采购合同顾问 II - （仅限美国）
Advisor II, Procurement Contracts - (US Only)
注意：上述薪资范围仅适用于在美国境内工作的申请人，以及被 CRS 归类为国际派遣人员的申请人。在本地 payroll 上聘用的员工将遵循相应国家的薪资范围。您的招聘经理可在候选人选拔过程中提供更多关于您预期工作地点的具体薪资范围信息。
职位概述
采购合同顾问 II 作为全球采购部门的技术专家，提供与 CRS 采购政策、程序、捐助方要求以及适用的法律和合规标准一致的采购合同方面的技术建议和能力建设支持。该顾问与全球、区域和国家利益相关者密切合作，加强整个机构的采购合同实践，并通过有效的风险管理与合同管理支持高质量的项目执行。该职位还参与复杂和战略协议的制定，并支持机构范围内合同标准、模板、指南、工具和最佳实践的发展。通过咨询支持、知识管理和能力建设，该职位提高了 CRS 全球运营中采购合同的质量、一致性、效率和风险状况。
职位职责
合同策略、开发与谈判
· 领导开发、审查和谈判复杂、高价值、高风险和战略性的采购相关合同，包括框架协议以及货物、专业和咨询服务、运输和物流、建筑、技术等其他类别的合同。
- 与需求方、采购团队和技术利益相关者合作，明确工作范围、交付成果、绩效标准和合同要求。
- 向利益相关者提供适当的合同结构、风险分配、服务级别、保修、保险、赔偿、责任、知识产权、数据保护、救济措施、终止权和其他关键商业条款的建议。
- 通过审查招标文件、评估要求、谈判策略、授予文件和合同修改，以及争议解决来支持复杂的采购活动。
- 在涉及法律建议或代表的问题上，作为技术问题的升级点，同时与总法律顾问办公室（OGC）保持清晰的协调。
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NOTE: The above Pay Range only applies to applicants who perform the job within the US and to applicants classified by CRS as International Assignees. Staff hired on local payroll would follow the respective Country pay range. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your anticipated work location during the candidate selection process.
Job Summary
The Advisor II, Procurement Contracts serves as Global Procurement’s technical subject matter expert providing technical advice, capacity building on procurement contracting in line with CRS procurement policies, procedures, donor requirements, and applicable legal and compliance standards. The Advisor works closely with global, regional, and country stakeholders to strengthen procurement contracting practices across the agency and support high-quality programming through effective risk management and contract administration. The role also contributes to the development of complex and strategic agreements and supports the development of agency-wide contracting standards, templates, guidance, tools, and good practices. Through advisory support, knowledge management, and capacity strengthening, the role improves the quality, consistency, efficiency, and risk profile of procurement contracts across CRS global operations.
Roles and Key Responsibilities
Contract Strategy, Development and Negotiation
· Leads the development, review, and negotiation of complex, high-value, high-risk, and strategic procurement-related contracts, including framework agreements and contracts for goods, professional and consulting services, transportation and logistics, construction, technology, and other categories.
- Partner with requestors, procurement teams, technical stakeholders to develop, clear scopes of work, deliverables, performance standards, and contractual requirements.
- Advise stakeholders on appropriate contract structures, risk allocation, service levels, warranties, insurance, indemnities, liability, intellectual property, data protection, remedies, termination rights, and other key commercial terms.
- Support complex procurement activities through review of solicitation documents, evaluation requirements, negotiation strategies, award documentation, and contract modifications, and dispute resolution.
- Serve as technical escalation point for complex contractual concerns while maintaining clear coordination with Office of General Counsel (OGC) on matters requiring legal advice or representation.
Risk Management and Compliance
· Ensure procurement contracts align with CRS policies and procedures, donor requirements, applicable law, and required organizational approvals.
- Determine when approved contract templates are appropriate, and when other subject matter expertise is required. Work closely with OGC, GRC, Finance, Safeguarding, GKIM, and other functions to address specialized legal, compliance, and risk considerations and clarify roles for review and decision-making.
- Monitor changes in donor, regulatory, and organizational requirements and work with OGC to incorporate them into contracting standards, templates, and guidance.
Contracting System Strengthening
· Contribute to the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of CRS procurement contracting templates, clause libraries, playbooks, decision tools, and review guidance.
- Serve as a technical advisor and escalation point for complex procurement contracting questions across country programs, regions, and headquarters departments.
- Analyze recurring contractual risks, disputes, exceptions, audit findings, and implementation challenges to identify systemic improvements and strengthen organizational contracting practices.
Capacity Strengthening
· Deliver training, guidance, coaching, and practical tools on contract development, negotiation, risk management, and contract administration.
- Build contracting capability among procurement staff, program teams, budget holders, and other stakeholders, with support tailored to differing operational contexts and risk levels.
- Promote agency-wide understanding of contractual obligations, accountability, and good contract management practices.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to identify, explain, and mitigate complex contractual and compliance risks while enabling timely program implementation.
- Ability to interpret donor, regulatory, policy, and contractual requirements and translate them into practical guidance and contract provisions.
- Excellent analytical skills and sound judgement, including the ability to distinguish commercial, operational, compliance, and legal issues and escalate appropriately.
- Strong facilitation, consultation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build consensus across functions, geographies, and levels of seniority.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex requirements clearly to non-specialist audiences.
- Ability to influence without direct authority and serve as a credible, service-oriented technical advisor.
- Computer proficiency with the ability to utilize MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint as well as other platforms.
Required Languages: Fluent written and spoken English. French, Spanish, or Arabic are preferred but not required.
Travel:Must be willing and able to travel up to 10%.
Supervisory Responsibilities:No
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