Los Angeles County (CA)-posted about 2 months ago
Full-time • Manager
Los Angeles, CA
101-250 employees
Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development

The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected.  We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you. Internal Services Department is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Administrative Manager 10, ISD vacancies related to the homelessness crisis. Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment. Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.  Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Administrative Manager 10, ISD. The Equity in County Contracts Program Manager will serve as a centralized contract authority with specific responsibility for managing and maintaining the strategic direction, approach, and governance framework for the Equity in County Contracting Office. Positions assigned to this Office will also be responsible for providing expert and strategic consultative services in the areas of contracts, purchasing, and procurement and collaborating with County contracting operations, end-user departments, local government agencies, small business, and Community-Based Organizations operations, including those that provide direct services and program support to People Experiencing Homelessness. Act as a consultant to County departments and advise on strategic and systematic approaches in the development of service contracts; provide recommendations on standardizing the County's contracting processes to ensure solicitations and contracts are developed pursuant to best practices.

  • Review contracting opportunities with applicability to Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), non-profits, small, local, diverse businesses, and Community-Based Enterprises (CBEs) to broaden the diversity of entities that can participate in such solicitations and ensure that proper technical assistance and advertisements are provided and facilitate opportunities for competition.
  • Review Department solicitation practices to provide strategic recommendations and execution plans to achieve the County's utilization goal for Local Small Business Enterprises (LSBEs), Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBSEs), and CBEs under County contracts, including opportunities for subcontracting as a means to meet target goals.
  • Review applicability for innovative solicitation design opportunities, including the potential unbundling and contract tiering opportunities in solicitations to divide large contract into multiple smaller contracts as a viable procurement strategy to create more opportunities and access to CBOs, Non-Profits, small, local diverse businesses, and CBE utilization.
  • Consult and coordinate contracting efforts with technical or professional specialists in program areas and appropriate department managers to define and establish contract specifications, scope of work to ensure completeness and accuracy of findings to draft contract specifications for services.
  • Conduct, attend and participate in meetings with stakeholders; confer with departments, CBOs, Non-Profits, and Contractors/vendors to continually identify opportunities for improvement and ensure compliance with contract requirements.
  • Assist with implementing program changes that impact contracting processes across departments, including eProcurement modernization.
  • Analyze and conduct research on equity-based Board motions and draft related reports; establish guidelines and processes to report Countywide contract progress/data effectively and accurately to the Board.
  • Provide direction to contracts analysts, managers, and senior level staff in County departments on the most complex contracting matters using best practices developed from the Equity in County Contracts (ECC) Workgroups.
  • Analyze and make recommendations for the preparation, development, negotiation, and administration of highly specialized and technically complex contracts.
  • Option I: Three years of experience in an administrative, advisory, or staff capacity dealing with the investigation and solution of procedural, personnel, budgetary, legislative, community, governmental or similar complex problems.
  • Option II: Two years' experience at the level of Administrative Manager 8, ISD or higher.
  • License: A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
  • Physical Class II - Light:  This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting.  Considerable ambulation may be involved.
  • Experience working with and/or for non-profits, local small businesses, community-based organizations, disabled veteran businesses, social enterprises, or similar type organizations with responsibility for managing and/or developing contracts from inception to completion which includes: developing contract specifications, statements of work, solicitation vehicles and contracting strategies, conducting proposer's conferences, evaluating proposals and bids, leading and negotiating contracts, making recommendations for contract awards, consulting with Counsel on contractual issues, and responding to protests from bidders after awards are made.
  • Experience providing technical assistance, training, and contracting consulting services to internal or external customers and stakeholders on complex contracting processes, including how to develop contracts specifications, statements of work, evaluate documents, award contracts, and negotiate with vendors and Counsel to arrive at a mutually agreeable term.
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Public Administration, Contract Law, Negotiation, Finance, Economics, Procurement, Purchasing, or a closely related field.
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