Contract Advisor Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 50890)

Description

Reporting to the Supervisor, Contracts, and Procurement, the Contract Advisor is accountable for providing expertise, guidance, and support to the Branch, in the documentation, execution, and monitoring of contracts, ensuring alignments with regulatory and corporate policies, administrative directives, and procedures. 

What will you do?

• Work with business units to identify business needs and developing/documenting technical scope and specifications of contracts
• Guide and support the procurement process
• Manage the contracts on an ongoing basis, including analysis, monitoring, and reporting
• Conduct research and environmental scans in order to identify and evaluate best business practices for possible implementation
• Liaise and collaborate with multiple stakeholders
• Prepare draft contracts and clauses as well as content of procurement documents for market/posting
• Create KPIs and performance expectations for contracts
• Assist in identifying and reporting contract budgets
• Monitor and initiate contract renewals
• Lead, support, and conduct all contract closeout activities to ensure compliance and ensure production of all contact outputs and deliverables
• Provide regular analysis and reporting on contract statistics
• Conduct market research on emerging trends, technology, and best practices
• Additional related duties as required