Contracts Manager

🔥 0 minutes ago

☕ Washington – Remote

☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $77.9k - $103.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

🦅 H1B Visa Sponsor

This company has sponsored H1B visas in the past.

👻 Ghost score 0%

What it means: how likely this posting is sitting open without active hiring.How to read it: 60% or higher means we think this is a ghost. Lower scores are less of a worry.How we score it: age, reposts, open roles vs team size, how fast jobs close, and whether pay is listed.Fine print: an estimate from public data, not a judgment of the company. Real jobs can score high, so treat it as a hint, not a fact.

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

Set Up Email Alert For New Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume

The Nature Conservancy

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1951

💼 Consulting

✈️ Travel

🤲 Charity

Consulting • Travel • Charity

The Nature Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Operating in over 80 countries and territories, it addresses critical issues like climate change and biodiversity loss through strategic conservation efforts. The organization focuses on protecting vital ecosystems such as forests, oceans, and freshwater resources, while actively engaging communities and influencing environmental policies. Through various initiatives, The Nature Conservancy aims to ensure a sustainable and thriving planet for future generations.

📋 Description

• Serve as contracts lead for the Northeast Division • Provide leadership, oversight, and coordinated contract service delivery across the Division • Directly manage complex agreements and provide contract management, compliance, and stakeholder support for assigned Business Units and Division priorities • Advise on agreement structures, contracting strategies, compliance requirements, and organizational policies • Promote consistent practices, coordinate priorities and workloads, develop staff capabilities, and lead process improvements • Develop, review, execute, monitor, and close agreements in accordance with organizational policies, Delegation of Authority requirements, and risk management practices • Serve as subject matter expert and escalation point for complex contracting matters • Evaluate contractual, financial, compliance, operational, and reputational risks and recommend mitigation strategies • Partner with Legal, Finance, Grants, Operations, program staff, and other stakeholders to resolve contract-related issues • Supervise, coach, and develop contracts staff • Lead development and implementation of processes, tools, training, service standards, and resources • Exercise independent judgment in resolving complex contract issues, prioritizing demands, allocating resources, and recommending solutions

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field and 4 years' related experience or equivalent combination • Experience with government regulations related to grants and contracts • TNC Certified Contract Specialist (CCS) certification or ability to obtain certification within established timeframes • Experience managing contracts, agreements, procurement activities, grants, or related business operations • Experience coordinating multiple agreements and managing competing priorities simultaneously • Experience interpreting and applying organizational policies, procedures, compliance requirements, and approval processes • Experience using contract management systems, document management systems, financial systems, or related technology platforms • Experience supervising, coaching, and developing staff • Experience managing complex contracts, subawards, procurement agreements, professional services agreements, or other organizational agreements • Experience supporting contracts funded by government, foundation, corporate, or other institutional sources • Knowledge of contract lifecycle management, procurement practices, internal controls, compliance monitoring, and risk management • Experience designing or improving contracting processes, tools, templates, training, and service standards • Experience working collaboratively with Legal, Finance, Grants, Operations, and program teams in a complex or decentralized organization • Strong analytical, judgment, problem-solving, project-management, and stakeholder-management skills • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex requirements clearly to varied audiences • Multi-lingual skills and/or multi-cultural experience appreciated • Must meet The Nature Conservancy's background screening requirements

🏖️ Benefits

• Health care benefits • Flexible spending accounts • 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match • Parental leave • Accrued paid time off • Life insurance • Disability coverage • Employee assistance program • Other life and work well-being benefits • Flexible work environment supporting employee health and well-being • Workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans