Director of Contracts and Compliance
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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
No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted. Only applicants who include the required application components will be considered.
Panagora Group is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Panagora Group is currently working a hybrid work schedule, and employees are encouraged to come into the office at least once a week to foster engagement, collaboration, belonging and professional development. Departments/teams will hold in-person meetings that involve a high degree of collaboration, where ideas are generated quickly and often feed off each other, e.g., brainstorming, storyboarding, proposal development, strategic planning, and performance discussions. Staff who reside in the DC/MD/VA area are strongly encouraged to work from the office on those days.
Benefits
Panagora Group offers competitive salaries including regular performance reviews and merit increases with an excellent insurance program (health, dental and vision) paid leave, holidays, bonuses, employee assistance program, training and development assistance, commuter allowance, phone allowance, as well as employee stock ownership (ESOP) and 401K programs.
Preferred
Job Industries
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
- Support AMTs with completing authorities' matrices and following the workflow processes to comply with Panagora's standard operating procedures
- Design and deliver various contracts and compliance tailored trainings that engage employees and build capacity
- Support internal/external audit activities including desk audit reviews, activity office financial and operational reviews, as well as data request from internal/external customers
- Provide thorough quality assurance reviews and advice to AMTs, new business, finance, and operations staff to support day to day activities related to contractual and program management matters
- Provide informed decisions that mitigate risk and protect Panagora's reputation, employees, partners, and future work in the industry
- Provide contract and compliance related support to proposal development
- Conduct thorough review of newly awarded prime and subcontract agreements
- Master's degree in international development or an advanced degree in a relevant field
- 10- 12 years of experience in USAID project management and full cycle USAID project management
- Demonstrated practical knowledge of USAID government contracts, subcontracts administration, grants under contracts, and cooperative agreements
- Proven experience with all USAID contract types and a working knowledge of FAR/AIDAR
- Proven experience developing budgets and cost proposals
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally
- Excellent negotiation skills, including experience negotiating complex terms and conditions
- Ability to work in fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
- High proficiency in Excel/Word/PowerPoint
- Strong business acumen, work ethic, and demonstrated versatility and flexibility
- Ability and willingness to travel to any country where Panagora currently operates or may wish to operate
No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted. Only applicants who include the required application components will be considered.
Panagora Group is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Panagora Group is currently working a hybrid work schedule, and employees are encouraged to come into the office at least once a week to foster engagement, collaboration, belonging and professional development. Departments/teams will hold in-person meetings that involve a high degree of collaboration, where ideas are generated quickly and often feed off each other, e.g., brainstorming, storyboarding, proposal development, strategic planning, and performance discussions. Staff who reside in the DC/MD/VA area are strongly encouraged to work from the office on those days.
Benefits
Panagora Group offers competitive salaries including regular performance reviews and merit increases with an excellent insurance program (health, dental and vision) paid leave, holidays, bonuses, employee assistance program, training and development assistance, commuter allowance, phone allowance, as well as employee stock ownership (ESOP) and 401K programs.
- Note: Panagora does not offer visa sponsorship at this time.
Preferred
Job Industries
- Other
Job Description
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
No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted. Only applicants who include the required application components will be considered.
Panagora Group is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Panagora Group is currently working a hybrid work schedule, and employees are encouraged to come into the office at least once a week to foster engagement, collaboration, belonging and professional development. Departments/teams will hold in-person meetings that involve a high degree of collaboration, where ideas are generated quickly and often feed off each other, e.g., brainstorming, storyboarding, proposal development, strategic planning, and performance discussions. Staff who reside in the DC/MD/VA area are strongly encouraged to work from the office on those days.
Benefits
Panagora Group offers competitive salaries including regular performance reviews and merit increases with an excellent insurance program (health, dental and vision) paid leave, holidays, bonuses, employee assistance program, training and development assistance, commuter allowance, phone allowance, as well as employee stock ownership (ESOP) and 401K programs.
Preferred
Job Industries
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
- Support AMTs with completing authorities' matrices and following the workflow processes to comply with Panagora's standard operating procedures
- Design and deliver various contracts and compliance tailored trainings that engage employees and build capacity
- Support internal/external audit activities including desk audit reviews, activity office financial and operational reviews, as well as data request from internal/external customers
- Provide thorough quality assurance reviews and advice to AMTs, new business, finance, and operations staff to support day to day activities related to contractual and program management matters
- Provide informed decisions that mitigate risk and protect Panagora's reputation, employees, partners, and future work in the industry
- Provide contract and compliance related support to proposal development
- Conduct thorough review of newly awarded prime and subcontract agreements
- Master's degree in international development or an advanced degree in a relevant field
- 10- 12 years of experience in USAID project management and full cycle USAID project management
- Demonstrated practical knowledge of USAID government contracts, subcontracts administration, grants under contracts, and cooperative agreements
- Proven experience with all USAID contract types and a working knowledge of FAR/AIDAR
- Proven experience developing budgets and cost proposals
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally
- Excellent negotiation skills, including experience negotiating complex terms and conditions
- Ability to work in fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
- High proficiency in Excel/Word/PowerPoint
- Strong business acumen, work ethic, and demonstrated versatility and flexibility
- Ability and willingness to travel to any country where Panagora currently operates or may wish to operate
No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted. Only applicants who include the required application components will be considered.
Panagora Group is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Panagora Group is currently working a hybrid work schedule, and employees are encouraged to come into the office at least once a week to foster engagement, collaboration, belonging and professional development. Departments/teams will hold in-person meetings that involve a high degree of collaboration, where ideas are generated quickly and often feed off each other, e.g., brainstorming, storyboarding, proposal development, strategic planning, and performance discussions. Staff who reside in the DC/MD/VA area are strongly encouraged to work from the office on those days.
Benefits
Panagora Group offers competitive salaries including regular performance reviews and merit increases with an excellent insurance program (health, dental and vision) paid leave, holidays, bonuses, employee assistance program, training and development assistance, commuter allowance, phone allowance, as well as employee stock ownership (ESOP) and 401K programs.
- Note: Panagora does not offer visa sponsorship at this time.
Preferred
Job Industries
- Other