Pro-Equity Contracting Program Lead

King-County,-W; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

King County is seeking a Pro-Equity Contracting Program Supervisor to lead the Business Development and Contract Compliance Section's pro-equity initiatives. The role focuses on expanding opportunities for diverse, small, and disadvantaged businesses and ensuring program compliance with equity goals.

The position involves supervising staff, developing strategies, analyzing data, and reporting progress, with a hybrid work model and on-site Seattle location.

Qualifications

• DEI, facilitation, program design, community engagement, public administration, business development, economic development or related fields.
• Experience supervising teams in high-volume environments with data tracking and timely customer inquiries.
• Experience maintaining accurate records in online databases with strong attention to detail.
• Uphold the Division’s Equity and Social Justice values.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, writing, and customer service skills.
• Intermediate level of technology proficiency using MS Office Productivity tools in daily work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and produce timely work.
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pro-equity small business contracting programs and compliance monitoring.
• Hire, coach, train, and motivate the team; onboard and evaluate performance.
• Set performance goals, deliverables, and metrics; provide coaching and feedback.
• Develop materials, deliver trainings, facilitate workshops, and coordinate progress with departments.
• Build stakeholder relationships to advance pro-equity contracting; participate in coordination meetings.
• Set diversity contracting goals; report on performance and analyze data to meet deadlines.
• Oversee contract closeouts and ensure BDCC requirements are met.
• Lead outreach and training to increase small business participation.
• Hold monthly compliance reviews with agencies; update policies and boilerplates.
• Assist contractors with online compliance system and respond within 48 hours.
• Lead continuous process improvement initiatives.

Skills

DEI

facilitation

program design

community engagement

public administration

business development

economic development

supervising teams

data analysis

Tools

Neogov

PeopleSoft

King County E-procurement

SharePoint

MS Teams

MS Office

Job description

King County is seeking a Pro-Equity Contracting Program Supervisor to lead the Business Development and Contract Compliance Section's pro-equity initiatives. The role focuses on expanding opportunities for diverse, small, and disadvantaged businesses and ensuring program compliance with equity goals.

The position involves supervising staff, developing strategies, analyzing data, and reporting progress, with a hybrid work model and on-site Seattle location.