Current openings at the New Jersey Department of Labor
At NJDOL, we're committed to providing quality services that support New Jersey’s workforce and employers. Our staff is passionate about helping New Jerseyans thrive, and we are always looking for talent looking to join us in our mission. Click on the division names below to see what positions we currently have open to members of the public.
There are no open positions at this time.
Employment Services Trainee
Issue Date: 6/30/2025
Closing Date: 7/14/2025
Various Locations
Responsibilities include:
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Interview and classify job applicants for employment.
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Conduct field and office investigations to determine eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assist with investigations related to employment laws and regulations, such as sections of the Prevailing Wage Act
- Perform other related duties as required
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in investigation, review, analysis, evaluation, and eligibility determination of claims for unemployment and/or insurance compensation in a public or private organization OR possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Vocational Rehabilition Counselor 1 Bilingual
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Various Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) field offices throughout the State
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.
Vocational Rehabilition Counselor 1 Deaf Language Specialist
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Various Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) field offices throughout the State
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.
Employment Services Trainee
Issue Date: 6/30/2025
Closing Date: 7/14/2025
Various Locations
Responsibilities include:
-
Interview and classify job applicants for employment.
-
Conduct field and office investigations to determine eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assist with investigations related to employment laws and regulations, such as sections of the Prevailing Wage Act
- Perform other related duties as required
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in the examination of records and reports involved in the determination, establishment, and/or verification of tax liability of employers OR possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
There are no open positions at this time.
Auditor Accountant Trainee
Issue Date: 6/4/2025
Closing Date: 7/4/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Preparation of financial statements; forecasting, accounting, reporting and processing of expenditures.
- Preparation of quarterly reports for federal programs.
- Active participation in financial audits.
- Meeting with program managers to discuss financial performance
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in work involving fiscal analyses and evaluation, budgeting, and management operations in government, business, and/or a management consulting firm, including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester-hour credits in any combination of Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or Finance courses.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Employment Services Trainee
Issue Date: 6/30/2025
Closing Date: 7/14/2025
Various Locations
Responsibilities include:
-
Interview and classify job applicants for employment.
-
Conduct field and office investigations to determine eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assist with investigations related to employment laws and regulations, such as sections of the Prevailing Wage Act
- Perform other related duties as required
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in investigation, review, analysis, evaluation, and eligibility determination of claims for unemployment and/or insurance compensation in a public or private organization OR possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Employment Services Trainee
Issue Date: 6/30/2025
Closing Date: 7/14/2025
Various Locations
Responsibilities include:
-
Interview and classify job applicants for employment.
-
Conduct field and office investigations to determine eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assist with investigations related to employment laws and regulations, such as sections of the Prevailing Wage Act
- Perform other related duties as required
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in investigation, review, analysis, evaluation, and eligibility determination of claims for unemployment and/or insurance compensation in a public or private organization OR possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Intermittent Labor Clerk (Part Time)
Issue Date: 6/25/2025
Closing Date: 7/9/2025
Various Locations
Responsibilities include:
- Preparing, processing, and paying unemployment claims
- assisting claimants with unemployment claims via telephone
- other clerical work as required
Required qualifications:
- Two (2) years of clerical experience providing customer service in a public or private sector organization, involving the interpretation of rules and regulations
Employment Services Trainee
Issue Date: 6/30/2025
Closing Date: 7/14/2025
Various Locations
Responsibilities include:
-
Interview and classify job applicants for employment.
-
Conduct field and office investigations to determine eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assist with investigations related to employment laws and regulations, such as sections of the Prevailing Wage Act
- Perform other related duties as required
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in identifying and investigating violations in a field of specific regulatory conditions, interpreting and applying these regulations and making recommendations based on findings OR possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
There are no open positions at this time.
Employment Services Trainee
Issue Date: 6/30/2025
Closing Date: 7/14/2025
Various Locations
Responsibilities include:
-
Interview and classify job applicants for employment.
-
Conduct field and office investigations to determine eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assist with investigations related to employment laws and regulations, such as sections of the Prevailing Wage Act
- Perform other related duties as required
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in an employment program involving interviewing applicants seeking employment, order taking, employer relations, referral, and placement activities OR possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
Contract Administrator 1, Adult Literacy
(Competitive)
Issue Date: 6/26/2025
Closing Date: 7/10/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Under the limited supervision of a supervisory official, participates in the review and administration of various contracts and/or grants
- Provides technical assistance in the areas of contract and/or grant preparation, monitoring and/or evaluation
- Provides recommendations for contract/grant approval to supervisory staff
- Does other related duties
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.
