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Mediator 1
Main office, Trenton

Issue Date: 4/15/2024
Closing Date:5/17/2024

Responsibilities include:

• Mediating all aspects of the collective bargaining process, including initiating cooperative efforts and guiding negotiations.
• Mediating grievances in the form of discharge and disciplinary actions, as well as disputes over contract interpretation.
• Preparing written recommendations, under appropriate circumstances and as requested by the parties, for resolution of grievances.
• Providing oversight of union officer elections, including nominations meetings.
• Supervising contract ratifications.
• Overseeing administration of card checks and other representation proceedings.
• Fulfilling other related duties of the State Board of Mediation.
• The candidate for Mediator must be readily available to assist or provide coverage on field assignments that include various off-site mediation and election services throughout the State, including on short notice and outside of normal business hours.

Required qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited college with a Bachelor’s degree.

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Director of the Division of Rehabilitation Services (SES)
Main Office Trenton

Issue Date: 4/23/2024
Closing Date: 5/23/2024

Responsibilities include:

• Leading, coaching and managing DVRS leadership team by assisting them in the development of competencies for their programs. Competencies will focus on leadership and staff development in vocational rehabilitation,  implementing performance management initiatives and continuous monitoring and enhancement of services.
• Providing oversight of operations to support the delivery of DVRS services in 18 local field offices and central administrative office;
• Directing the preparation and analysis of all budgetary data for the Division for a combined state and federal annual budget. Help to develop and review annual budgets with continuous monitoring during the fiscal year.

Required qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is expected. An advanced degree in management, administration,
  or other areas related to the position would be helpful.

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Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 (Non-Competitive)
Bridgeton, Cherry Hill, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Neptune, New Brunswick, Newark, Paterson, Phillipsburg, Pleasantville, Randolph, Rio Grande, Somerville, Trenton and Hackensack ,Burlington

Issue Date: 1/11/2024
Closing Date: TBD

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services
• Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services
• Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines

Required qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling

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Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 - Deaf Language Specialist (Non- Competitive)
Jersey City, New Brunswick, Pleasantville, and Trenton local offices

Issue Date: 1/11/2024
Closing Date: TBD

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services
• Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services
• Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines
• SPECIAL SKILL: Appointees must be able to communicate effectively in the language of the deaf, particularly American Sign Language, sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.  Appointees must have a proficiency level of at least an Intermediate level and must be able to reach the Advanced or higher-level rating on the Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) within two years of appointment.

Required qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling

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Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 - Bilingual in Spanish and English (Non-competitive)
Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Elizabeth, Neptune, Westampton, Pleasantville, Toms River, and Sewell offices.

Issue Date: 1/11/2024
Closing Date: TBD

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
• Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services.
• Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines.
• SPECIAL SKILL: Applicants must be able to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in Spanish and English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.

Required qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling

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Auditor Accountant Trainee
Main office, Trenton

Issue Date:2/12/2024
Closing Date: TBD

Responsibilities include:

• Making field and office audits
• Evaluating program objectives and effectiveness
• Appraising the utilization of fiscal resources
• Keeping financial records and reports

Required qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree including twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in professional accounting

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Personnel Trainee
Main Office Trenton

Issue Date: 4/24/2024
Closing Date: 5/08/2024

Responsibilities include:

• Under the direction of a supervisor/lead in the Recruitment Unit, as a trainee, receives on-the-job training on NJDOL and HCS policies and procedures.
• Monitors incoming job applications, manages notice of job vacancies, reviews and qualifies resumes.
• Assists recruitment liaisons, attends job fairs; does related work.

Required qualifications:

• Four (4) years of professional experience relevant to the position.

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Project Manager, Data Processing (Competitive)
Main Office, Trenton

Issue Date: 4/26/2024
Closing Date: 5/10/2024

Responsibilities include:

• Facilitate successful project definition, planning, budgeting, scheduling, resourcing, and lead high performance project teams.
• Manage projects within scope, quality, time, and cost constraints with regular status updates to management.
• Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and project demands.
• Manage day-to-day project team activities and stakeholder communications.
• Identify project resource needs, obtain necessary resources, define project team roles. And ensure healthy team dynamics.
• Form strong project teams by proactively leading, coaching, and motivating team members, facilitating relationship building among team members, and identifying and resolving conflict.</li
• Form strong project teams by proactively leading, coaching, and motivating team members, facilitating relationship building among team members, and identifying and resolving conflict.
• Coordinate the efforts of team members from multiple groups into a coordinated project effort.
• Provide overall management direction for project and be accountable for project results.
• Ensure project documents are complete, current and stored appropriately.
• Manage project schedule and budget against baseline.
• Effectively manage project scope by ensuring any changes are documented and approved through the change control process.
• Proactively identify project issues and risks and create successful action plans for resolving issues and mitigating risks; minimize project exposure and risk.
• Resolve and/or escalate issues and risks in a timely fashion.

