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County of Los Angeles · 8 hours ago

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

Los Angeles County, CA

Contract

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

The County of Los Angeles is addressing the homelessness crisis and is seeking a qualified individual for the Equity in County Contracts Program Manager role. This position involves managing and maintaining the strategic direction for the Equity in County Contracting Office and providing consultative services in contracts, purchasing, and procurement.

CommunitiesGovernmentNon Profit

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Contract managementProcurement strategiesEquity-based analysisCommunity engagementTechnical assistanceContract negotiationAnalytical skillsLeadershipCommunicationTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

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

Two years' experience at the level of Administrative Manager 8, ISD or higher

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

Preferred

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