Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) · 3 days ago
Training, Contracts, and Purchasing Administrator
St Paul, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expThe Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is seeking a Training, Contracts, and Purchasing Administrator to provide technical and administrative support for training programs. This role involves managing contracts, budgets, course registration, and scheduling, ensuring efficient operations within the agency.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
The Training, Contracts, and Purchasing Administrator provides technical and administrative functions to the agency, particularly related to the administrative aspects of BWSR’s internal and external training responsibilities
The position also administers related fiscal functions including seeking bids for training sites, facilitating contracts, and managing budgets for training programs
The position is also responsible for activities related to course registration and scheduling, and other agency program administrative duties
Qualification
Required
Two (2) years of experience in procurement, grants or contracts management. NOTE: A degree in Business Administration or a related field may be substituted as follows: Associates substitutes six (6) months, Bachelors substitutes one (1) year and a Masters substitutes eighteen (18) months
Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) sufficient to analyze, interpret, and prepare financial information, records, and reports
Advanced skills with the following PC software tools including word processing, databases, and spreadsheets in order to prepare and present complex financial reports
Advanced interpersonal and human relation skills sufficient to explain accounting concepts and standards to management and program staff
Organizational skills and the ability to identify and solve problems, advise others, handle multiple priorities, meet deadlines and apply innovative approaches and opportunities for streamlining existing processes
Ability to demonstrated research, analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills to understand and address procurement documents
Ability to work under deadlines and adapt to ever-changing program requirements, financial resources, and administrative change; and ability to identify issues, resolve disputes, and recommend solutions
Preferred
More than two (2) years of experience in procurement, grants or contracts management
ALP Certification for $25,000
SWIFT experience
Procedural understanding of the Minnesota Wetland Professional Certification Program (MWPCP)
Company
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR)
BWSR is the state soil and water conservation agency charged with helping to meet Minnesota's goals for clean water, clean air, and abundant fish and wildlife.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase