What are the responsibilities and job description for the FSC Contracts Coordinator (Closes 2/17/2025) position at Allegheny County Department of Human Services?
Summary
This is a professional position within Allegheny County Department of Human Services that serves as a primary liaison with the Office of Administration on all matters related to Contracts, Budgets, Compliance and Human Resources. This position oversees all aspects of ongoing contracting process for OCS-FS and supports key grant administration and reporting.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Pilot approaches to best Program-Administration collaboration
- Make recommendations for DHS-wide implementation
- Annual rollovers – budgeting and work statements
- Mid-year adjustments
- Serve as team expert in MPER and KIDS – work with team and AIMS to ensure that the appropriate program leads have access to the appropriate systems and are monitoring invoicing appropriately
- Initiate new contracts and contract amendments throughout the year
- Field questions and provide technical assistance from contracted agencies around budgeting, contracts and navigating our billing system, including connecting them to the right contacts in the Office of Administration
- Supports key grant administration and reporting
- OCDEL (Family Center)
- Head Start
- Kresge
- Build, review, and track budgets for initiatives within OCS-FCS
- Partners with fiscal team to support quarterly budget review of revenue and expenses
- Update and maintain specs manual to reflect comprehensive set of provider expectations
- Collaborate with the operations administrator for OCS-Housing and Homeless Services on recommended OCS-wide policies and procedures
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Additional Responsibilities
From time to time the employee will be required to perform additional tasks and duties as required by the employer.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Self-directed.
- Demonstrated interest in public service.
- Outstanding organizational skills.
- Detail-oriented.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Ability to establish internal and external relationships and collaborate with other organizations and individuals.
- Consistently able to exercise sound judgment.
- Demonstrated ability to set priorities and accomplish a wide variety of tasks.
- Strong computer literacy and demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office; specifically, PowerPoint and Excel
Education/Experience Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a related field, plus 1 year of experience in project management.
-OR-
Any equivalent combination of education and experience which meets the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
(List Act 33, 34 and/or FBI clearances required, depending on Job Description.)
Why DHS?
- DHS is diverse, but we strive to be even more inclusive. Our director has made it his top priority that DHS is “the kind of place where a diverse group of talented people want to come, grow, and do their best work.” This includes equity in hiring and advancement, as well as in unleashing the creativity and ideas of staff at every level of DHS.
You can make a big impact here. We stand out as one of the best human services organizations in the country. But we need problem-solvers, innovators, and terrific leaders to make sure we are smart in how we use our funding so that we reach the people who most need our help to make lives better.
“DHS strives to be the kind of place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come to grow and do their best work.”
-From the organization’s statement on Equity and Inclusion
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, consistent with applicable law.
Salary : $52,200 - $58,000
