Senior Contracts and Grants Specialist (CT)

Child Trends; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Child Trends in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Senior Contracts and Grants Specialist to manage cradle-to-grave contractual support across a varied portfolio, including pre-award activities, negotiations, and compliance.

You will draft and review contracts, subawards, and data-sharing agreements, ensuring adherence to federal and sponsor requirements while coordinating with internal clients and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 6-7 years of relevant experience required.
• Experience with the federal government, GSA Schedules, and pre-award activities is required.
• Microsoft Office Suite: advanced knowledge in Word, Excel, and Power Point required.
• Strong verbal and written communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong organization, problem-solving, and multi-tasking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the contract proposal review process including risk mitigation and performance gap review of RFPs.
• Draft unique partnering or teaming arrangements, including joint ventures and alliances.
• Process contract requests by reviewing for accuracy and routing for internal approvals.
• Draft, review, negotiate and execute contracts, grants, subcontracts, and related documents for funded programs.
• Review terms and conditions proposed by customers and secure approvals prior to execution.
• Maintain records and compliance documentation, including insurance certificates and audit reports.
• Contribute to drafting, preparing, and planning contract training tools.
• Stay up-to-date on new laws and internal policy impacts.
• Support development and implementation of Contracts and Compliance policies and procedures.
• Schedule and participate in contract meetings and trainings.
• Perform additional contracts support tasks as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Negotiation

Written communication

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Senior Contracts and Grants Specialist (CT)

Posted on November 01, 2019

General Description

Under minimal supervision of the Contracts and Compliance Manager, this person will assist with providing cradle-to-grave contractual support to the organization. This includes conducting pre-award solicitation review activities, maintain responsibility for developing, negotiating, and administering highly complex and high-risk contracts, drafting contractual correspondence, contracts and grants record keeping, filing, database management.

Responsibilities

• Support the contract proposal review process including risk mitigation and performance gap review of RFPs.
• Draft unique partnering or teaming arrangements, including joint ventures, consortiums alliances, etc.
• Process contract requests by reviewing for accuracy and completeness, routing and tracking internal approvals in accordance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Draft, review, negotiate and execute a wide variety of contractual documents, such as contracts, grants, subcontracts/subawards, memoranda of understanding, consulting agreements, and data sharing agreements for programs funded by federal, state direct service and associations, and private sponsors on a varied portfolio of cost reimbursement, fixed price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, time and materials, labor rate.
• Review terms and conditions proposed by customers, incorporate Company preferred contractual positions, and secure required approvals prior to execution of documents. Can negotiate changes within prescribed corporate guidelines.
• Review of contracts supporting documents (e.g. SOW's, budget's, payment schedules).
• Update and maintain records in compliance with contractual requirements and organizational policies and procedures including; certificates of insurance, audit reports, supporting documentation and forms.
• Contribute to drafting, preparing, and planning contracts training tools.
• Keep up-to-date on new laws, and communicate internally potential impact on organizational goals and objectives.
• Support the development and implementation of Contracts and Compliance policies and procedures.
• Schedule and participate in contracts meetings and trainings.
• Perform additional contracts support tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and 6 - 7 years of relevant experience required. Experience working with the federal government, GSA Schedules, and pre-award activities is required. Experience working with research organizations a plus. Microsoft Office Suite: advanced knowledge in Word, Excel, and Power Point required. Excellent verbal and written communication and negotiation skills. Strong organization skills, attention to detail, problem solving and trouble shooting skills (monitor, identify, analyze, research, evaluate, resolve) and the ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Self-starter, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively across departments. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with internal clients.