Overview
This role leads the acquisition, negotiation, and compliance management of commercial contracts, fee-for-service agreements, and non-traditional funding instruments. The purpose is to ensure effective competition, favourable terms, and contract performance for organisational interests and programme impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Leads commercial contract negotiations with donors, prime contractors, and partner organisations.
- Manages the full lifecycle of commercial contracts from pre-award compliance review through contract execution, modification, and close-out.
- Scans the commercial contracting landscape to identify emerging opportunities.
- Develops and reviews cost proposals, pricing strategies, and commercial terms for competitive bids.
- Builds relationships with commercial contracting officers, procurement specialists, and compliance teams.
- Implements contract management systems, tracking tools, and compliance dashboards.
Required Experience
- Minimum 7 years of experience in commercial contract management, procurement, or contract administration within international development, humanitarian, or government contracting environments.
- Demonstrated experience negotiating contracts with major institutional donors (USG, FCDO, EU, World Bank, UN agencies) or prime contractors.
- Experience managing fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, time-and-materials, and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract types.
- Proven ability to structure teaming arrangements, subcontracts, and consortium agreements.
Qualifications
- University degree in law, business administration, public administration, finance, or related field.
- Master’s degree or professional certification (e.g., CPCM, CFCM, CCCM) preferred.
