CONTRACT MANAGER SPECIALIST - 60034465

Contract Manager Specialist - 60034465

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Requisition No : 856391

Agency : Children and Families

Working Title : Contract Manager Specialist - 60034465

Pay Plan : Career Service

Position Number : 60034465

Salary : $47,500 - $60,000 Annually (Commensurate with experience)

Posting Closing Date : 07 / 16 / 2025

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida's social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency's mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

To be considered for this position responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application. This is not a telework position. Candidate will be required to work in the Tallahassee office.

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as a Contract Manager, managing multiple contracts for the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH). This is a professional position performing highly responsible technical, consultative, and administrative work. This position will manage multiple contracts and grant agreements and will be responsible for mission critical contract management and business administration functions to support statewide SAMH operational, client-service, and ancillary support needs. This position will collaborate with each section within the program office and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented.

Specific duties and responsibilities include :

• Serves as single point of contact with service providers, ensuring positive provider relations. Works to resolve issues timely and effectively.
• Serves as the certified contract manager for the contract oversight team as specified in Section 287.057(26), if applicable.
• Performs contract management activities in accordance with goals and objectives of the agency and state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines.
• Develops and execute provider contracts / competitive solicitations addressing standard contract documents, services to be provided, manner of service provision, method of payment, and special provisions in concert with applicable rules and statutes and Department policies.
• Collaborates with program office liaison and other offices as necessary to identify upcoming projects and the most appropriate mechanisms for contracting and procurement.
• In collaboration with program office liaison, negotiates contract terms and conditions, performing cost analyses of provider budgets. Maintains proper documentation of negotiations and final contract terms and conditions.
• Coordinates with and assists the Department's Contract Oversight Unit with contract monitoring for assigned contracts with providers. Imposes and monitors corrective action where necessary.
• Maintains contract management certification, knowledge, skills, and abilities; maintains official contracts file and documentation, reviews, approves and processes provider invoices, and maintains detailed expenditure schedules.
• Performs contract closeout duties, including contract evaluation and review and documentation of provider performance.
• Maintains appropriate contract files and records.
• Conducts out other necessary contract management activities.
• Performs other duties as required to meet program and departmental goals and objectives.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required for the position :

Minimum qualifications :

Preference will be given to applicants who have :

Candidate profile (application) must be completed in its entirety. Include supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment. Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed. Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and / or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications. It is unacceptable to use the statement "See Resume" in place of responding to qualifying questions and entering work history. If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287.

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits.

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

US Citizen Requirement : Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.

Selective Service System Registration : All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. For more information, please visit the SSS website : http : / / www.sss.gov.

Retiree Notice : If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.

Background Screening : It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.