Training Contract Specialist

Summary Statement

As an Employment and Training Contract Specialist, you hold responsibility for coordinating all activities involved with developing, managing, monitoring and evaluating employment and training programs. You will provide technical assistance in the awarding of funds to contractors as well as negotiate contracts and provide assistance to contractors in contract implementation and ongoing maintenance. Along with being the department's contact for contractor questions and concerns, this role will also frequently engage with the division's Fiscal and MIS teams to determine payments to contractors which includes approving or disallowing payment, identifying problems, and recommending corrective action.

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Negotiates and develops cost reimbursement and performance contracts with outside contractors and the Division of Employment and Training; supervises negotiation team.
• Acts as technical advisor to subcontractors during contract period: identifies managerial and operational problems; develops corrective action plans; provides interpretation of laws, guidelines, and policies.
• Monitors and evaluates contract management effectiveness through on-site review and analysis of subcontractor performance and operations.
• Initiates and/or participates in the development of unit/program policy and procedure and long-range planning goals and objectives; analyzes proposed and enacted legislation to determine impact on training and employment operations.
• Determines flow of funds to subcontractors based on analysis of statistical and fiscal reports; determines advance amounts; approves/disallows payments.
• Makes individual and/or group oral and written presentations to special interest groups; participates on related committees and task forces.
• Performs special projects individually or as part of a work group such as: conversion of the unit's manual system to an automated system, development of new policies, procedures and forms, and development of EEO compliance guidelines.

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Employment and Training Contract Specialist. Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

• Six months experience in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating employment and training programs.
• Six months experience in budget management and control which includes managing a budget for the purpose of keeping expenditures within the limitations of available appropriations and available revenue and maintaining, monitoring, projecting and controlling a budget within set policies and procedures.
• Six months experience in contract management and control which includes ensuring compliance with terms of contracts; negotiating changes to existing contracts.
• Six months experience in interpreting employment and training program laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Six months experience in narrative report writing.

The State of Delaware recognizes the value of telework and flexible working schedules. This position is eligible for Telework according to the State of Delaware’s Alternative Work Arrangement Policy. More information will be shared at the time of interview.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E-Verify system where the State will provide the federal government with each new hires Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our job seeker resources. All new hires are required to report to the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment.

Sessions are held at designated locations in Kent or New Castle County. This position is a classification organized under an exclusive bargaining representative (labor organization) that has been elected by employees as their representative for collective bargaining and other applicable terms and conditions of employment, in accordance with Title 29, Chapter 59 and Title 19, Chapter 13 and 16. This position is covered by a…