Job Description
Job Summary:
Key Responsibilities
Leadership/Engagement:
Provide contract administration support for contract management processes on a specific project or account;
Work with delivery and client counterparts to assist with day to day service delivery;
Demonstrate the value of the contract management function with project or account teams;
Drive process efficiency to current tasks and seeks innovative ways to improve performance of the team.
Be a role model for contract management staff and demonstrate leadership qualities by participating in wider contract management activities
Portfolio Support:
May participate in the development and delivery of contract/commercial training modules for contract management staff on a specific project or account.
Risk & Issue Management:
Participate in the process to identify and solve commercial and contract risks and issues;
Assist with reporting and documenting commercial and contract risks and issues in compliance with contract management processes and account delivery requirements;
Escalate matters to Contract Management Lead in a timely and controlled fashion;
Ensure compliance with contract management processes and project/account delivery requirements.
Sales Support:
Provide support for pre-award sales activities including supporting the development of responses to client RFPs or similar, working with business to draft contract schedules; and demonstrate basic knowledge of Accenture's service offerings and associated commercial considerations.
Contracting, Drafting and Negotiations:
Assist with drafting and review of contractual documents (i.e., Statements of Work, Change Requests, Arrangement Letters, Subcontracts and Non-Disclosure Agreements (not exclusive, etc.) and collaborating with other internal organizations, working under the direction of a contract management lead where appropriate,
Observe in negotiations.
Commercial and Contract Management Processes:
Assist with implementing relevant contract management processes in a manner that is consistent with Accenture policies;
Assist with identifying and applying relevant policies and procedures applicable to an account; and
Work with delivery and finance leads to assist with identification and application of appropriate contract levers affecting revenue, cost and profit
Educational Requirement:
Must have:
Minimum Bachelor's Degree
Skills And Work Experience
Must Have:
Commercial and Contract Management Knowledge and Experience
Min 1-year post-graduation work experience in a professional capacity;
Basic understanding of contract life cycle
Understanding of commercial contracting principles and regulations
Basic understanding of legal and compliance principles;
Basic understanding of commercial agreements;
Working knowledge of MS Tools (word, excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.).
Legal and Contracting Knowledge:
Basic understanding of general commercial contracting regulations and principles and subcontracting practices
Basic knowledge and understanding of legal principles as they relate to commercial and contract management
