
Contract Management Specialist 1/Trainee 1/Trainee 2 (NY HELPS)
Albany, NY · HybridFull-time$54–85K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Contract Management Specialist 1/Trainee role handles contract and purchase processes from inception to completion. The work includes procurement, vendor negotiations, requisitions and purchase orders, coordination with business units, contract monitoring, invoice-payment coordination, and preparing executive memos. The position is full-time and permanent, with telecommuting allowed. NYSIF does not offer employment visa sponsorship.
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Full job description
NY HELPS Yes
55-b/c Eligible Yes
Agency Insurance Fund, State
Title Contract Management Specialist 1/Trainee 1/Trainee 2 (NY HELPS)
Occupational Category Administrative or General Management
Salary Grade 18
Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary Range From $53764 to $85138 Annually
Employment Type Full-Time
Appointment Type Permanent
Internship No
Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class
Travel Percentage 10%
Workweek Mon-Fri
Hours Per Week 37.5
Workday
From 8 AM
To 5 PM
Flextime allowed? No
Mandatory overtime? No
Compressed workweek allowed? No
Telecommuting allowed? Yes
County Albany
Street Address 15 Computer Drive West
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12205
Duties Description Duties Description:Contract Management Specialist 1/Trainee 1 / 2, will be responsible for independently handling all aspects of the contract/purchase processes from inception to completion.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:• Procurement solicitations such as RFPs/IFBs/Sole Source/Preferred Source • Discretionary purchases• Utilizing OGS State contracts• Seeking price quotes• Contract negotiations with vendors• Processing requisitions and purchase orders• Collaborating with various Business Units to obtain goods or services• Monitoring contact terms and expiration dates • Liaison between A/P staff and vendors to ensure all components are in place to pay invoices in a timely manner • Preparing official memos for Executive• Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications For appointment via NY HELPS:• Contract Management Specialist Tr 1: Four years of experience* managing contracts and related budgets including one or more of the following areas: negotiation with contractors and vendors; fiscal management, including bidding, payment, analysis, and fiscal reporting; contract development, including developing requests for proposals; contract execution, including securing signatory approval from control agencies; monitoring and review of contract terms.• Contract Management Specialist Tr 2: Five years of experience* managing contracts and related budgets including one or more of the following areas: negotiation with contractors and vendors; fiscal management, including bidding, payment, analysis, and fiscal reporting; contract development, including developing requests for proposals; contract execution, including securing signatory approval from control agencies; monitoring and review of contract terms.• Contract Management Specialist 1: Six years of experience* managing contracts and related budgets including one or more of the following areas: negotiation with contractors and vendors; fiscal management, including bidding, payment, analysis, and fiscal reporting; contract development, including developing requests for proposals; contract execution, including securing signatory approval from control agencies; monitoring and review of contract terms.* Associate degree may substitute for two years of specialized experience; bachelor's degree may substitute for four years of specialized experience; master's degree may substitute five years of specialized experience; J.D. may substitute for six years of specialized experience.For competitive appointment:• List appointment: Reachable on current Civil Service eligible list for this title.• Transfer: Current New York State employee with one year of permanent competitive class service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 or Section 52.6 of Civil Service Law. Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S-grades or one M-grade. Eligible titles include, but are not limited to Admnv Specialist 1/Trainee 1/2, Human Resources Specialist 1/ Trainee 1/2, Program Aide.For 55b/55c Program appointment:• This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility. For more information on this program, please visit the 55b/c Recruitment Resources Center.Please be advised that the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) does not offer sponsorship for employment visas to employees or potential employees. Candidates sponsored for employment by an organization should be aware of their sponsorship status and the relevant expiration date(s) of that sponsorship before applying to this position. NYSIF is not currently enrolled in eVerify, which is a requirement for certain types of employment verifications.
Additional Comments For candidates new to NYS, the starting salary for this position will be the bottom of the range displayed and is not subject to negotiation. For candidates that are current NYS employees, salaries are calculated in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations, and negotiated union contracts.Fringe Benefits: • Competitive compensation• Future career growth potential • Open and supportive team-based environment• Plentiful vacation, personal, and sick time off• Paid state and federal holidays• Affordable health insurance plans• Dental and vision benefits provided at no additional cost• Retirement options• Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)• Possibility of telecommuting, flextime, and Alternative Work Schedules (AWS)NY HELPS Program:This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.About NYSIF:For more information about NYSIF, including our mission, commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and efforts to fulfill Executive Order 31, please visit www.nysif.com.
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Name Jamie Masullo
Telephone
Fax (518)437-1618
Email Address [email protected]
Address
Street PO Box 66699
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12206
Notes on Applying Candidates should email a resume and cover letter to [email protected], indicating the vacancy post number in the subject line of email.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,183 open Contract Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$54–85K/yr
- New York median$90–114K/yr63 salary ranges
- US median$96–178K/yr865 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $69K, is 31% below the New York median midpoint ($100K) — in the lowest quarter of Contract Management salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 91 open Contract Management jobs in New York and 1,183 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- City of New York12 open
- PwC8 open
- New York State Civil Service (this employer)7 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Contract Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,039 postings).
- Education
- 424 of the 1,183 open Contract Management jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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