Contracts and Quality Assurance Lead - 05583

West Berkshire Council; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

West Berkshire Council is seeking a Contracts and Quality Assurance Lead to ensure high-quality services for young people. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in contract management and a solid understanding of safeguarding principles. This full-time role offers flexible and hybrid working arrangements, along with excellent benefits including a generous pension scheme and training opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working

Hybrid working

Training and development opportunities

Generous Local Government pension scheme

Family friendly policies

Wellbeing Programme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in contract management or quality assurance.
• Experience of procuring services.
• Solid understanding of safeguarding principles.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all commissioned services are safe and high quality.
• Implement robust contract management processes.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders for best outcomes.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Data Analysis

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Job description

Contracts and Quality Assurance Lead - 05583

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Are you an experienced contracts and quality assurance professional looking for a new challenge? West Berkshire Council is seeking a Contracts and Quality Assurance Lead to join our Children and Family Services Directorate. You will play a key role in ensuring that services commissioned to support our young people are of high quality and are procured effectively in order to deliver the maximum value to the local authority.

You Will Be Responsible For

• Ensuring all commissioned services are safe and deliver a high quality of care, education or support to young people.
• Making sure that services are procured effectively and compliantly.
• Implementing robust contract management processes
• Supporting the council to deliver value for money through its contracts.
• Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the best outcomes for children and families
  
  

The Ideal Candidate Will Have

• Extensive experience in contract management or quality assurance within a similar environment
• Experience of procuring services
• A solid understanding of the principles of safeguarding and how to ensure the best outcomes for children
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Data analysis and reporting skills
  
  

If you are passionate about driving improvement and ensuring high-quality services for children and families, we would love to hear from you.

West Berkshire Council Offer Excellent Employment Benefits Such As

• Flexible working wherever possible between the hours of 07.00-21.00
• Hybrid working wherever possible working 40% in the office
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
• Generous Local Government pension scheme
• Family friendly policies
• A range of local discounts
• Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits
• You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 29 days per annum (plus public holidays) Rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service.
  
  

Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment

In addition, you will be working within a supportive and collaborative environment, dedicated to making a positive impact in the local community.

Please note this role is fixed term for one year but may be extended to two years subject to funding

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jonny Woodthorpe on [e-mail]

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We are ideally looking to offer the successful candidate the full number of hours advertised above. We may however consider offering less hours than advertised providing they meet the requirements of the role and service which will be determined by the recruiting manager.

Equal Opportunities

The Council supports Equal Opportunity of employment, and positively encourages applications from people who fall within any of the nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

How To Apply

Please now complete a short online application form. You will then be able to upload your CV.

This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016; the requirement to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English applies.

All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

This privacy notice applies to job applicants applying for vacancies with West Berkshire Council https://info.westberks.gov.uk/pnapplications

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