Contracts Management Officer

Contract Management Officer

A local authority based in the Midlands is looking for some support until October 2024 from a Contract Management Officer to help deliver contract management across the Councils core service areas.

Contract Management Officer

Rate: £218 per day (Inside IR35) via an Umbrella Company

Duration: Until October 2024 – Opportunity to go permanent

Hybrid Working Arrangement: Onsite Occasionally

Responsibilities:

• Ensure services commissioned are safe, cost effective, good quality and lead to the desired outcomes
• Deliver this through contract management of the commissioned services in line with the Council’s Contract Management Framework
• To liaise with colleagues across the Council to ensure that all commissioned services are supported by effective contract management
• To develop a strong, diverse quality market that will respond to the needs of Warwickshire citizens and to actively intercede to shape those markets in partnership with all stakeholders using evidence based approaches
• To develop and sustain robust partnerships with key stakeholders and colleagues within the Council to assure the effective contract management of commissioned services

Requirements:

• Experience working within a Local Authority dealing with contracts
• A relevant contract management qualification (for example CIPS/CIPFA/IACCM or equivalent at Level 4 or above)
• Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information with the ability to analyse and triangulate information
• Experience of property contracts would be beneficial