provider performance.
• Reviews program policies and practices; develops and proposes changes to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Contacts with community resources and agencies to encourage cooperation in service delivery.
• Delivers trainings and presentations to external resources and agency employees.

Skills

Budget methods

Contract administration

Grants management

Legislative process

Data processing

Negotiation methods

Job description

State of Maine, Bureau of General Services, Office of State Procurement Services in Augusta, is seeking a contract professional to negotiate, process, administer, and monitor contracts and grants. Telework is partial/hybrid after probation with management approval.

Responsibilities include vendor coordination, cost analysis, performance data collection, and program policy improvement. This role interacts with procurement teams and client agencies regularly.