Contracts Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Act as the contracts leader for the Northeast Division.

• Provide direction, oversight, and coordinated contract service delivery throughout the Division.

• Directly oversee complex agreements while offering contract management, compliance, and stakeholder support for designated Business Units and Division priorities.

• Offer guidance on agreement structures, contracting strategies, compliance requirements, and organizational policies.

• Foster consistent practices, align priorities and workloads, enhance staff capabilities, and spearhead process improvements.

• Create, review, execute, monitor, and finalize agreements in alignment with organizational policies, Delegation of Authority requirements, and risk management protocols.

• Serve as a subject matter expert and main point of escalation for intricate contracting issues.

• Assess contractual, financial, compliance, operational, and reputational risks and propose strategies for mitigation.

• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Grants, Operations, program staff, and other stakeholders to address contract-related challenges.

• Supervise, mentor, and develop contracts personnel.

• Lead the development and execution of processes, tools, training, service standards, and resources.

• Utilize independent judgment to resolve complex contract issues, prioritize demands, allocate resources, and suggest solutions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field, along with 4 years of relevant experience or a comparable combination.

• Familiarity with government regulations pertaining to grants and contracts.

• TNC Certified Contract Specialist (CCS) certification or the capacity to obtain certification within specified timeframes.

• Proven experience in managing contracts, agreements, procurement activities, grants, or related business operations.

• Experience in coordinating multiple agreements and handling competing priorities simultaneously.

• Proficiency in interpreting and applying organizational policies, procedures, compliance requirements, and approval processes.

• Experience with contract management systems, document management systems, financial systems, or similar technology platforms.

• Background in supervising, coaching, and developing staff.

• Experience managing intricate contracts, subawards, procurement agreements, professional services agreements, or other organizational contracts.

• Experience supporting contracts funded by governmental, foundation, corporate, or other institutional sources.

• Understanding of contract lifecycle management, procurement practices, internal controls, compliance monitoring, and risk management.

• Experience in designing or enhancing contracting processes, tools, templates, training, and service standards.

• Proven ability to work collaboratively with Legal, Finance, Grants, Operations, and program teams within a complex or decentralized organization.

• Strong analytical, judgment, problem-solving, project management, and stakeholder management skills.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities, including the skill to convey complex requirements clearly to diverse audiences.

• Multi-lingual skills and/or multi-cultural experience are valued.

• Must fulfill The Nature Conservancy's background screening requirements.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health care benefits.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• 401(k) plan featuring an 8% employer match.

• Parental leave.

• Accrued paid time off.

• Life insurance coverage.

• Disability insurance.

• Employee assistance program.

• Additional life and work well-being benefits.

• Flexible work environment that promotes employee health and well-being.

• Workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.