CONTRACT SPECIALIST

ASSESSMENT FACTORS

1. With no supervision, completes work, meets priorities, and achieved results based on the organization’s goals and objectives.
2. Takes a lead role to build collaborative working relationships across DIA by encouraging colleagues to engage team members and others on specific or general issues.
3. Plans, organizes, prioritizes, and schedules own work activities to complete assignments in timely and effective manner.
4. Applies decision making techniques in complex situations to include anticipating and recognizing best practices and choosing options to maximize benefits to the office, directorate, or Agency.
5. Makes informed decisions about work priorities to ensure accurate completion of assignments and projects, and makes adjustments as required.

HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS


1. Works independently to create accurately written, complex products tailored to a specific audience in an easily understandable manner.
2. With guidance, shares information to build collaborative relationships with others.
3. Currently possesses or previously held a Contracting Officers Warrant.

This position is considered an Acquisition Workforce (AWF) position under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Accordingly, the position's occupant must be certified with the appropriate DAWIA certification based on mission requirements for the position. If the selectee does not currently possess the required DAWIA certification upon entry into the position, selectee will be given 36 months to achieve certification. This position requires DAWIA Contracting Professional Certification.
Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: https://www.esd.whs.mil/portals/54/documents/dd/issuances/dodi/500066p.pdf?ver=pe7ezcohpkscil9bqjeatq%3d%3d