Contract Analyst

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY: To perform highly specialized and complex analytical and technical work involving the negotiating, research, development, and managing of legal contracts. SUPERVISION: Receives technical direction from department Director. May exercise technical and functional supervision over clerical staff.

Examples of Duties

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Negotiates conditions of contracts with members of management and private parties to ensure contract clarity, compliance with laws, district policy, and Education Code provisions.
• Acts as a consultant to departments and employees on contract provisions and acts as a resource person to vendors.
• Researches and develops legal agreements and contracts as requested by district departments, utilizing information, data and verbal information from a variety of school district managers including services between district, private vendor contracts, lease contracts, consulting contracts, film rental contracts, joint powers agreements and other agreements.
• Initiates and maintains coordination and communication between departments and with vendors as necessary for contract administration.
• Develops interdepartmental procedures for contract supervision.
• Consults with County Counsel and other legal authorities in the construction of contracts.
• Monitors renewal of contracts upon expiration.
• Distributes copies of contracts to appropriate parties.
• Initiates correspondence.
• Develops and designs forms as needed.
• Performs job related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING: (These are the minimum experience and education/training standards which will be used to admit or reject applicants for examination, as approved on November 20, 1996.)

Two years of recent technical experience in contract research, development, management or negotiations.

AND

An Associate's degree, from an accredited college or university, in business management or closely related field.

OR

Sixty (60) semester units, from an accredited college or university, which includes at least thirty (30) semester units in business management or closely related field. LICENSES/CERTIFICATES/REGISTRATIONS (At time of appointment and during employment) A valid California driver license* and auto liability insurance**.

*Must be presented/** available upon offer of employment and maintained throughout employment in this position.

BENEFITS: Health, Vision, Dental and PERS (retirement). Benefits are available to full-time and part-time employees.

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