Contracts and Projects Officer

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames; Greater London; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 days annual leave

Flexible working

Generous pension plan

Job summary

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is seeking a Contracts & Projects Officer to support contract monitoring and project coordination within Culture & Leisure across Richmond and Wandsworth. The role focuses on delivering high-quality services, maintaining governance, and building strong relationships with providers and partners.

You will contribute to the delivery of the Council's corporate plans, manage workloads, and prepare clear reports for senior managers and elected members.

Qualifications

• Degree or relevant professional qualification.
• Experience in culture, leisure, sport or recreation or contract management.
• Understanding of small project management and project techniques.
• Strong verbal and written communication; ability to write clear reports and presentations.
• Ability to build relationships with partner organisations and work in a team.
• Ability to manage workload, analyse information, and use standard PC packages including basic web design.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage contracts with external providers, including SLAs, KPIs and statutory requirements.
• Support contract renewals, variations and procurement activity with legal/procurement colleagues.
• Plan and coordinate capital and service improvement projects with timelines and budgets.
• Maintain records and reporting systems for contract performance.
• Prepare reports and presentations for senior management and elected members.
• Represent the council at meetings and respond to stakeholder enquiries and feedback.
• Support funding bids, initiatives, web pages and marketing materials as required.
• Provide administrative support including action logs and data analysis.

Skills

Contract management

Procurement

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Reporting

Communication

Education

Degree or professional qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Title

Contracts & Projects Officer

Salary Range

SSA PO2 £40,737- £49,365

Contract Details

12 months Fixed Term, 36 hours per week

Location

Wandsworth

Other Essential Information

The role sits within Culture & Leisure, Resident Services. It is responsible to the Parks Operations Manager and has no direct line management responsibility. The post supports contract management, procurement, project coordination and stakeholder engagement across the culture and leisure portfolio.

Objective of Role

You will support the effective monitoring and management of culture and leisure contracts across Richmond and Wandsworth, leading on specific areas of work as directed and working in partnership to realise positive benefits and outcomes for residents. You will actively contribute to the delivery of high-quality cultural and leisure services through effective contract management and project coordination, helping ensure commissioned services, partnerships and capital projects are delivered on time, within budget and in line with strategic objectives for culture, leisure and community wellbeing. You will also support senior managers to develop, procure, manage and deliver contracts and projects that support both Councils' Corporate Plans and strategic policy objectives.

About the Role

This role offers the opportunity to work across a varied culture and leisure portfolio, including contracts and projects linked to libraries, museums, sports centres, arts organisations, parks, open spaces and cemeteries. You will help keep services on track, support good governance and build productive working relationships with providers, partners, community groups and colleagues.

• Monitoring and managing contracts with external providers, including service level agreements, KPIs and statutory requirements;
• Supporting contract renewals, variations and procurement activity in collaboration with legal and procurement colleagues;
• Planning and coordinating capital and service improvement projects, including timelines, budgets, risk registers and stakeholder engagement;
• Maintaining accurate records and reporting systems for contract performance;
• Preparing reports, briefings and presentations for senior management and elected members;
• Representing the council at meetings, forums and events, and responding to enquiries and feedback from stakeholders and service users;
• Supporting funding bids, initiatives, web pages, information sources and marketing materials where required;
• Providing administrative support, including action logs, data analysis and document preparation.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Qualification- A degree and/or a relevant professional qualification.
• Experience- Reasonable experience of working in culture, leisure, sport or recreation, or in contract management.
• Knowledge- An understanding of managing small projects and applying project management techniques and skills.
• Communication Skills- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to write clear, concise reports and prepare high-quality presentations.
• Stakeholder relationships- The ability to establish and build effective relationships with partner organisations, including private sector providers, and work effectively as part of a team.
• Workload Management- The ability to research,analyse,interpretand present information, draw clear conclusions,planandprioritisework effectively, meet deadlines and use word-processing,spreadsheetand networked PC packages, with an understanding of basic web design

Closing Date

1st September 2026

Shortlisting Date

W/C 7th September 2026

Interview Date

14th September 2026

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range ofbenefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.