EQUITY IN COUNTY CONTRACTS PROGRAM MANAGER (ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER 10, ISD)

Position Overview The Internal Services Department is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Administrative Manager 10, ISD vacancies related to the homelessness crisis. Successful applicants may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment. Responsibilities Act as a consultant to County departments and advise on strategic and systematic approaches in the development of service contracts; provide recommendations on standardizing the County’s contracting processes to ensure solicitations and contracts are developed pursuant to best practices. Review contracting opportunities with applicability to community-based organizations, non‑profits, small, local, diverse businesses and community-based enterprises to broaden diversity participation and ensure proper technical assistance and advertisements. Review Department solicitation practices to provide strategic recommendations and execution plans to achieve utilization goals for local small business enterprises, disabled veteran business enterprises, and community‑based enterprises under County contracts, including subcontracting opportunities. Review applicability for innovative solicitation design opportunities such as unbundling and contract tiering to create more opportunities and access to community‑based organizations, non‑profits, small and diverse businesses. Consult and coordinate contracting efforts with technical or professional specialists and department managers to define and establish contract specifications, scope of work, ensuring completeness and accuracy of findings and drafting contract specifications for services. Conduct, attend, and participate in meetings with stakeholders; confer with departments, community‑based organizations, non‑profits and contractors/vendors to continually identify opportunities for improvement and ensure compliance with contract requirements. Assist with implementing program changes that impact contracting processes across departments, including eProcurement modernization. Analyze and conduct research on equity‑based Board motions and draft related reports; establish guidelines and processes to report Countywide contract progress/data effectively and accurately to the Board. Provide direction to contracts analysts, managers and senior level staff on the most complex contracting matters using best practices developed from the Equity in County Contracts Workgroups. Analyze and make recommendations for the preparation, development, negotiation and administration of highly specialized and technically complex contracts. Minimum Requirements Option I: Three years of experience in an administrative, advisory or staff capacity dealing with the investigation and solution of procedural, personnel, budgetary, legislative, community, governmental or similar complex problems. Option II: Two years’ experience at the level of Administrative Manager 8, ISD or higher. Desired Qualifications Experience working with and/or for non‑profits, local small businesses, community‑based organizations, disabled veteran businesses, social enterprises or similar organizations managing contracts from inception to completion, including developing specifications, statements of work, solicitation vehicles, contracting strategies, conducting proposer’s conferences, evaluating proposals and bids, leading and negotiating contracts, consulting with Counsel and responding to protests. Experience providing technical assistance, training and contracting consulting services to internal or external customers and stakeholders on complex contracting processes, including developing contract specifications, statements of work, evaluating documents, awarding contracts and negotiating with vendors and Counsel to arrive at mutually agreeable terms. Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Public Administration, Contract Law, Negotiation, Finance, Economics, Procurement, Purchasing or a closely related field. License and Physical Expectations License: A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job‐related essential functions. Physical Expectations: Light administrative and clerical duties with occasional light lifting up to 10 pounds, bending, stooping, squatting and considerable ambulation. Equal Employment Opportunity The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or any other protected characteristic. The County is also a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, applicants will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless a contingent offer is made. #J-18808-Ljbffr