Director of Contracts and Procurement

The Director of Contracts and Procurement leads the Agency's contracting and procurement functions, ensuring contracts are managed efficiently, transparently, and in compliance with applicable laws and funding requirements. This role oversees procurement operations, contract administration, policy development, and process improvements that support Agency goals and responsible stewardship of public resources. Working closely with leadership and program teams, the Director helps build strong contracting systems that support services for children and families.

What You'll DoLead the Agency's procurement, contracting, and contract administration functions.

Develop and improve contracting policies, procedures, systems, templates, and tools.

Oversee competitive procurements, contract negotiations, contract execution, and vendor management.

Partner with leadership, and internal teams to develop effective contracting strategies and support Agency priorities.

Monitor contract performance, compliance, budgets, and reporting while identifying opportunities to improve processes and reduce risk.

Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, funding requirements, and audit standards.

Supervise, mentor, and develop contracts and procurement staff while providing guidance and training across the Agency.

Qualifications Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. Additional experience and/or education can be substituted to meet typical qualifications. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Seven (7) years of increasingly responsible experience in procurement, contracting, or contract administration, public administration, or a closely related field in a public or private organization, including three (3) years in a supervisory, management, or lead capacity, and the equivalent to a bachelor's degree with major coursework in business administration, public administration, finance, accounting, law, contract management, supply chain management or a closely related field.

A Master’s degree may substitute for one year of the required experience

Additional relevant work experience may be substituted to meet the college coursework/bachelor's degree standard.

Desirable Qualifications Experience in public-sector procurement, contracting, or contract administration

Experience with grant-funded programs, federally funded contracts, or highly regulated funding environments

Experience with health, human services, early childhood, education, nonprofit, or community-based service contracts

Experience implementing or improving procurement, contract management, workflow, reporting, or records management systems

Experience presenting procurement or contracting matters to executive leadership, boards, commissions, auditors, or governing bodies

Professional certification such as CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP, CPSM, CPCM, or equivalent is desirable

Additional Requirements Travel within Alameda County as necessary to carry out job duties and occasional travel outside Alameda County as required. The position may require occasional attendance at evening, off-site, or community meetings and compliance with Agency confidentiality, ethics, conflict-of-interest, and background requirements, as applicable.

Knowledge of:

Principles, practices and trends of public procurement, contracting, contract administration, vendor performance management, strategic sourcing, and performance-based contracting

Competitive solicitation methods, procurement planning, sourcing, evaluation processes, award recommendations, procurement documentation, and contract closeout

Contract development, negotiation, amendments, renewals, risk allocation, insurance, indemnification, deliverables, service levels, and records management

Applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, funding requirements, Agency policies, public agency ethics standards, transparency requirements, and audit standards governing procurement and contracting

Grant-funded procurement and contracting requirements, including documentation, allowability, competition, approval, monitoring, and compliance practices

Internal controls, compliance monitoring, risk management, corrective action, conflict-of-interest prevention, vendor communication protocols, and audit readiness practices

Strategic sourcing, spend analysis, supplier outreach, inclusive procurement practices, procurement performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting

Principles of public…