Job Description
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International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI ), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over one hundred countries and implemented over two hundred projects. IBTCI serves government agencies, private sector companies and several donor agencies. IBTCI specializes in Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) across many sectors including, but not limited to, conflict and crisis, democracy & governance, economic growth, education, environment, and global health. This position is based at our headquarters in Vienna, VA.
Responsibilities
Position Title: Contracts Manager
Reports to: Senior Management Staff Member
Position Description: This is a Full-time Exempt position
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
- Develop acquisition/procurement packages and related documentation such as Statements of Work, evaluation criteria, market research, cost analysis, justifications, and approvals.
- Provide contract management support and monitoring of contracts.
- Manage the full procurement-cycle from design, award to management.
- Track contract-budget related data via spreadsheets.
- Manage contracts, pricing and administrative staff.
- Work within government guidance and project management standards to provide guidance and support to home office and field staff.
- Review RFP for cost questions.
- Prepare cost/business proposals.
- Create budget narratives as required by the RFP.
- Advise the management on cost strategy on different types of proposals.
- Review and manage CPARS.
- Mentor/ Train contracts and pricing department staff and to be successful at performing duties and tasks.
- Establish and preserve strong relationships with internal and external correspondents.
Additional Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities
- Attend management meetings and contribute to work flow management.
- Educate company staff on contracts and pricing related issues.
- Any other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- S. government contract work experience.
- Must be able to meet with technical staff and elicit their requirements to develop related acquisition documents.
- Ability to effectively support preparation of budget offers, pipeline analyses, and proposal modifications.
- Experience working in an integrated team environment; able to operate independently as well as part of a team.
- Must be familiar with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS).
- Experience with developing acquisition policy, executing contract acquisition packages and do the acquisition management process.
- Excellent writing and editing skills.
- Self-starter and well organized.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: business administration, management, accounting, law, or related field preferred.
- At least five (5) years of progressive experience in USAID project and contracts management and USAID proposal cost and budget development preferred.
- Comprehensive knowledge of U.S. Government service-type cost reimbursable, T&M, and fixed price contracts and grants management.
Working Conditions: Work is performed in a typical corporate office environment.
Physical Requirements: Ability to lift up to twenty five pounds.
No phone calls please. Applications will be acknowledged, but only final candidates for particular activities will be contacted.
We are an equal opportunity employer. Prospective employees will receive consideration without discrimination of race, creed, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. We are an E-verify employer.
About the Organization
International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI ), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over one hundred countries and implemented over two hundred projects. IBTCI serves government agencies, private sector companies and several donor agencies. IBTCI specializes in Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) across many sectors including, but not limited to, conflict and crisis, democracy & governance, economic growth, education, environment, and global health. This position is based at our headquarters in Vienna, VA.