- Six (6) years of professional experience involving contract/grant work, project financing, construction management, fiscal administration, social service administration, and/or budget and management operations of a government or business entity, at least one (1) year of which shall have involved responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant administration.
- Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and two (2) 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.
- Possession of a master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Health, Public or Hospital Administration or Social Work (with concentrations in Health, Administration, or Social Policy); and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience which shall have involved responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant administration.
Contract Administrator 1, Special Populations
(Competitive)
Issue Date: 6/26/2025
Closing Date: 7/10/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Under the limited supervision of a supervisory official, participates in the review and administration of various contracts and/or grants
- Provides technical assistance in the areas of contract and/or grant preparation, monitoring and/or evaluation
- Provides recommendations for contract/grant approval to supervisory staff
- Does other related duties
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.
- Six (6) years of professional experience involving contract/grant work, project financing, construction management, fiscal administration, social service administration, and/or budget and management operations of a government or business entity, at least one (1) year of which shall have involved responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant administration.
- Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and two (2) 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.
- Possession of a master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Health, Public or Hospital Administration or Social Work (with concentrations in Health, Administration, or Social Policy); and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience which shall have involved responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant administration.
Contract Administrator 1, WFNJ
(Competitive)
Issue Date: 6/26/2025
Closing Date: 7/10/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Under the limited supervision of a supervisory official, participates in the review and administration of various contracts and/or grants
- Provides technical assistance in the areas of contract and/or grant preparation, monitoring and/or evaluation
- Provides recommendations for contract/grant approval to supervisory staff
- Does other related duties
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.
- Six (6) years of professional experience involving contract/grant work, project financing, construction management, fiscal administration, social service administration, and/or budget and management operations of a government or business entity, at least one (1) year of which shall have involved responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant administration.
- Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and two (2) 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.
- Possession of a master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Health, Public or Hospital Administration or Social Work (with concentrations in Health, Administration, or Social Policy); and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience which shall have involved responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant administration.
There are no open positions at this time.
Employment Services Trainee
Issue Date: 6/30/2025
Closing Date: 7/14/2025
Various Locations
Responsibilities include:
-
Interview and classify job applicants for employment.
-
Conduct field and office investigations to determine eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assist with investigations related to employment laws and regulations, such as sections of the Prevailing Wage Act
- Perform other related duties as required
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in investigation, review, analysis, evaluation, and eligibility determination of claims for unemployment and/or insurance compensation in a public or private organization OR possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Vocational Rehabilition Counselor 1
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Various Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) field offices throughout the State
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.
Vocational Rehabilition Counselor 1 Bilingual
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Various Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) field offices throughout the State
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.
Vocational Rehabilition Counselor 1 Deaf Language Specialist
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Various Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) field offices throughout the State
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.
Employment Services Trainee
Issue Date: 6/30/2025
Closing Date: 7/14/2025
Various Locations
Responsibilities include:
-
Interview and classify job applicants for employment.
-
Conduct field and office investigations to determine eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assist with investigations related to employment laws and regulations, such as sections of the Prevailing Wage Act
- Perform other related duties as required
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in the examination of records and reports involved in the determination, establishment, and/or verification of tax liability of employers OR possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
There are no open positions at this time.
Auditor Accountant Trainee
Issue Date: 6/4/2025
Closing Date: 7/4/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Preparation of financial statements; forecasting, accounting, reporting and processing of expenditures.
- Preparation of quarterly reports for federal programs.
- Active participation in financial audits.
