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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES Contract Administration Mgr I in AUSTIN, Texas
Job/Position DescriptionContract Administration Mgr IThis position is eligible for full time telework consistent with DFPS HR Policies.This position performs highly advanced (senior-level) consultative services and technical assistance work related to the solicitation, oversight and monitoring of Single Source Continuum Contractors (SSCC) under the leadership of an Implementation Director of the Office of Community-Based Care Services Transition (OCBCT). This work involves procuring, planning, developing, coordinating, and implementing contract development and monitoring activities related to managing risks and providing consultative services and technical assistance to CPS staff, contracting agencies, stakeholders, and the public.The position has specific responsibility for helping develop the Community-Based Care (CBC) contracts by training, leading, and assigning and/or prioritizing the solicitation of the contracts. This position works under minimal supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.Essential Job FunctionsThe Contract Administration Manager leads the contract solicitation process for the CBC contracts. Coordinates the development, analysis and review of data and applicable business, financial and regulatory plans produced by contractors. Ensures compliance with established procedures, requirements, laws, and regulations, completeness of data and presence of documentation.The Contract Administration Manager oversees the collection, organization, analysis, preparation of information and reports regarding contractors. Oversees studies and analyses of information and develops findings, recommendations and strategies to mitigate risks. Determines trends and participates in efforts to resolve problems.Serves as an internal resource to the CPS, OCBCT and Contracts Divisions. Provides consultative and technical assistance services to all parts of DFPS on topics such as performance-based contracting. Provides guidance to staff in the development and integration of new methods and procedures.Participates in the development of contracting policies and procedures and plans contracting activities in accordance with division objective and goals. Trains, leads, assigns and/or prioritizes the work of the contract solicitation to execution process. Represents OCBCT at meetings and performs other related work as assigned.Registrations, Licensure Requirements or CertificationsMust earn CTCD and CTCM within 18 months of hire. Knowledge Skills AbilitiesKnowledge of Community Based Care and Single Source Continuum Contracts.Knowledge of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Uniform Grant Management Standards (UGMS), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) CircularsKnowledge of procuring, monitoring, and managing effort-based and performance-based contractsKnowledge of budget processes and cost allocation proceduresKnowledge of fraud prevention and detectionKnowledge of successful risk mitigation strategiesSkill in identifying measures or indicators of financial performanceSkill in identifying problems, identifying possible alternatives, and promoting workable solutionsSkill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationshipsAbility to independently gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze complex factsAbility to exercise creative problem-solving techniques in a highly complex environmentAbility to communicate verbally and in writingAbility to organize and manage time and meet deadlinesAbility to perfo https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=616833 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.