Contract Administrator

Location:

2600 Stanwell Dr, Ste 100, Ste 200, Concord, CA 94520, USA

The Contra Costa Health, Community Response Division (CRD) Contract Administrator is a seasoned collaborator and dynamic manager who will work with the CRD senior leadership team to shape interdepartmental partnerships within the Community Response Division to create programs that reduce the incidence of homelessness in Contra Costa County. This person will develop partnerships and inform effective practices that advance the mission of CRD.

Under the general direction of the CRD Community Response Administrator, this position serves as Contract Administrator for assigned projects within CRD, organizes, directs and manages a portfolio of interdepartmental contracts, develops, implements and oversees special projects, may supervise assigned CRD staff, and performs other work as required. The Contract Administrator works directly with CRD senior staff to plan, assess, troubleshoot, and execute assignments associated with the various commitments and projects underway ject directives may range from administrative/program assessments to complex interdepartmental collaborations.

• Plans, coordinates, and manages special projects in CRD.
• Provides system‑level support to implement and manage interdepartmental collaborations within CRD to address homelessness in Contra Costa.
• Hosts, facilitates, and attends weekly meetings throughout different sites, within the County, and across regions.
• Creates specific goals and timelines to measure the overall effectiveness of interdepartmental agreements within CRD.
• Meets with CRD Senior staff regarding special projects that impact the division’s system of care.
• Provides guidance and direction to CRD program operations to ensure service delivery is aligned and compliant with county strategic response to homelessness.
• Works to expand CRD’s community partnerships to improve quality of life and minimize risk of households entering the homeless system.
• Oversees and supports the expansion of housing programs within CRD.
• Facilitates and participates in CRD case conferences with key county staff, law enforcement, the Coordinated Entry System (CES), and community stakeholders.
• Cultivates and strengthens existing relationships with non‑homeless resources and systems to create housing opportunities.
• Prepares required reports, proposals, requisitions, scopes of work, and correspondence to ensure orderly project development and implementation; maintains all necessary records and performs related duties as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Experience managing complex projects in a program or agency that provides housing/homeless services, with knowledge related to issues of homelessness, affordable and low‑income housing, and subsidized housing.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of local housing/homeless services and low‑income services and providers in Contra Costa.
• Experience with homeless funding sources, including government funding streams and private resources.
• Knowledge of relevant federal, state and local housing and homeless regulations.

• Education
  • Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Social Work, Psychology, Public Administration, Hospital/Health Administration, or a closely related field.
• Substitution for the required degree
  • Successful completion of at least 60 semester or 90 quarter units from an accredited college or university which included courses in English Composition, Social Science, Behavioral Science and mathematics transferable to the California State University System for credit, and three years of full‑time (or the equivalent of full‑time) experience performing administrative duties in a housing/homeless services agency or program.
• Experience
  • Two years of program/project management experience in an administrative capacity with the responsibility for contract management and program planning in a public or private setting that provides Housing and/or…