Required qualifications:

• Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and five (5) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, including at least three (3) years of experience with systems software in a multi-programming, third generation communications environment, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.

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Technical Assistant 1, Labor(Competitive)
Main office, Trenton

Issue Date: 4/9/2024
Closing Date:5/7/2024

Responsibilities include:

• Must have fluency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Planner, and Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat Professional.
• Utilize digital resources to create/maintain contact lists and outreach databases, prepare correspondence, run database queries to support preparation of weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports, establish and monitor document review schedules, and standardize training materials used by field staff.
• Maintain, chronicle, and store/file field notes, case diaries, reports, letters, and other documentation in online and offline electronic repositories in accordance with records retention schedules.
• Receive phone calls, emails, faxes, web form submissions, postal mail, and other inquiries, ensure they are routed to the appropriate personnel, and document receipt and outcome of same. Provides relevant information to callers to resolve queries as appropriate.
• Document and preserve electronic notes from meetings, phone calls, training sessions, and other activities.
• Provide other general and specific support to management, supervisors, and field staff in fulfilling unit goals.

Required qualifications:

• Successful completion of sixty (60) semester hour credits at an accredited college or university.
  One (1) year of experience in a public or private agency involved in assisting a professional staff with the gathering, assembling, interpreting and recording of factual data of a complex or technical nature.

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Assistant Chief Mechanical Inspection Bureau Boiler and Pressure Vessel Compliance
Main office, Trenton

Issue Date: 3/15/2024
Closing Date: TBD

Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for coordinating all the activities of the licensing programs, test revisions, grading and scheduling exams.
• Training of inspectors for license qualifications and their requalification.
• Assigning administrative functions for operational needs of the MIBB&PVC.
• Responsible for improving effective organizational methods to ensure projects, events, and assignments are routinely scheduled, tracked, and completed
• Will work closely with the Case Management Unit (CMU) of the MIBB&PVC and conduct settlement conferences for the resolution of penalty cases for stakeholders who violate our licensing requirements.
• Will be responsible for and management of cases transmitted to the Office of Administrative law.

Required qualifications:

• Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester-hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience. In accordance with NJSA 34:1-38.l, applicants shall: (1) be a citizen of the State of New Jersey; (2) have held, for at least 1 year, a Class I, Grade A operating engineer's license issued by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and (3) EITHER: (a) possess nine (9) years of professional experience as a boiler and pressure vessel inspector, OR (b) possess fourteen (14) years of professional experience as a Grade A (Gold Seal) or B (Red Seal) NJ licensed Operating Engineer, OR (c) have held a position equivalent to b. The above experience must include twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in mechanical, marine, industrial, or chemical engineering. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in mechanical, marine, industrial, or chemical engineering; AND In accordance with NJSA 34:1-38.l, applicants shall: (1) be a citizen of the State of New Jersey; (2) have held, for at least 1 year, a Class I, Grade A operating engineer's license issued by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and (3) EITHER: (a) possess five (5) years of profressional experience as a boiler and pressure vessel inspector, OR (b) possess ten (10) years of professional experience as a Grade A (Gold Seal) or B (Red Seal) NJ licensed Operating Engineer, OR (c) have held a position equivalent to b.

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Assistant Chief Mechanical Inspection Bureau Boiler and Pressure Vessel Compliance (Competitive)
Main office, Trenton

Issue Date: 3/5/2024
Closing Date: TBD

Responsibilities include:

• Will assist the Chief in the day-to-day management of the Bureau.
• Will supervise all construction code inspectors to ensure inspections are performed in accordance with the National Board Inspection Code (N.B.I.C.), the New Jersey Administrative Code (N.J.A.C.) 12:90 and the applicable codes of construction.
• Will proctor boiler & refrigeration license examinations and when warranted, generate new test questions.
• Will take lead in the training of construction code inspectors to meet the requirements of the National Board of Boiler & Pressure Vessel Inspectors (National Board) continuous education units needed for the renewal of their commissions and endorsements.
• Will collaborate with the insurance companies performing inspections in New Jersey to ensure that all inspections are performed as required by the jurisdiction.   Will also review and approve/reject all inspections submitted by both the Insurance and the State inspectors.

