What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Contracts and Compliance position at Panagora Group?
Panagora Group is a dynamic woman- and employee-owned small business and social enterprise dedicated to providing high-quality, high-impact international health, development, and learning services. We deliver market-based, integrated, and locally led solutions that strengthen country capacity; and learning, communications, and technology solutions to accelerate and heighten impact. Using novel, innovative, and highly participatory approaches to mobilize community, civil society, and government commitment in defining and owning solutions, we promote inclusive development to benefit all groups.
The Director of Contracts and Compliance (C&C) is a full-time senior position in Panagora’s home office in Silver Spring, Maryland. The role involves providing contractual and project management guidance to activity management teams (AMTs) in support of full-cycle implementation activities as well as support to capture and proposal development. Additionally, the role provides leadership and guidance on Panagora’s corporate policies, processes, best practices, and federal, state, and local laws as applicable. Finally, it champions high quality project implementation, client satisfaction, risk management, capacity building, and good management practices.
Responsibilities Contract Management
- Partner with AMTs in providing leadership and high-level contractual expertise in contractual, administrative, and operational areas of project management over the full project cycle
- Provide expert direction on compliance matters from start-up to close-out including review and advise on draft documents and requests for the Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) approval or concurrence
- Support timely resolution of internal and external contract and compliance issues ensuring proper supporting documentation is created and adequate
- Conduct thorough reviews of subcontract agreements and other types of agreements ensuring proper flow down clauses and annexes are incorporated and aligned with prime contract requirements and minimizing company risk
- Perform sufficient due diligence to ensure cost analysis and compliance with relevant terms and conditions for procurement / subcontracts, task orders, grants, and amendments
- Provide support on budget realignments / modifications to ensure compliance with prime and subcontract terms and conditions, company policies, and client’s cost principles
- Support resolution on complex contractual, financial, and operational issues under activities including subcontracts and independent contractor agreements
- Serves as main point person for overseeing project start-ups and close-outs providing leadership to AMTs to conduct tasks as outlined in the winning proposal and contract
- Support completion of standard contract related documents such as quick close-out documents and other contract management forms
Quality Assurance
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