Contract Manager

Cambridgeshire County Council; Stanton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing package

Additional annual leave (4 weeks)

Flexible bank holidays

Shared AVCs

Development opportunities

Volunteer hours

Peer support groups

Recognition awards

Cambs Rewards discounts

Car lease

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking a Contracts and Quality Manager to oversee high-volume, lower-complexity contracts and secure positive outcomes for adults across Cambridgeshire.

You will monitor contract performance, manage risk, support compliance and resolve issues with care providers, colleagues and partners, ensuring value for money and continuity of services.

Qualifications

• Experience of contract management, compliance and performance monitoring.
• Ability to build relationships with providers, partners and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to identify risks and improvements.
• Experience presenting clear insights and recommendations to managers.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day contract management processes in line with procedures and policies.
• Build positive relationships with providers and address concerns promptly.
• Monitor contract performance, compliance and service quality, identifying areas for improvement.
• Identify and manage service delivery risks and support continuity of care.
• Support transitions between services, ensuring risks and costs are managed.
• Use performance and financial data to identify trends and inform decisions.
• Develop relationships with other authorities and organizations for collaboration.
• Present contract management information and insights to support decisions.
• Share knowledge and best practices to improve contract management.
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion and contribute to net zero goals.

Skills

Contract management

Compliance

Risk assessment

Performance monitoring

Stakeholder relations

Data analysis

Presentation of insights

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

About the role

We are looking for a Contracts and Quality Manager to oversee a portfolio of high-volume, lower-complexity contracts and help ensure that services deliver positive outcomes for adults across Cambridgeshire.

You will work closely with care providers, colleagues and partners to monitor contract performance, manage risk, support compliance and resolve issues promptly. Through constructive provider relationships and effective contract management, you will help maintain service quality, continuity and value for money.

This is an opportunity to contribute to the continuous improvement of our contract management arrangements, using performance information and insight to identify opportunities, challenge existing approaches and support better and more consistent outcomes. You will also help strengthen knowledge and capability across the service by sharing learning and supporting the development of effective contract management practice.

What will you be doing?

• Manage day-to-day contract management processes in line with agreed procedures, Council policies and relevant legislation.
• Build positive and productive relationships with providers, encouraging open communication and addressing concerns promptly.
• Monitor contract performance, compliance and service quality, identifying areas for improvement and supporting the implementation of appropriate actions.
• Identify and manage service delivery risks, escalating concerns when required and working with colleagues and providers to maintain continuity of support.
• Support transitions between services, ensuring that risks to individuals and financial implications are managed effectively.
• Use performance and financial information to identify trends, inform contract decisions and support value for money.
• Develop relationships with other local authorities and organisations across the voluntary and independent sectors, including through provider forums and networking opportunities.
• Present contract management information, risks and insights to support management decision-making.
• Share knowledge, learning and good practice, contributing to the continuous improvement of contract management processes and service delivery.
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion, contribute to the Council’s Net Zero ambitions, and demonstrate a clear commitment to safeguarding adults

About you

You will bring experience of contract management, compliance, risk assessment and performance monitoring, together with the ability to build effective relationships with providers, partners, colleagues and other stakeholders. You will be confident analysing information, identifying risks and improvement opportunities, and presenting clear insights and recommendations to managers.

You will understand the importance of value for money, financial sustainability, provider resilience and effective supplier relationship management. You will be organised, able to manage competing priorities and deadlines, and comfortable working in a busy environment where continuous improvement is expected.

You will take a collaborative and transparent approach, support shared learning and accountability, and demonstrate an understanding of equality, diversity, inclusion and safe working practices. You will also need to be confident using Microsoft Office applications and able to travel to Council offices, care provider sites and other venues across Cambridgeshire when required.

For more information about this role please contact Lewis Barker - [e-mail]

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

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