Contract Officer

General Information

Qatar-Doha

About the Role

Operational

• Monitor and track progress of Contracts’ Request from Pre-Award (Pre-Contract) Phase to the contract request, till their signature, as well as their compliance of Post-Contract phase.
• Update End User’s Department (Requestor) regarding the expiry of their contracts and to ensure that contract process shall start 6 months prior expiry as per QAS Contracts Management Policy.
• Request Requestors’ update regarding the stage progress of pre-contract process (providing details such as PE raised & approval, QCCA etc), ensuring that the pre-contract period is in compliance to QAS Contracts management policy and relevant Work Instructions.
• Cooperate with QAS relevant stakeholders drafting and/or receiving contract templates, reviewing and checking simultaneously the content of contractual Form of Contracts and provided Appendices, as well as supporting documents as provided / confirmed by stakeholders, such as Procurement, End User, Insurance, Finance.
• Raise contract requests to Q-Contract Approval System, as required.
• Update QAS Contract Management System, QAS Contracts Share Folder and all relevant QAS Contract archives as required, ensuring that all records are accurate and up to date.
• Coordinate with QR and QAS Contract Team during contract (via Q-Contract Approval System) process to provide and receive any relevant/required info, data, confirmation.
• Obtain Counterparty’s Confirmation of the contract, as requested by QR Contract Specialist and/or QAS Contract Department and in accordance to QAS Contract Department procedures.
• Inform QAS Contract Manager and escalate any Contract which is in delay or under the same status for 7 days and more, as per relevant QAS Contract Policy & Work Instructions to proceed for their completion.
• Inform Line Manager for any and all clauses that affect other QAS Contracts in order to proceed to their amendment for their compatibility.
• Forward all relevant contracts where are included services of multiple QAS stakeholders to QAS relevant Department for their review and endorsement.
• Request Stakeholders and/or End Users provide Post Contract official Documentation and Data, ensuring their compliance with Post- Contract pre-requisites, as per QAS Contract Management Policy and relevant Work Instructions.
• To ensure contract performance is optimized and necessary corrective and/or improvement actions by stakeholders are identified and completed.
• Perform other duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the Department.
• Be part of an extraordinary story
• Your skills.
• Your imagination.
• Your ambition.
• Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make.
• You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience.
• You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.
• Our best is here and still to come.
• To us, impossible is only a challenge.
• Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

Qualification

• About you
• High School Qualification with minimum 4 years of job-related experience
• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent with minimum 3 years of job-related experience
• Exemplifies knowledge of contract law, extensive overall knowledge of Ground Handling Agreements
• Fluent command of English language
• Strong communication skills
• Able to work productively independently and as part of a team. Must have excellent analytical thinking skills and problem solving abilities

Preferred

• Airline Procurement experience
• SGHA Contract or Commerce experience
• Negotiations skills

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