Sierra Health Foundation

Manager

• Manage the full lifecycle of organizational agreements, including intake, drafting, negotiation, approval, execution, amendment, renewal, and closeout.
• Develop and administer a wide range of agreements including third-party funder agreements, subrecipient and subcontractor subaward agreements, amendment agreements, independent contractor agreements, and vendor agreements.
• Ensure agreements are processed accurately, timely, and consistent with organizational standards.
• Oversee contract requirements including deliverables, reporting, acceptance criteria, and documentation to ensure compliance and audit readiness.
• Manage and interpret funding agreements with federal, state, local government, philanthropic, and private funders to ensure contractual obligations are effectively incorporated into downstream agreements, policies, procedures, and operational practices.
• Serve as the primary contracts subject matter expert and provide guidance to staff and leadership regarding contract interpretation, risk allocation, regulatory requirements, and contracting strategies.
• Maintain standard contract templates and ensure required funder and organizational provisions are incorporated into agreements.
• Partner with Compliance to ensure required flow-down provisions are included in contract templates and agreements.
• Identify contractual, operational, insurance, and financial risks within agreements.
• Develop and maintain internal controls related to contracting activities, including approval authorities, segregation of duties, documentation standards, and contract retention requirements.

Contracts & Grants Manager