CONTRACT MANAGER SPECIALIST - 60025938

Requisition No: 882138

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: CONTRACT MANAGER SPECIALIST - 60025938

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60025938

Salary: $50,000-$60,000

Posting Closing Date: 08/26/2026

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Contract Manager Specialist

Department of Children and Families

2415 N Monroe St Ste 400, Tallahassee FL, 32303

Job Overview

This position provides administrative oversight of procurement and contract management activities within the Office of Licensing, with a primary focus on supporting the Office of Child Care. The role is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of contracts and procurements, monitoring performance, and delivering technical assistance to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and departmental policies.

Responsibilities

• Develop, administer, and manage contracts within the Office of Licensing in accordance with Sections 287.057 and 402.7305, F.S., including drafting and reviewing complex agreements for programmatic and technical systems or solutions.
• Maintain and manage all contractual documents, routing processes, payment trackers, and system entries related to contracts, ensuring accuracy and integrity across technical and non-technical contract files.
• Oversee and execute procurement processes, ensuring compliance with statutes, rules, and procedures. This includes research, document preparation, attending response openings, managing evaluations and negotiations, and routing documentation. Preference for candidates with experience conducting procurements for technology, data systems, or other technical services.
• Develop outcome measures and tools for program evaluation and data collection. Monitor and evaluate performance outcomes in collaboration with program staff.
• Prepare and submit reports, analyze provider performance, and recommend corrective actions when necessary.
• Conduct contract monitoring activities and manage contract files, payments, and reconciliation processes. Ensure compliance with departmental policies, CF Operating Procedures, and any applicable CDAs.
• Provide technical assistance and guidance on procurement and contract activities to staff and contracted providers, including support related to contracts for technical systems or services.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience in contract management, procurement, or grant management, including drafting, negotiating, and administering contracts.
• Knowledge of Sections 287.057 and 402.7305, F.S., or the ability to quickly learn and apply state procurement statutes, rules, and guidelines.
• Demonstrated experience managing competitive procurements such as Invitations to Bid, Requests for Proposals, or Invitations to Negotiate.
• Ability to develop, interpret, and analyze contract language, scopes of work, and performance metrics.
• Experience writing or reviewing contracts for technical systems, data solutions, software services, or IT-related deliverables (highly preferred).
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple contracts, deadlines, and priorities.
• Experience with contract monitoring, provider performance evaluation, and corrective action planning.
• Proficiency in writing clear, concise technical and non-technical documents.
• Ability to work collaboratively with program staff, vendors, and legal counsel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally, both in writing and verbally.
• FCCM (Florida Certified Contract Manager) certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience developing detailed scopes of work for technology solutions, data systems, or other complex technical services.
• Experience with state procurement systems.
• Experience analyzing technical proposals or evaluating system requirements.
• Knowledge of project management principles or experience supporting system implementations.
• Familiarity with CF Operating Procedures and Child Care or human services programs.

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida: Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:No state income tax for residents of Florida;Annual and Sick Leave benefits;Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;Retirement plan options, including employer contributions(For more information, please click Spending Accounts;Tuition waivers;And more!For a more complete list of benefits, visit Growth Opportunities: With 12,000 employees across the state DCF promotes opportunities and training for all. Our jobs are among the most challenging, complex, and difficult in State government. They are also among the most rewarding. All employees are encouraged to take advantage of available Department opportunities for advancement and professional development. About Department of Children and Families:Mission: The mission of the Department of Children and Families is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency. Vision: We are a highly skilled workforce committed to empowering people with complex and varied needs to achieve the best outcomes for themselves and their families. In collaboration with community stakeholders, we will deliver world class and continuously improving service focused on providing the people we serve with the level and quality that we would demand and expect for our own families. Values: A workforce that operates with integrity maintains loyalty to a code of ethics that requires the courage to take responsibility for providing the highest quality of service to the vulnerable. We are a solutions-focused learning organization built on a foundation of transparency in action and accountability of results. Both within the organization and among our stakeholders, we thrive in a culture of respect for diversity of opinion that is nurtured through open communication. High performing and committed, we are unified in our goal of excellence in achieving quality outcomes for those we serve. To learn more please visit . If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.The position will perform all job tasks in accordance with laws, rules, regulations, policies, and requirements applicable to state and federal laws or procedures.We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Participation in the State of Florida Direct Deposit Program is required as a condition of employment per F.S. 110.113, and enrollment must be completed within the first 30 calendar days of your appointment. SELECTIVE SERVICE: Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. For more information, please visit the SSS website: SCREENING REQUIREMENT: It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and, if applicable, Chapter 408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.MyFRSMyFRS.com is your gateway to tools and information about your Florida Retirement System plan.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center View phone number on aiapply.co). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.