Contracts Administrator jobs in Ketchikan, AK

• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information. Able to distill and explain complex ideas succinctly. Writes in a clear, concise, organized and convincing manner for the intended audience.
• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Contracting/Procurement: Knowledge of various types of contracts, techniques, or requirements (for example Federal Acquisitions Regulations) for contracting or procurement, and contract negotiation and administration.
• Project Management: Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in 

equivalent to those typically gained by:

Progressively responsible experience such as supporting the administration of a Medicaid or Medicare program, health insurance service, health insurance management information system, health insurance finance or accounting program, Supplemental Security Income benefits or vocational rehabilitation program; auditing or monitoring medical or public assistance programs for fraud or quality assurance; processing medical claims using medical coding and medical billing knowledge; designing, developing, testing for quality assurance, and implementing an information system and/or training or education which includes such course work as business administration, computer sciences, economics, healthcare, legal studies, medical billing or coding, public health, public assistance, psychology.

Special Note:

“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs. 

 “Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.  

At the time of the interview, please provide the following: 

1. Last two (2) years of performance evaluations, if available
2. Three (3) professional references whom we may contact by phone, one (1) of whom must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.