- Meeting with program managers to discuss financial performance
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in work involving fiscal analyses and evaluation, budgeting, and management operations in government, business, and/or a management consulting firm, including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester-hour credits in any combination of Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or Finance courses.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Network Administrator 1 – (AWS Administrator)
Competitive
Issue Date: 6/30/2025
Closing Date: 7/14/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Deploy, configure, and maintain AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, and Lambda to support enterprise applications
- Design and manage VPC configurations, security groups, route tables, and Direct Connect to ensure secure and efficient cloud networking
- Support and optimize cloud-hosted applications, ensuring availability, security, and performance
- Utilize AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK to automate infrastructure deployment and management
- Implement AWS security best practices, including IAM policies, encryption, and monitoring tools to maintain a secure cloud environment
- Use CloudWatch, AWS Config, and other monitoring tools to track performance, detect anomalies, and optimize resource utilization
- Work with DevOps, application teams, and security teams to integrate AWS solutions with existing on-premise and hybrid environments
- Align with OIM Enterprise Standards on cloud adoption strategies and provide guidance on emerging AWS technologies
- Offer insights to executive management on AWS adoption, cost optimization, and long-term cloud strategies
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 in the development, implementation, and maintenance of multi-network, multi-user Local Area Network (LAN), Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), and/or Wide Area Network (WAN) environments, including or supplemented by a minimum of eighteen (18) semester hour credits in mathematics, computer science, information technology, and/or computer information systems.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Administrative Analyst 3 (Grants Specialist)
Issue Date: 6/5/2025
Closing Date: 7/15/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Execute stages of grant lifecycle including pre-award review, contract issuance, grant progress monitoring, and award closure
- Partner and build relationships with grantee organizations
- Provide technical assistance and guidance to grantee organizations
- Collaborate with grant team and internal agency divisions to accomplish grant program administration
Required qualifications:
- 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.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Employment Services Trainee
Issue Date: 6/30/2025
Closing Date: 7/14/2025
Various Locations
Responsibilities include:
-
Interview and classify job applicants for employment.
-
Conduct field and office investigations to determine eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assist with investigations related to employment laws and regulations, such as sections of the Prevailing Wage Act
- Perform other related duties as required
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in investigation, review, analysis, evaluation, and eligibility determination of claims for unemployment and/or insurance compensation in a public or private organization OR possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Employment Services Trainee
Issue Date: 6/30/2025
Closing Date: 7/14/2025
Various Locations
Responsibilities include:
-
Interview and classify job applicants for employment.
-
Conduct field and office investigations to determine eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assist with investigations related to employment laws and regulations, such as sections of the Prevailing Wage Act
- Perform other related duties as required
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in investigation, review, analysis, evaluation, and eligibility determination of claims for unemployment and/or insurance compensation in a public or private organization OR possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Intermittent Labor Clerk (Part Time)
Issue Date: 6/25/2025
Closing Date: 7/9/2025
Various Locations
Responsibilities include:
- Preparing, processing, and paying unemployment claims
- assisting claimants with unemployment claims via telephone
- other clerical work as required
Required qualifications:
- Two (2) years of clerical experience providing customer service in a public or private sector organization, involving the interpretation of rules and regulations
Employment Services Trainee
Issue Date: 6/30/2025
Closing Date: 7/14/2025
Various Locations
Responsibilities include:
-
Interview and classify job applicants for employment.
-
Conduct field and office investigations to determine eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assist with investigations related to employment laws and regulations, such as sections of the Prevailing Wage Act
- Perform other related duties as required
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in identifying and investigating violations in a field of specific regulatory conditions, interpreting and applying these regulations and making recommendations based on findings OR possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Field Investigator 3
(Competitive)
Issue Date: 6/26/2025
Closing Date: 7/10/2025
Various locations throughout the state
Responsibilities include:
- Enforce a host of Wage and Hour and Public Contracts laws such as minimum wage, overtime, child labor, earned sick leave and prevailing wage
- Visit 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.
- Seven (7) years of professional experience in identifying and investigating violations in a field of specific regulatory conditions, interpreting and applying these regulations and making recommendations based on findings
- Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; and three (3) years of the above-mentioned professional experience
Data Entry Operator 2
Issue Date: 6/17/2025
Closing Date: 7/1/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Provide support services to staff for hardware and software.
- Ability to provide data reports involving various reports and enforcement activities.
- Review and correspond with various agencies, production coordinators, and interested parties regarding Wage & Hour laws.
- Assist and complete various tasks as assigned for all units within the Division.
- Ensure all inventory spreadsheets are updated.
- Install and configure office equipment.
Required qualifications:
- One (1) year of experience in the operation of an electronic data entry input device and/or alphanumeric keyboard to transcribe data into data processing equipment or computer
There are no open positions at this time.
