Internal Job Number: P08424UF

Description:

• Be resourceful and results oriented, with demonstrated ability to problem solve.
• Stay abreast of modern procurement and contracting best practices and industry standards.
• Demonstrate technical writing skills applied to solicitations and contracts.
• Have an understanding of the elements of a contract and the ability to apply them when writing a contract.
• Have the ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships across a wide and diverse stakeholder group.
• Demonstrate equity and inclusion to enable success for people with diverse backgrounds.
• Be articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Have the ability to prioritize workload and proactively manage expectations in relation to agreed-upon deliverables, even when faced with competing priorities.
• Have thorough knowledge of how rules, policy and law apply to procurements and contracts.
• Know all applicable statutory obligations, plans and actions to ensure compliance.
• Be able to work independently with minimal direct supervision.
• Have the ability to work with current technologies supporting procurement and contracting responsibilities.

Minimum Qualifications (Staff) / Guidelines (Faculty):

Typically requires Bachelor's degree in field related to assigned responsibilities. Experience interpreting, and applying laws, regulations, policies and contracts. May require certification or licensure and/or continuing education in field related to assigned responsibilities.

Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or field related to position duties.
• Experience leading complex government funded procurements among diverse vendor and stakeholder population.
• Experience drafting solicitations and contracts to meet programmatic requirements while adhering to applicable rules and regulations.
• Experience interpreting public purchasing laws, guidelines, and policies as they pertain to funding sources.
• Excellent and clear analytical, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in flexible and critical thinking.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume workplace.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively to solve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide array of interpersonal and communication styles, as well as varying viewpoints and agendas.

Type:

• Work typically takes place in an office environment. With supervisor's approval, this position may be eligible for hybrid/onsite work utilizing online collaboration tools.
• Some occasional travel may be required to attend meetings and events offsite.
• This position may be expected to work after hours to complete projects or meet deadlines.
• This position communicates with faculty, staff, suppliers and contractors in person, by phone, via email and/or virtually.

Additional Salary Information: $66,316-$105,420

About Oregon State University

Oregon State is a leading research university located in one of the safest, smartest, greenest small cities in the nation. Situated 90 miles south of Portland, and an hour from the Cascades or the Pacific Coast, Corvallis is the perfect home base for exploring Oregon's natural wonders. Oregon State University has always been a place with a purpose - making a positive difference in quality of life, natural resources and economic prosperity in Oregon and beyond. Through discovery, innovation and application, we are meeting challenges, solving problems and turning ideas into reality.Founded in 1868, Oregon State is the state's Land Grant university and is one of only two universities in the U.S. to have Sea Grant, Space Grant and Sun Grant designations. Oregon State is also the only university in Oregon to hold both the Carnegie Foundation's top designation for research institutions and its prestigious Community Engagement classification.As Oregon's leading public research university, with $261.7 million in external funding in the 2011 fiscal year, Oregon State's impact reaches across the state and beyond. With 12 colleges, 15 Agricultural Experiment Stations, 35 county Extension off...ices, the Hatfield Marine Sciences Center in Newport and OSU-Cascades in Bend, Oregon, State has a presence in every one of Oregon's 36 counties, with a statewide economic footprint of $2.06 billion. Oregon State welcomes a diverse student body of over 26,000 students from across Oregon, all 50 states and more than 100 countries. They can choose from more than 200 undergraduate and more than 80 graduate degree programs, including over 30 degrees online offered through Oregon State Ecampus. Oregon State increasingly attracts high-achieving students, with nationally recognized programs in areas such as conservation biology, agricultural sciences, nuclear engineering, forestry, fisheries and wildlife management, community health, pharmacy and zoology. Oregon State also ranks high in sustainability, fourth among universities nationwide for using renewable energy and first in the Pac-12 Conference. And our students literally help power the university: 22 exercise machines at Oregon State University has always been a place with a purpose - making a positive difference in quality of life, natural resources and economic prosperity in Oregon and beyond. Through discovery, innovation and application, we are meeting challenges, solving problems and turning ideas into reality. For more information visit http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/about/index.cfm.The 400-acre main campus in Corvallis includes a Historic District, making Oregon State one of only a handful of U.S. university campuses listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district includes such icons as Weatherford Hall, the Memorial Union and Benton Hall, the oldest building on the oldest building on campus.OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

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