Contracts Team Supervisor - Grants Specialist Supervisor

Contracts Team Supervisor - Grants Specialist Supervisor

The Contract Team Supervisor plans, directs, and supervises contract management in accordance with state and federal regulations and mandates, serves as a leadership role for the Housing, Homelessness, and Support Services Administration (HHSSA), and oversees RFPs, grants, interagency agreements, annual plans, and procurement functions to ensure an efficient and effective purchasing process.

• Lead all aspects of contract management for HHSSA.
• Exercise supervisory authority ensuring labor agreements and plans are equitably administered and employees under jurisdiction perform assigned duties to achieve annual objectives.
• Initiate, build, and sustain strategic partnerships essential to carry out the contract management duties of the Administration.
• Coordinate with the Grants Program Team (GPT) and other grant programs to develop and monitor workflows related to the RFP process, grant, payments, and monitoring.
• Coordinate the contract management process with program teams in HHSSA and with DHS departments, including Financial Operations, Contracts, and Legal Compliance.
  
  Train HHSSA staff on all duties that require contract compliance with the requirements of related State Departments.
• Provide communication initiatives, continuous improvements in grant making, risk mitigation, policy development, and implementation for statewide initiatives.

• Demonstrated leadership experience, including experience as a supervisor, lead worker, team lead, project lead, completion of a State of Minnesota leadership program (e.g., ELI, L4), and a paid/unpaid position leading a program or chairing a committee.
• Four (4) years highly specialized experience in managing and writing government grants, contracts, and RFPs.
• Expertise with core grant and contract management principles and practices from ideation to execution.
• Practical understanding of grant roles and relationships of county, tribal, state, and federal government.
• Technical proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), databases, internet tools, email platforms, and statistical software.
• Understanding of program management.

• Continuous improvement skills to provide and evaluate training methods to track and produce desired outcomes.
• Variety of experiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures.
• Advanced interpersonal and communication skills, including negotiation, conflict resolution, public speaking, and formal writing for reports, presentations, and informational materials.
• Analytical and strategic thinking skills, including the ability to evaluate complex, conflicting perspectives and coordinate multifaceted program initiatives.
• In-depth knowledge of federal and state policies, laws, regulations, and contract requirements.
• Knowledge of HHSSA programs, strategic planning, evaluation practices, and community-based resources.
• Manage and direct the execution of work plans and processes, anticipate and address problems, evaluate program and system results, and execute appropriate follow-up.

• Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) criminal background check will be conducted on all finalists for this position. Finalists must pass the DHS background check.
• Employee reference checks will be conducted on all finalists, including review of documentation related to job performance and contact with former employer(s).

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If you have questions about this position, contact Karen Kingsley gsley.us.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services impacts the lives of 1.7 million people every year, helping them meet their basic needs so they can achieve their highest potential.

• Paid vacation and sick leave
• 12 paid holidays each year
• Low-cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans,…