Contract/Grant Analyst II

If you enjoy being part of a great team and love writing and reviewing contracts, then The Division of Technology Services (DTS) is the place for you! We are looking for a go getter with a good eye for detail to join us. This position will do initial reviews of legal documents such as terms and conditions and work closely with the vendor, agency, and attorney generals office for legal negotiations.

The Ideal candidate for this position will be able to:

Design, formulate, prepare, process, and coordinate contracts at a state or department level.

This will be a senior or supervisory level job where you will provide assistance and expert consultation on contracts.

Preference

Due to this position taking lead in initial legal negotiations with various parties, preference may be given to those with a law degree.

Why join our team?

We have great business partners who want to serve Utah citizens efficiently and effectively, while working within the guidance of their federal and state partners. This is an opportunity to make a difference for Utah citizens while being a pivotal part of an exciting IT team. You will receive great health and retirement benefits, such as, generous paid time off so you can spend more time with your family and have a positive work life balance. Click here to view a summary of all the benefits we offer.

The Agency

To learn more about The Division of Technology Services check us out Click here. The State’s environment is a highly optimized blend of systems responsible for collecting, processing, and distributing millions of data elements every day.

Example of Duties

Primary Duties

• Monitoring and analyzing the performance of contractors.
• Ensuring proper fiscal control.
• Completing other duties as assigned.
• Writes, reviews, and/or negotiates grants, contracts and/or agreements.
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards and guidelines, etc.
• Ensures all required aspects of the contract are completed according to specifications and to contract requirements.
• Reviews fiscal operations to ensure integrity, accuracy and control of data.
• Provides technical assistance and contract interpretation to contractors.
• Meets and confers with management, users, and contract providers to resolve problems and coordinate services.
• Monitors agency or program budget including revenues, expenditures and budget projection, etc.

Typical Qualifications

• use logic to analyze or identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts associated with information or data to draw conclusions
• conduct a methodical examination
• principles, theories, and practices of budget management
• use automated accounting and/or financial computer systems