Contracting Officer - London, United Kingdom - Open Society Foundations
Description
Contracting OfficerLondon Posting Date:
05/21/2024.
Deadline:
06/03/2024
- Role Title
- Contracting Officer
- Program/Tool/ Department/Unit Name
- Global Finance
- Team Name
- Procurement & Contracting
- Role Purpose
- The Contracting Officer is an individual contributor in transaction processing, compliance checks, learning and contract system management.
- Key Responsibilities
- Review contract requests for compliance, and draft contracts and purchasing documents based on established templates under mínimal supervision
- Review, negotiate, draft commercial contracts on thirdparty paper and ensure commercial contracts meet OSF requirements
- Develop and manage contracting and purchasing document templates, working with Global Finance colleagues and the Office of the General Counsel
- Administer contracts, expense payment letters and other transactions through Contract Access or other contract or purchasing systems and provide user support
- Provide learning support to OSF colleagues in all roles participating in the contracting and purchasing process
- Assure integrity of data in the contracting system, and generate complex reports to track workflows, help analyse processes and support business decisions
- May require significant systems or learning responsibilities
Qualifications:
- Essential:
- Bachelor's degree (BA/BSc) or equivalentDesirable:
- Knowledge of Salesforce or other CRM platform and relational database concepts, including reportingExperience
- Essential:
- Significant experience with software-supported contract lifecycle management, purchasing and procurement-
- Excellent analytical skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office and cloud-based platforms, strong research and database management skillsCompetencies
- Functional Competencies:
- Proven experience collaborating with, and leading, multi-country or multi-jurisdiction projects-
- Expertise in working with large volumes of data (export, import to/from different systems;-
- Awareness of diverse cultural differences and communication styles, proven ability to build relationships with a wide range of people within a complex organization.-
- Excellent computer and analytical skills, proficient in Microsoft Office and cloud-based platforms and experience with internet research and database management-
- Expert in account analysis
Personal Competencies:
- Demonstrates commitment to OSF's core values of humility, commitment, collaboration, respect, inclusivity and integrity-
- Works well in a team and contributes meaningfully and regularly to discussions and in problem solving issues-
- High level of attention to detail, and organizational, analytical, interpersonal, and proactive problem-solving skills-
- Experience working with multiple clients to resolve complex problems and interacting with high needs clients-
- Must be able to exercise critical thinking skills including good judgment and be a solutions-oriented individual-
- Manage work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, research financial data, troubleshoot and follow through on projects to completion, possess strong attention to detail, while meeting strict deadlines-
- Works with a high degree of independenceLanguages:
- An excellent knowledge of English-
- Knowledge of other languages would be an asset
- Competitive rates of pay apply._
- We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and colleagues with disabilities._
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