Contracts Manager

Summary

Join Delivery Associates, a global social impact consultancy, as a Contracts Manager to oversee the full contract lifecycle for a multinational public health project. You will manage subcontracts with various partners across six countries, ensuring compliance and smooth project execution. This critical role involves drafting, negotiating, and managing contracts, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, including legal and finance teams. The ideal candidate possesses extensive contract management experience, strong legal knowledge, and exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills. The position is remote, with work authorization required in Brazil, Peru, or Pakistan. Delivery Associates offers impactful work, a collaborative environment, and competitive compensation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in law, finance, business administration, economics, or a related field. Extensive professional experience may be considered in place of formal education
• Minimum 5 years of experience in contract management, legal advisory, procurement, or a related role, preferably in a multinational or multi-sector environment
• Proficiency in contract management and legal compliance tools, financial analysis, risk assessment, and negotiation systems to ensure efficient contract execution and tracking
• Strong understanding of contract law, procurement processes, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation, with experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts
• Ability to collaborate effectively across legal, finance, operations, and procurement teams, as well as with external partners and clients
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal and contractual terms into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders. Fluency in English is required; additional languages are a plus
• Proven ability to manage multiple contracts across different projects, work in fast-paced, dynamic environments, and ensure alignment with organizational priorities
• Ability to work independently and proactively, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with company policies
• Skilled in negotiating contract terms, resolving disputes, and developing solutions that balance legal, financial, and operational needs
• Strong ability to analyze, track, and follow up on complex contractual documents, ensuring precision and compliance
• Experience working in global contract environments, with the ability to adapt to regional regulations, diverse client needs, and cultural differences in contract negotiations and execution
• Authorization to work in Peru, Brazil or Pakistan

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full lifecycle of contracts, from drafting, negotiation, execution, and renewal to enforcement and close-out
• Ensure all contracts align with company and client policies, legal regulations, and industry best practices. This also includes identifying and mitigating potential risks
• Work closely with internal teams, external partners, legal counsel, and the finance team to ensure smooth contract execution, serving as the primary point of contact for subcontracting partners on all issues of contract management
• Analyze contractual terms, negotiate favorable conditions, and ensure all agreements reflect agreed objectives
• Manage contract invoicing process to ensure timely and accurate billing and payment in coordination with internal finance teams, and ensuring that subcontracted deliverables are signed off by the delivery teams ahead of payment processing. Track and report on overall financial obligations to all subcontracting partners
• Maintain an organized contract management system to ensure easy tracking, retrieval, and version controls
• Provide legal guidance on contractual rights and obligations and support in resolving any contract-related issues
• Establish best practices for contract management and work to streamline processes for efficiency

Benefits

• Impactful work: Opportunities to engage with senior leaders and work on transformative projects
• Excellent colleagues: We strive to be as talent-dense and diverse as possible, so we are always learning from each other
• Growth environment: Everyone’s career pathway is unique-be part of a growing organization committed to continuous improvement
• Flexibility: Remote working environment with opportunities for global collaboration
• Healthy compensation: Our contractors are offered competitive market rates for the effort they put in