Contracts & Compliance Associate - Boston, United States - HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, INC.

Description

Position Description:
Health Resources in Action, Inc. (HRiA) is a non-profit organization working to improve and reimagine public health. We connect, consult, and collaborate to solve complex challenges of access and equity in our health and social systems. Together with our partners, clients, and collaborators, we create actionable solutions so that all people can thrive.

In 1957, The Medical Foundation (TMF) was created to primarily fund biomedical research in Massachusetts. Since then, weve been on a journey of evolution.

We changed our name to Health Resources in Action (HRiA) to reflect our impact in the field of public health.

Today, HRiA works with individuals, organizations, and communities to drive a policy and systems change approach to advance health and racial equity.

HRiA seeks sustainable solutions for complex problems using an anti-racist approach.

We aim to be adaptable and flexible in meeting clients and partners where they are, offering our decades of knowledge and resources to collectively realize our dream of equitable, sustainable health for all.

The foundation of this work is centered on our values:

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Health and racial equity by identifying and addressing the root causes of health inequities, intentionally working to shift narratives and power imbalances and disrupt all systems of oppression.
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Leading with heart by demonstrating our passionate commitment to our work, continuously challenging ourselves with humility and vulnerability while pursuing and holding ourselves accountable to our mission.
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Collaboration by intentionally and respectfully leading, partnering, and following to strengthen relationships, uplift different voices and build trust.
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Innovation by driving toward new strategies, questioning norms, and continuously learning and evolving to support the needs of our clients and communities.

HRiA offers exciting, engaging, and challenging employment opportunities for facilitators, trainers, researchers, analysts, policy specialists, grant managers, and more.

People come to HRiA because of our commitment to advancing health equity and inspiring work; they stay for our wonderful clients, partners, and dedicated and dynamic staff.

With our growing portfolio of high-impact work, person-centered policies, and generous benefits, our team continually invests in making HRiA a great place to work.

Our diverse staff of over 270 people hail from 30+ states, with a homebase in Bostons Chinatown neighborhood.


Position Description
The Contracts & Compliance (C&C) team seeks two Associates to support a specific portfolio of work within the organization. One will focus on purchasing agreements (i.e. consultants, services, and goods), while the other will focus on client-facing contracts.


At-a-Glance Details

HRiA is hiring two Contracts & Compliance Associates to support the contractual administration of a range of governmental and privately funded projects.

The C&C team is responsible for enhancing strategic and administrative activities as program operations continue to evolve and scale.

This role affords the opportunity to work collaboratively with a range of program and finance staff within a growing and dynamic non-profit organization.

Through the cultivation of trusted relationships across the organization and engagement in collaborative projects, each C&C Associate will serve as an internal connector for the C&C teams activities that ultimately enhances HRiAs efforts and effectiveness.

Each C&C Associate will be a member of the Budgets & Contracts team within the Administration & Finance cluster at HRiA.

This position reports to the Director, Contracts & Compliance.

This position is fully remote with the flexibility to work from out Boston office. The salary range for this role is $60,000 - $70,000.


Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage the lifecycle of HRiA contracts by developing and maintaining a seamless, consistent workflow, including the implementation/enhancement of processes, use of template and maintenance of data and records to ensure efficient tracking.
• Serve as the liaison for programmatic staff for all contractrelated items to ensure coordination and alignment of functional activities and synergy of approaches.
• Understand all B&C functions and fill team gaps during times of large volume or during staff absences.

Compliance

• Stay current with relevant rules, policies, and requirements via formal external trainings and independent research to enhance compliance across all contracts.
• Interpret and provide guidance on relevant regulations, policies, and legal requirements governing grants management and contracts administration to program staff.

Process

• Lead program staff through the contract approval process, offering expertise in reviewing documents.
• Oversee documentation within contracts management, ensuring comprehensive and standardized recordkeeping.
• Adhere to data management and retention protocols to ensure data i