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Advisor II, Procurement Contracts - (US Only)

Catholic Relief Services · United States · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemotePurchasingFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive content. We need to parse the job description. Key sections: - Job Summary: description paragraph. - Roles And Key Responsibilities: bullet list of responsibilities. - Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities: bullet list. - Qualifications: Basic Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications. - What We Offer: Benefits description. - About Us: description. - About The Team: maybe not needed? It includes General Requirements (legal work, medical clearance). Might be considered as Requirements? Could be part of Requirements. We need to decide headings: "About the role" could correspond to Job Summary. "Responsibilities" for Roles And Key Responsibilities. "Requirements" maybe for Qualifications? But we also have Skills section for Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities. "Qualifications" for Basic/Preferred Qualifications. "Benefits" for What We Offer. "Pay" only if posting states pay range: there is a note about Pay Range only applies to US applicants etc. It mentions pay range but not actual numbers. It says "The above Pay Range only applies..." but we don't see the actual range. It mentions note but no specific numbers. According to rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does mention Pay Range but not actual numbers; it's vague. Probably we should not include Pay section because no specific numbers given. Benefits we have description: "CRS offers U.S. based staff a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan. Benefits packages for successful candidates employed outside the U.S. are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role." That's substantive. So include Benefits. Schedule: not mentioned. So omit. Now we need to output HTML fragment with

headings and appropriate content. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, disclaimer, etc. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should exclude the disclaimer about job description not exhaustive, equal opportunity, etc. Also exclude "About The Team General Requirements" maybe? It contains some requirements like legal work eligibility, medical clearance. That could be considered part of Requirements or Qualifications. But we need to decide if we keep it. It's substantive: "CRS offers are contingent on the selected candidate’s ability to legally work where the position is to be performed. Every government has a unique set of work permit eligibility requirements. All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical clearance; some work permit processes require clearing a separate government administered medical examination. CRS prioritizes candidates who are citizens/ permanent residents of the countries where we have CRS offices." This is relevant to eligibility. Could be placed under a section like "Requirements" or "Eligibility". But we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We could put this under "Requirements". However we already might use Requirements for qualifications? Actually we have both Requirements and Qualifications headings allowed. We need to decide distribution. Typically: "About the role" = summary. "Responsibilities" = duties. "Requirements" = maybe eligibility, travel, supervisory, languages? "Qualifications" = education/experience. "Skills" = knowledge, skills, abilities. "Benefits" = benefits. "Pay" = salary. "Schedule" = work schedule. Thus we can assign: - About the role: Job Summary paragraph. - Responsibilities: list from Roles And Key Responsibilities. - Requirements: includes Travel (up to 10%), Languages (Fluent English, preferred French/Spanish/Arabic), Supervisory Responsibilities: No, maybe also legal work eligibility, medical clearance, citizenship preference. Also maybe "Must be willing and able to travel up to 10%." That's a requirement. - Qualifications: Basic Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications (education, experience). - Skills: Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities list. - Benefits: What We Offer. We must not include headings with filler. Ensure each heading has substantive content. We must not repeat job title. We must not include markdown fences. Now craft HTML. We'll need

About the role

then

Job Summary paragraph.

Then

Responsibilities

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  • ... each responsibility.
We need to extract responsibilities from the text under "Roles And Key Responsibilities". There are subheadings: Contract Strategy, Development and Negotiation; Risk Management and Compliance; Contracting System Strengthening; Capacity Strengthening. Each has bullet-like sentences. We'll turn each sentence into a list item. Let's extract: 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. Now Requirements section: include Travel, Languages, Supervisory Responsibilities, Legal work eligibility, medical clearance, citizenship preference. From text: - Travel:Must be willing and able to travel up to 10%. - Supervisory Responsibilities:No - Required Languages: Fluent written and spoken English. French, Spanish, or Arabic are preferred but not required. - About The Team General Requirements: CRS offers are contingent on the selected candidate’s ability to legally work where the position is to be performed. Every government has a unique set of work permit eligibility requirements. All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical clearance; some work permit processes require clearing a separate government administered medical examination. CRS prioritizes candidates who are citizens/ permanent residents of the countries where we have CRS offices. We'll combine. Now Qualifications: Basic Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications. Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in law, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Public Administration, International Development, or a related field. Equivalent relevant experience may be considered. - Minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible experience in contract management, commercial contracting, procurement contracting, legal advisory support, supply chain management, or a related field. - Experience working cross-functionally with legal counsel, risk and compliance functions, technical experts, and operational stakeholders. - Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, administering, and closing out complex, high-value, or high-risk contracts for goods and services. Preferred Qualifications: - Advanced degree in Law, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field. - Professional certification in contract management, procurement, supply chain management, or a related discipline. - Experience in an international development, humanitarian, non-profit, or multinational organization. - Experience with major institutional donor requirements, including the U.S. Government, European Union, United Nations, and World Bank. Agency Competencies (for All CRS Staff) and Agency Leadership Competencies maybe could be considered part of Skills? But they are more like values. Could be omitted as they are generic. However they are substantive but maybe not needed. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could include them under Skills? But they are not skills exactly. Might be better to omit to keep sections thin. However we already have Skills section for Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities. We could include Agency Competencies as part of Skills? But they'd be more like behaviors. Might be okay to include them under Skills as bullet points. But we need to avoid filler. They are substantive. Let's include them under Skills as additional items. Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities list: - 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. (But we already have languages in Requirements; maybe we should not duplicate. Better to keep languages only in Requirements. So remove from Skills.) We'll keep Skills as above without languages. Now Benefits: from What We Offer. - CRS offers U.S. based staff a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan. - Benefits packages for successful candidates employed outside the U.S. are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role. - CRS´ work culture is a collaborative, mission-driven culture committed to improving the lives of the poor throughout the world. We could also include About Us? Not a standard heading but could be included under About the role? Already we have About the role as summary. About Us is more about organization; could be omitted as not required. The instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. About Us is specific but not one of the allowed headings. We could maybe put it under About the role? But About the role is for job summary. Better to omit About Us to keep sections limited. Now construct HTML. We'll need to ensure proper escaping of special characters like CRS´ (apostrophe). Use straight apostrophe. Now produce final HTML fragment. Let's write:

About the role

The Advisor II, Procurement Contracts serves as Global Procurement’s technical subject

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