Employment Services Trainee
Issue Date: 6/30/2025
Closing Date: 7/14/2025
Various Locations
Responsibilities include:
-
Interview and classify job applicants for employment.
-
Conduct field and office investigations to determine eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assist with investigations related to employment laws and regulations, such as sections of the Prevailing Wage Act
- Perform other related duties as required
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in an employment program involving interviewing applicants seeking employment, order taking, employer relations, referral, and placement activities OR possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
Senior Employment Counselor
(Competitive)
Issue Date: 6/26/2025
Closing Date: 7/10/2025
Trenton One-Stop Career Center
Responsibilities include:
- Under the general supervision of an Employment Supervisor or manager in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, serves as team or program leader responsible for providing career counseling and related employment-directed services to job seekers;
- Takes the lead in resolving problems related to occupational choice, change, or adjustment;
- Provides assistance in researching and preparing for job opportunities, and/or provides basic or occupational skills training to achieve an industry valued credential and career path;
- Does other related duties as required.
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.
- Six (6) years of professional experience in career guidance and employment counseling, including or supplemented by six (6) semester-hour credits in Non-introductory Sociology or Psychology or other field of study directly related to vocational counseling or workforce and career development, and nine (9) semester hour credits in the Behavioral Sciences, Statistics, or Non-Introductory Labor Market Information courses.
- Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by six (6) semester hour credits in Non-introductory Sociology or Psychology or other field of study directly related to vocational counseling or workforce and career development, and nine (9) semester hour credits in the Behavioral Sciences, Statistics, or Non-Introductory Labor Market Information courses; and two (2) years of the above-mentioned professional experience.
- Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Psychology, Education, Social Work, Personnel Administration, Counseling, Student Personnel Services, or related fields, which shall have included a minimum of fifteen (15) semester hour credits outlined above; and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience.
Contract Administrator 1, Adult Literacy
(Competitive)
Issue Date: 6/26/2025
Closing Date: 7/10/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Under the limited supervision of a supervisory official, participates in the review and administration of various contracts and/or grants
- Provides technical assistance in the areas of contract and/or grant preparation, monitoring and/or evaluation
- Provides recommendations for contract/grant approval to supervisory staff
- Does other related duties
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.
- Six (6) years of professional experience involving contract/grant work, project financing, construction management, fiscal administration, social service administration, and/or budget and management operations of a government or business entity, at least one (1) year of which shall have involved responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant administration.
- Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and two (2) 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.
- Possession of a master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Health, Public or Hospital Administration or Social Work (with concentrations in Health, Administration, or Social Policy); and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience which shall have involved responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant administration.
Contract Administrator 1, Special Populations
(Competitive)
Issue Date: 6/26/2025
Closing Date: 7/10/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Under the limited supervision of a supervisory official, participates in the review and administration of various contracts and/or grants
- Provides technical assistance in the areas of contract and/or grant preparation, monitoring and/or evaluation
- Provides recommendations for contract/grant approval to supervisory staff
- Does other related duties
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.
- Six (6) years of professional experience involving contract/grant work, project financing, construction management, fiscal administration, social service administration, and/or budget and management operations of a government or business entity, at least one (1) year of which shall have involved responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant administration.
- Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and two (2) 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.
- Possession of a master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Health, Public or Hospital Administration or Social Work (with concentrations in Health, Administration, or Social Policy); and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience which shall have involved responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant administration.
Contract Administrator 1, WFNJ
(Competitive)
Issue Date: 6/26/2025
Closing Date: 7/10/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Under the limited supervision of a supervisory official, participates in the review and administration of various contracts and/or grants
- Provides technical assistance in the areas of contract and/or grant preparation, monitoring and/or evaluation
- Provides recommendations for contract/grant approval to supervisory staff
- Does other related duties
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.
- Six (6) years of professional experience involving contract/grant work, project financing, construction management, fiscal administration, social service administration, and/or budget and management operations of a government or business entity, at least one (1) year of which shall have involved responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant administration.
- Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and two (2) 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.
- Possession of a master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Health, Public or Hospital Administration or Social Work (with concentrations in Health, Administration, or Social Policy); and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience which shall have involved responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant administration.
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