Contracts Administrator

Job description / Role

Position Summary:
The Contracts Administrator will be responsible for managing and administrating contracts relating to AUS procurement activities and monitoring compliance with Supply Chain policies and procedures.

Job Responsibilities:
- Reviewing third-party contracts, terms and conditions, identifying areas of risk and producing reports on findings with recommendations on contractual terms.
- Developing, maintaining, reviewing and updating the library of model templates and precedents based on best industrial practices for the Procurement and Contracts Department.
- Preparing and processing contractual arrangements with third parties as per AUS procedures.
- Managing and securing projects interests with necessary bonds, warranties, insurances, undertakings, etc. until final discharge of obligations.
- Detecting and managing variations and changes to the contract in liaison with the Project Management office and preparing, demonstrating, negotiating and following up on final accounts, variations and claims, until settlement.
- Resolving any contractual disputes that arise with clients.
- Consulting and presenting to stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally.
- Drafting, managing and administering AUS contracts.
- Developing and managing contractual issues related to time and cost implications, for all contractual arrangements.
- Maintaining accuracy in AUS online contracts management system on Banner.
- Managing all contracts for construction/renovation projects and confidently lead on construction.
- Monitoring and addressing contracts compliance issues.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in business, law or civil engineering.
- Minimum 6 years’ experience in drafting and managing complex contracts, which includes construction, goods, services, annual maintenance contracts, etc.
- CIPS qualification (or equivalent in contract management).
- Knowledge of local commercial law.
- Excellent standards of written and verbal communication in English with knowledge of Arabic being an added advantage.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- In-depth knowledge in managing construction projects and their related contracts.

Preferred Qualifications:
- FIDIC Certification
- PMP Certification
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in United Arab Emirates

About the Company

American University of Sharjah (AUS) was founded in 1997 by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. The university was envisaged by His Highness as a leading educational institution in the Gulf region. Located in University City, Sharjah, AUS is a not-for-profit, independent, institution of higher education formed on the American model.

It offers 26 majors and 45 minors at the undergraduate level, and 14 master's degrees through the College of Architecture, Art and Design; the College of Arts and Sciences; the College of Engineering; and the School of Business Administration. These programs are designed to meet the challenges of a competitive and dynamic business and industrial environment.

As a provider of quality higher education in the Gulf, AUS is licensed and its programs are accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the Ministry of Education's Higher Education Affairs Division in the United Arab Emirates. AUS is accredited in the United States of America by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.