Required qualifications:

• Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester-hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience. In accordance with NJSA 34:1-38.l, applicants shall: (1) be a citizen of the State of New Jersey; (2) have held, for at least 1 year, a Class I, Grade A operating engineer's license issued by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and (3) EITHER: (a) possess nine (9) years of professional experience as a boiler and pressure vessel inspector, OR (b) possess fourteen (14) years of professional experience as a Grade A (Gold Seal) or B (Red Seal) NJ licensed Operating Engineer, OR (c) have held a position equivalent to b. The above experience must include twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in mechanical, marine, industrial, or chemical engineering. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in mechanical, marine, industrial, or chemical engineering; AND In accordance with NJSA 34:1-38.l, applicants shall: (1) be a citizen of the State of New Jersey; (2) have held, for at least 1 year, a Class I, Grade A operating engineer's license issued by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and (3) EITHER: (a) possess five (5) years of professional experience as a boiler and pressure vessel inspector, OR (b) possess ten (10) years of professional experience as a Grade A (Gold Seal) or B (Red Seal) NJ licensed Operating Engineer, OR (c) have held a position equivalent to b. NOTE: "Professional experience" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions.

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Construction Code Inspector 1 Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Refrigeration
Main office, Trenton

Issue Date: 2/6/2024
Closing Date: TBD

Responsibilities include:

• Performs jurisdictional inspections of boilers (internal & external), pressure vessels, and refrigeration systems falling under the requirements of N.J.A.C 12:90 .
• Prepares and uploads inspection reports of objects inspected to the database (jurisdiction OnLine).
• Performs compliance checks at applicable locations to verify boiler and refrigeration licenses as well as performs accident investigations as needed.

Required qualifications:

• Appointees will be required to possess a valid Residential and Commercial Specialist (RCS) code enforcement license in Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Refrigeration (BPVR) issued by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.

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Assistant Director, Labor Planning and Analysis (Competitive)
Main office, Trenton

Issue Date: 4/18/2024
Closing Date:5/16/2024

Responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the division, which is responsible for performance reporting for all workforce and benefits programs; developing and analyzing performance metrics; and conducting rigorous research and program evaluation efforts.
• Working with the Director and other senior department staff to modernize and develop data systems to support workforce and benefits programs reporting/analysis, and strategic enforcement and compliance operations within the state.
• Formulating policies to improve programs and developing staff capacity related to reporting and evaluation activities.
• Providing support for budget preparation, developing data sharing agreements, allocating and managing resources, evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of operations and initiating change, modification, or corrective action to improve service to the division’s internal and external customers.

Required qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree which includes or is supplemented by three (3)
  semester hour credits in statistics and twelve (12) semester hour credits in any combination of statistics, economics or mathematics,
  supplemented by a Master's degree in economics, statistics, mathematics, planning, demography, industrial relations, public administration,

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Management Assistant (Competitive)
Main office, Trenton

Issue Date: 4/11/2024
Closing Date:4/25/2024

Responsibilities include:

• Act as principal assistant to the Supervisor with compiling validation materials, maintaining essential records and files. 
• Collect, organize, and analyze data for report preparation.
• Prepare clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Work on a project basis in addition to established tasks on reoccurring assignments.

Required qualifications:

Applicants must meet one of the following or combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.

• Five (5) years of professional experience performing complex administrative support work which must have included the interpretation, verification and/or application of department/agency rules, regulations, policies and procedures; or
• Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience.

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Research Economist 2
Main office, Trenton

Issue Date: 4/8/2024
Closing Date:5/6/2024

Responsibilities include:

• Conduct in-depth economic research and analysis on relevant topics, utilizing quantitative and qualitative methodologies to contribute to the development of research projects and reports.
• Collect, clean, and analyze data from various sources to extract meaningful insights and trends, using statistical software and tools proficiently to support research objectives.
• Develop and refine economic models, forecasting techniques, or simulations to provide accurate assessments of economic scenarios, policy impacts, and market dynamics.
• Prepare well-structured and coherent research reports, policy briefs, and presentations that effectively communicate findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with senior economists and interdisciplinary teams to contribute to the research agenda, share expertise, and provide valuable insights to inform economic policies and decision-making.

Required qualifications:

• Possession of a Master's degree in Economics, Statistics, Industrial Relations, Public Administration, or Business Administration from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by twelve (12) graduate credit hours in Economics.

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Research Economist 4 (Competitive)
Main office, Trenton 

Issue Date: 3/27/2024
Closing Date:4/24/2024

Responsibilities include:

• Develop a schedule of economic updates that are regularly released to inform the workforce managers within NJDOL, the State Workforce Board, the local Workforce Development Boards, and Employment Services and One-Stop managers.
• Disseminate the economic data and reports and provide specific and close-to- real-time insights on emerging and existing conditions that affect the labor market.
• Develop the mode and format of delivering these data including narrative content that explains, in lay terms, the implications of the data to the state’s labor market.
• Deliver at least one report that synthesizes a topic of relevance to the labor market (e.g., childcare, hybrid work) every year.
• Supervise two junior economists.

