Procurement Division Director

Job Announcement

This job announcement is being re-advertised. If you previously applied, you do not need to reapply in order to be considered.

This position works as a highly motivated, skilled individual to lead the Grants and Sponsored Programs (GSP) Division. Reports to the DPMM Deputy Director and manages a thirteen-member team. The GSP Procurement Division Director (MO2), directs, supervises, plans, coordinates, and manages the grants and sponsored programs operation including supervising two teams that manage over 500 agreements (including memoranda of agreement, affiliation agreements, agreements for the purchase of services on behalf of clients, and agreements which receive or distribute grant funds). Assists with the development, data collection, reporting, and analysis of strategic objectives and performance measures. Manages strategic alliances with customers to facilitate the accomplishment of customer goals and objectives. Supports development of annual budget for procurement program. Manages a variety of contractual agreements and federal subaward portfolio, representing the department with county leadership, program offices, and suppliers. Provides risk analysis; recommends acquisition strategies; provides data on contractor performance. Provides in-depth knowledge of Virginia Public Procurement Act, Fairfax County Purchasing Resolution, and federal grant requirements. Manages contract specialists and one management analyst, to include professional development, performance evaluations, and day-to-day mentoring and training. Oversees Human Services' financial monitoring program (Board of Supervisor directed) to ensure nonprofit organizations are operating within fiscally sound constraints.

As a member of the department's leadership team, plays a key role in enabling collaboration with all stakeholders, to include internal (procurement and contracting staff), external (suppliers, other governmental entities, etc.), county agencies and office customers.

Leads and manages several major procurement programs, such as exempt programs (purchase of services for individuals), countywide memorandum of agreement, consolidated community funding pool, and federal subawards. The successful candidate must collaborate with the Office of the County Attorney, Department of Finance, and Department of Management and Budget.

Schedule: Position participates in events which may occur outside of normal business hours.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in public administration, business administration or a related field, including courses in purchasing and supply management principles, laws, methods and procedures; plus five years of progressively responsible experience in responsible business area, including considerable experience in analysis of cost proposals, negotiations and resource planning, and three years of increasingly responsible supervisory experience. A master’s degree in public administration, business administration, or a related field may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Nationally recognized Professional Purchasing Organization.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to the position must satisfactorily complete a criminal background check and a credit check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
 

• Five or more years of experience in public procurement, contracting, subaward and grant related expertise required to develop and review solicitations, contracts, justifications and approvals, determinations and findings, and other contractual documents for conformance to established policies.
• Three or more years of increasingly responsible supervisory experience.
• Substantial experience with the Virginia Public Procurement Act and 2 CFR 200- Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.
• Substantial experience and understanding of human service focused contractual activities.
• Strong leadership skills and vision for opportunities and enhancement within organizational units.
• Outstanding strategic skills; ability to transform general goals into actionable plans. Results Orientation.
• Strong analytical capabilities. Demonstrated ability to research, acquire and quickly absorb technical information.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Job is generally sedentary. However, corrected visual acuity is required to read data displayed on a monitor or printed documentation. Manual dexterity is required for this position. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include practical exercise.

 

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.

 

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.  

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.