Contract Management Specialist 1 or Trainee 1 or 2 (NY HELPS)

None • Albany, NY, US • published 2026-09-21 22:42:50.138255

Description

Duties Description Reporting to a Contract Management Specialist 2, G\-23, the Contract Management Specialist 1/Trainee 1 (CMS 1\) will be an entry level role in ongoing procurements and contract transactions. Initially the CMS 1 will be expected to learn New York State procurement laws, regulations, policies and best practices to assist in conducting Request for Proposals (RFPs) and other procurements. Daily utilization of the Statewide Financial System (SFS), to facilitate contract administration, will be required. Ongoing education in how to best use SFS is a must. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following activities: * Ensure that all grant procurements (RFPs, Single and Sole Source for Not\-For\-Profit entities) support OTDA’s mission and conform to OTDA policies, State Finance Law and OGS procurement guidelines; * Use SFS to review bids, develop contracts and amendments, create the contract package tool, pre\-qualify vendor document vaults, and other contract related activities; initiative must be taken to contact the SFS Help Desk as needed. * Coordinate the contract approval process; * Work with State control agencies to obtain approval of procurements and c...

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