Contract Manager Specialist

Position: CONTRACT MANAGER SPECIALIST - 60072675
Location: Cedar Key

Requisition No: 876958

Agency:
Children and Families

Working Title:

CONTRACT MANAGER SPECIALIST
- Pay Plan:
Career Service

Position Number:

Salary: $60,000.00

Posting Closing Date: 06/15/2026

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Department of Children and Families Tallahassee, Florida

Open Competitive

THIS IS NOT A TELEWORK POSITION. CANDIDATE WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK IN OFFICE.

This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week.

(Posting will be used to fill multiple positions)

Regular business hours of operation are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST, Monday - Friday.

Some travel may be required.

DESCRIPTION:

The Department of Children & Families, Contract Management Office is seeking to fill Career Service Contract Manager positions to manage Community-Based-Care Lead Agency contracts and social services contractual agreements. This is a highly responsible position with the Contract Management Office.

The responsibilities of this position include providing oversight of the administrative, fiscal, and programmatic terms and conditions of contracts; enforcement of provider compliance with state and federal rules and guidelines, conducting invoice and supporting documentation reviews; facilitating training and technical assistance statewide to contracted providers; conducting budget reviews; and working with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Florida Safe Families Network (FSFN), and other State, and Federal database application systems.

This position may also conduct a variety of contracting activities including assessing need, procurement, negotiations, contract writing, contract management, evaluation, and closeout.

REQUIREMENTS

Essential Job Functions

* Responsible for preparation, processing and execution of contracts, contract amendments, purchase orders, ITN's and RFP's.

* Responsible for the review, development, and implementation of policies, procedures, standards, and rules necessary to ensure compliance with federal and state rules, regulations and procedures that relate to contractual services

* Participates as a contract adviser to the program office in the contract negotiations with potential providers.

* Acts as primary liaison to contract administration, program office, and providers regarding the terms and conditions of contract and amendments under their auspices.

* Provides contract management including payment and reconciliation of provider invoices, completion of monthly Invoice

* Payment Tracking Ledger and Invoice Tracking Log.

* Monitors and tracks allocations, encumbrances, and expenditures, and reconciles with FLAIR/IDS to validate fiscal contract integrity.

* Responsible for special requests from the contract management unit supervisor, Contract Management Administrator, provider agencies, state Auditor General's office and other interested parties.

* Responsible for day-to-day monitoring, evaluation, and tracking of performance outcomes in coordination with program staff to ensure compliance with performance measures.

* Develops special or ad hoc reports to assist the contract management unit supervisor and/or Contract Management Administrator in making management decisions.

* Identify any provider performance shortcomings and makes recommendations for corrective action.

* Provides technical assistance and consultation to program staff and providers regarding budget, financial rule interpretation, and contract management.

* Notifies providers of specific contract concerns or departmental request, including corrective action plans.

* Evaluates provider budgets, financial audits, and capacity reports and contract required agency submissions.

* Attends, as needed, provider meetings and functions to understand workflow, performance delivery, and management processes.

* Meets with provider staff, enforces the deliverables schedule, analyzes contractual expenditures to manage any surplus/deficit, and reviews and processes any deliverables, especially reports that are to be used by external units.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

* Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis.

* Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

* Skilled in interpreting and applying statutes, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

* Intermediate computer skills in MS Excel and MS Word.

* Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document workflow and other activities relating to the improvement of operational and management practices.

* Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents, and other written materials.

* Ability to conduct fact finding research.

* Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.

* Ability to use logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.

* Ability to work independently.

* Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.

* Ability to communicate…