Required qualifications:

• Possession of a Doctorate's degree in Economics from an accredited college or university.
• Three (3) years of comprehensive, technical research and analysis experience in the field of economics or a closely allied
  field.

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Employment Service Trainee (Non-Competitive)
Main Office Trenton

Issue Date: 2/20/2024
Closing Date: TBD

Responsibilities include:

• ES Trainee examines and determines eligibility of claims for Unemployment Insurance based on New Jersey Unemployment Law.
• When necessary, contacts employers and claimants by telephone in order to secure needed documentation to make a claim determination.
• Conducts fact-finding interviews and resolves discrepancies with claimants, employers, etc. in order to properly determine claims.

Required qualifications:

• Four (4) years of professional experience in the investigation, review, analysis, evaluation, and eligibility determination of claims for unemployment and/or insurance compensation in a public or private organization NOTE: Please refer to the Advancement section located at the bottom of this title specification for a comprehensive list of approved journeyman titles connected to this trainee title. Experience must be related to the journeyman title associated with the position. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

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Technical Assistant 2 Outreach
Main office, Trenton

Issue Date: 4/23/2024
Closing Date:5/7/2024

Responsibilities include:

• Completing and tracking event approval forms, liaison with the Ethics Office
• Completing and tracking purchase orders/requisitions/print forms for outreach needs (i.e. translations, promotional materials, new outreach flyers)
• Coordinating events/Scheduling stakeholder meetings (researching stakeholders, preparing meeting agendas, writing the weekly report summary)
• Tracking funds spent on outreach programs (direct mailings, etc.)
• Tracking outreach events and stakeholder meetings for the GE Monthly report/Budget
• Creating surveys to learn more about specific outreach populations.

Required qualifications:

•  Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's degree.

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Administrative Analyst 3 (Competitive)
Main office, Trenton

Issue Date: 4/23/2024
Closing Date:5/7/2024

Responsibilities include:

• Assists in the development of outreach materials, conducts educational presentations, and acts as liaison to the Office of Strategic Enforcement.
• Provides updates to Executive Staff on outreach events and stakeholder meetings, compiles spreadsheet to track meetings and community outreach interactions.
• Responsible for analyzing, interpreting, and applying labor laws and regulations. 

Required qualifications:

• Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.
  Seven (7) years of professional experience involving the review, analysis, and evaluation of budget, organization, administrative practices, operational methods, management operations, or data processing applications, or any combination thereof, which shall have included responsibility for the recommendation, planning, and/or implementation of improvements in a business or
  government agency. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and three (3) years of the above-mentioned professional experience. OR Possession of a master's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or Accounting; and two (2) years of the above-mentioned professional experience.

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Employment Services Trainee (Uncompetitive)
Wage and Hour Division and Contract
Compliance-Counties Throughout New Jersey

Issue Date: 3/27/2024
Closing Date:4/27/2024

Responsibilities include:

• The position of Field Representative is an investigator responsible for enforcing a host of Wage and Hour and Public Contracts laws such as minimum wage, overtime, child labor, earned sick leave and prevailing wage. The position requires site visits to employer establishments and worksites, entails meetings with employers or their representatives, auditing of records and documents, interviews of workers, calculations of any back wages to workers and the writing of reports documenting the findings of their investigation.

Required qualifications:

• Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.
• Four (4) years of professional experience relevant to the position.

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Chief Employment and Training
Main office-Trenton

Issue Date: 4/15/2024
Closing Date: 4/29/2024

Responsibilities include:

• Assists in the management, evaluation and operation of employment and training services, within the Office of Transitional Workforce Services (OTWS).
• Directly responsible for supervision of staff and program development for the following program area: Workfirst New Jersey (TANF/SNAP/GA).
• Under the direction of an administrative official supervises the administration and staffing of employment and training services in the central and/or field offices of a department
• Does other related work.

Required qualifications:

• Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour
  credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.

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Contract Administrator 2_NJ BUILD
Main Office Trenton

Issue Date: 4/10/2024
Closing Date: 4/24/2024

Responsibilities include:

• Supervise the performance of employees involved in providing vocational training, counseling, rehabilitation and other services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied and extensive rehabilitation services over an extended period of time.
• Administer and exercise review and/or approval authority over various contracts and/or grants
• Provide technical assistance in contract and/or grant preparation, control, monitoring, amendment, and/or evaluation
• Exercise controllership and approval rights and responsibilities in the area of contract and/or grant administration.
• Process contracts for multiple divisions, projects and/or programs.
• Review the work of lower level contract administration and support staff; does other related duties.

Required qualifications:

• Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and three (3) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, at least one (1) year of which shall have involved responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant administration.

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