Executive Consultant (IT Contracts Specialist/Paralegal/Tech Writer)

100% remote Role

Long Term contract

Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities

• With limited supervision, review and/or draft accurate contract documents and ancillary documents as required for information technology projects. Effective legal and technical writing.
• Build and manage productive business relationships. Skillfully facilitate online group meetings with cross-functional teams to gather and document technical requirements for IT contracts.
• Contract writing and full lifecycle contract administration. Maintain organized project files.
• Write competitive solicitations to select vendors for complex IT projects using State template documents and various solicitation methods such as Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation to Bid (ITB), and Request for Information (RFI).
• Peer review, contract analysis, and audit of contract wording to ensure compliance of all parties with regulatory and legal requirements. Effectively communicate findings. Report project status in written logs and staff meetings.
• Act as a liaison between internal customers, the State chain-of-command, vendors, and suppliers in support of contract activities. Work effectively with all levels of State staff from clerical to executive management.
• Create alternative wording in contract language to simultaneously meet internal customer and vendor needs, as well as comply with State and Federal laws and regulations as required.
• Research IT industry and market developments, analyze research data, and incorporate findings into written technical contract specifications.
• Effective written communication using electronic communication and conferencing tools.
• Performs other duties as required

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal Certificate is preferred.
• Four years of increasingly complex and responsible experience relating to contract creation, legal, and technical writing.
• Any equivalent combination of related education and work experience that satisfy the requirements of the job will be considered.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $40.00 - $45.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Contract negotiation: 1 year (Required)
• Legal drafting: 1 year (Required)
• Technical writing: 1 year (Required)

Location:

• Tennessee (Required)

Work Location: Remote