Equal Business Opportunity Administrator

Posting number: FY27-00037

Department: Procurement and Contracting

Job classification: Equal Business Opportunity Administrator

Posting type: Open

Categories: Purchasing, Office and Administrative Support

Summary

This professional administrative position serves as the primary administrator for Frederick County’s Equal Business Opportunity Program within the Office of Procurement & Contracting. The position is responsible for implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and reporting on race- and gender-neutral initiatives designed to expand access to County contracting opportunities for small, local, minority-owned, women-owned, disabled-owned, and other underutilized businesses, consistent with County policy and applicable federal, state, and local law.

The position works closely with Procurement & Contracting staff, County agencies and departments, vendors, contractors, consultants, community partners, and departmental Equal Business Opportunity Liaisons to support inclusive procurement practices, vendor outreach, training, data collection, subcontractor tracking, compliance monitoring, and program reporting. The position reviews procurement opportunities, supports development of EBO policies and procedures, assists with implementation of small business participation strategies, and prepares reports evaluating program effectiveness. Direction may be given to support staff within the Office. Supervision is received from the Office Director of Procurement & Contracting.

Please note that the upper pay range reflected in the job posting reflects possible wage rates for internal County transfers and promotions, which are calculated per County policy.  For external hires, offers are made at the base wage rate.

Frederick County Government values the principles of diversity and inclusion, and strives to ensure equal opportunities for its workforce, applicants and community members.  If you are a person who wants to make a difference, give back to your community, and be a voice for change, apply to Frederick County Government today.

TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE:
Frederick County offers an extensive compensation package to reflect how highly we value our employees. The following is what you can expect in your first year as a full-time benefited Frederick County Government employee.  

• 11 days of Vacation leave with increase after 2 years of employment
• 15 days of Sick leave with unlimited annual carryover
• 11 paid holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays (10 and 11 month employees may not receive all holidays)
• Day 1 coverage of comprehensive Medical Insurance Plan options to include generous County Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution (if enrolled in the high-deductible plan). This is part of a full range of benefits including Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending
• Employee Health Center with no or low-cost primary and urgent care
• 100% County paid 2x annual salary Group Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit
• County and Employee funded Defined Benefit Pension Plan 
  • Vesting after 5 years of service
  • Additional service credit for eligible previous public service, military service, etc.
• Work/Life balance programs include: Employee Assistance Program and Employee Wellness Program
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Other employee-paid benefits such as Deferred Compensation Plan, Legal Resources, Supplemental Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Lifetime Benefit with Long Term Care plan

NOTE: Benefited employees will accrue service and leave based on the FTE and/or hours worked per calendar year. 

For more information, visit our benefits page on the Frederick County Government job opportunities webpage.

Examples of duties

Program Administration and Policy Implementation

• Serve as the primary admini