What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contracts Specialist 3 position at State of Washington?
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The agency reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any time after the initial screening date of January 8, 2025. It is in the applicant’s best interest to submit materials before the initial screening. Gambling Commission Career Opportunity The Gambling Commission’s Business and Financial Services (BFS) unit is looking for someone to join the team as a Contracts Specialist 3. This position serves as the agency’s assistant contracts administrator and contracting specialist by administering procurements, complex contracts, interagency agreements, data sharing agreements, leases, and memorandums of agreement/understanding. Our ideal team member will be analytical, customer focused, and adaptable and flexible to changing business needs. BFS provides support for agency priorities through quality financial and operational management including budgeting, contracting, grant management, fiscal monitoring, purchasing, and accounting services. Additionally, BFS is responsible for ensuring financial compliance with state and federal laws, regulations, and reporting requirements. This full-time position is located at our Headquarters in Lacey, Washington. The Contracts Specialist 3 position supports the agency and its mission by serving as subject matter expert and assisting agency staff with budget, accounting (including payroll), contracts, procurement, facilities management, and vehicle fleet management so that the agency may focus on keeping gambling legal and honest. Who We Are: Our mission is to protect the public by ensuring that gambling is legal and honest. The Gambling Commission is a state accredited, limited-jurisdiction law enforcement agency and is the second oldest gambling regulatory agency in the country. We are the only statewide agency that licenses and regulates an estimated $3.5 billion gambling industry. Why Join Our Team We are a small agency of approximately 120 employees. If you are interested in working in an environment where employee voices matter and employees are recognized for their contributions, this may be the agency for you! We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an inclusive work environment. As a Washington state agency, we offer: Statewide Employee Business Resource Groups that bring together groups of employees with a common interest or characteristic;Professional development opportunities;Educational and career development aid;Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility;A comprehensive benefits package designed to meet the needs of you and your family. Beyond the traditional benefits such as Health, Life Insurance, Retirement, and related benefits, we offer Flex Spending Accounts, Dependent Care Assistance, Deferred Compensation and so much more. To learn more about our agency, we invite you to visit our website or watch why you should join our team. Why This Position? As the agency’s assistant contracts administrator and contracts specialist, you’ll be responsible for ensuring state (DES/OFM) and agency regulations and guidelines for contracting and procurement are followed. Manage all aspects of procurements.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The Gambling Commission is a licensing, regulatory, and law enforcement agency. Applicants must be willing to undergo and be able to pass an extensive background investigation, which includes a criminal history check, credit check and fingerprinting. Information obtained from background checks will not necessarily preclude employment. Applicants will be required to sign a release authorizing the background investigation. If hired, employees must adhere to agency policy of prohibiting employees from serving as officers or managers of any corporation or organization that conducts a gambling activity. Employees may not gamble in any gambling licensed activities in the state of Washington.HOW TO APPLY Applications for this recruitment will be accepted electronically. Please select the large green "apply" button at the top of this announcement. If you have not done so previously, you will need to set up an account profile. Submit the materials listed below. Applications without these materials may be declined. A complete application.Letter of application that addresses your interest in the position and ability to perform the responsibilities described in this announcement.Prove at least three (3) professional references with current contact information as part of your application. A professional reference is defined as an individual who has been paid to supervise your work and can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job competencies. If you do not have any or sufficient professional references, please include non-related professionals, such as educators or other professional associates.NOTE: As part of our hiring process, we require an employment reference for the preferred candidate from their current or most recent supervisor. If the preferred candidate is a current or recent state employee, we will also review the personnel file as part of our process. References are typically contacted after interviews. General suggestions for creating a good application packetMake sure your application and supplemental question responses address how you meet each of the required and desired qualifications. Carefully read each of the supplemental questions and respond completely to each one. Pay attention to each component of the question, providing examples, and thoroughly describing when and where you achieved the experience. Detail the types of work you performed, the work products, etc., to demonstrate 'how'. Specifically include all of your work experiences doing the same or similar work, especially if you reference work in these jobs in describing when/where you gained experience or skills. If applicable, include a transcript (official or unofficial) specifically showing your accounting, auditing or budgeting credits.Make sure your application reflects your best writing. Do NOT include your salary history. Wage/salary depends on qualifications or, if applicable, rules of promotion. The initial screening will be based on the content and completeness of your application and the materials submitted. All information may be verified, and documentation may be required. Applications with comments such as "see attachments" or "N/A" in the supplemental question responses will be considered incomplete. Applicants who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be invited to attend an online skills assessment session. Participation in this event is required as part of our recruitment and selection process. To successfully participate in the virtual assessment, participants will need to meet the following technical requirements: Reliable Internet/Wi-fiWeb cameraMicrosoft Office Word and Excel (or equivalents)The Washington State Gambling Commission is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in the application process or needing this job announcement in an alternative format should provide contact information via email to recruitment@wsgc.wa.gov. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388 For questions regarding this recruitment announcement, email us at recruitment@wsgc.wa.gov or call (360) 252-9964.
The agency reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any time after the initial screening date of January 8, 2025. It is in the applicant’s best interest to submit materials before the initial screening. Gambling Commission Career Opportunity The Gambling Commission’s Business and Financial Services (BFS) unit is looking for someone to join the team as a Contracts Specialist 3. This position serves as the agency’s assistant contracts administrator and contracting specialist by administering procurements, complex contracts, interagency agreements, data sharing agreements, leases, and memorandums of agreement/understanding. Our ideal team member will be analytical, customer focused, and adaptable and flexible to changing business needs. BFS provides support for agency priorities through quality financial and operational management including budgeting, contracting, grant management, fiscal monitoring, purchasing, and accounting services. Additionally, BFS is responsible for ensuring financial compliance with state and federal laws, regulations, and reporting requirements. This full-time position is located at our Headquarters in Lacey, Washington. The Contracts Specialist 3 position supports the agency and its mission by serving as subject matter expert and assisting agency staff with budget, accounting (including payroll), contracts, procurement, facilities management, and vehicle fleet management so that the agency may focus on keeping gambling legal and honest. Who We Are: Our mission is to protect the public by ensuring that gambling is legal and honest. The Gambling Commission is a state accredited, limited-jurisdiction law enforcement agency and is the second oldest gambling regulatory agency in the country. We are the only statewide agency that licenses and regulates an estimated $3.5 billion gambling industry. Why Join Our Team We are a small agency of approximately 120 employees. If you are interested in working in an environment where employee voices matter and employees are recognized for their contributions, this may be the agency for you! We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an inclusive work environment. As a Washington state agency, we offer: Statewide Employee Business Resource Groups that bring together groups of employees with a common interest or characteristic;Professional development opportunities;Educational and career development aid;Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility;A comprehensive benefits package designed to meet the needs of you and your family. Beyond the traditional benefits such as Health, Life Insurance, Retirement, and related benefits, we offer Flex Spending Accounts, Dependent Care Assistance, Deferred Compensation and so much more. To learn more about our agency, we invite you to visit our website or watch why you should join our team. Why This Position? As the agency’s assistant contracts administrator and contracts specialist, you’ll be responsible for ensuring state (DES/OFM) and agency regulations and guidelines for contracting and procurement are followed. Manage all aspects of procurements.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The Gambling Commission is a licensing, regulatory, and law enforcement agency. Applicants must be willing to undergo and be able to pass an extensive background investigation, which includes a criminal history check, credit check and fingerprinting. Information obtained from background checks will not necessarily preclude employment. Applicants will be required to sign a release authorizing the background investigation. If hired, employees must adhere to agency policy of prohibiting employees from serving as officers or managers of any corporation or organization that conducts a gambling activity. Employees may not gamble in any gambling licensed activities in the state of Washington.HOW TO APPLY Applications for this recruitment will be accepted electronically. Please select the large green "apply" button at the top of this announcement. If you have not done so previously, you will need to set up an account profile. Submit the materials listed below. Applications without these materials may be declined. A complete application.Letter of application that addresses your interest in the position and ability to perform the responsibilities described in this announcement.Prove at least three (3) professional references with current contact information as part of your application. A professional reference is defined as an individual who has been paid to supervise your work and can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job competencies. If you do not have any or sufficient professional references, please include non-related professionals, such as educators or other professional associates.NOTE: As part of our hiring process, we require an employment reference for the preferred candidate from their current or most recent supervisor. If the preferred candidate is a current or recent state employee, we will also review the personnel file as part of our process. References are typically contacted after interviews. General suggestions for creating a good application packetMake sure your application and supplemental question responses address how you meet each of the required and desired qualifications. Carefully read each of the supplemental questions and respond completely to each one. Pay attention to each component of the question, providing examples, and thoroughly describing when and where you achieved the experience. Detail the types of work you performed, the work products, etc., to demonstrate 'how'. Specifically include all of your work experiences doing the same or similar work, especially if you reference work in these jobs in describing when/where you gained experience or skills. If applicable, include a transcript (official or unofficial) specifically showing your accounting, auditing or budgeting credits.Make sure your application reflects your best writing. Do NOT include your salary history. Wage/salary depends on qualifications or, if applicable, rules of promotion. The initial screening will be based on the content and completeness of your application and the materials submitted. All information may be verified, and documentation may be required. Applications with comments such as "see attachments" or "N/A" in the supplemental question responses will be considered incomplete. Applicants who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be invited to attend an online skills assessment session. Participation in this event is required as part of our recruitment and selection process. To successfully participate in the virtual assessment, participants will need to meet the following technical requirements: Reliable Internet/Wi-fiWeb cameraMicrosoft Office Word and Excel (or equivalents)The Washington State Gambling Commission is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in the application process or needing this job announcement in an alternative format should provide contact information via email to recruitment@wsgc.wa.gov. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388 For questions regarding this recruitment announcement, email us at recruitment@wsgc.wa.gov or call (360) 252-9964.
