Position: CONTRACTS SUPERVISOR.
Deadline: 10 Feb 2018.
Date posted: 26 Jan 2018.
Location:Dar es Salaam.
Description:
Position Summary
Responsible for day to day oversight of contract administration department, responsible for all contract actions supported by the company. The candidates will be responsible for responding to Requests for Proposal, negotiating Change Orders, reviewing and submitting Contract Deliverables, guiding customer change requests, and overseeing Contract Administration tasks. Must have exceptional written and oral communication skills.
Duties and Responsibilities
- To
prepare customised contracts for service level agreements and maintain contract
database
- To ensure that clients are
made aware of contract renewal dates and to ensure that contracts are renewed
wherever possible
- To supervise the
preparation of tender submissions, ensuring that documentation meets contract
requirements and ensuring timely submission
- Supervisory responsibility
for up to two junior staff members
- Assists in maintaining department policies and procedures to maintain contract administration and ensure compliance with Government/customer contractual requirements
- Provides day to day oversight and supervision of the preparation, execution, interpretation, and administration of contracts consistent with contract terms and conditions, public laws and regulations, and corporate policies and procedures
- Leads external customer liaison activities to include attendance at customer meetings, correspondence both verbal and written with customer personnel, and leading meetings with internal and external customers
- Prepares formal recommendations to management to execute contractual documents such as modifications, Memorandum of Agreements, Administrative Change Letters, and Letters of Technical Direction. Reviews such contractual documents to identify scope and clause changes, funding or contract value changes, and provides input to support any risk associated with acceptance of modifications.
- Provides internal customer support through guidance of contract requirements and process for changes to requirements
- Oversight of review and submittal of Contracts deliverable requirements to the customer, and provides recommended changes
- Oversees contract administration tasks including scheduling proposal meetings, negotiations, and customer meetings
Major Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree of Law or any related field
- Minimum of 5 years contracts management experience, some exposure to contract law advantageous
- Essentially a highly competent administrator
with excellent language and communications
- Must have strong demonstrated business management and verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently or in a team environment
- Basic level of proficiency with MS Office software