Contracts & Governance Manager

Leicestershire College; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Loughborough is seeking an experienced Governance and Contracts Manager to oversee compliance and governance functions. The role requires strong leadership, communication, and negotiation skills, along with knowledge of operational contracting activities. The successful candidate will join a diverse and inclusive workplace offering a competitive benefits package including a pension scheme, annual leave, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

On-site parking

Subsidised nursery fees

Up to 25 days annual leave per year

CPD resources for development

Well-being hours

Qualifications

• Demonstrate good leadership and be target-driven.
• Knowledge of operational and legal contracting activities is essential.
• Experience with interpreting specialised data.

Responsibilities

• Manage tracking, monitoring, and compliance of college contracted provision.
• Handle complaints, appeals, and data protection issues.
• Support the College's governance function.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving

Knowledge of Further Education subcontracting rules

Job description

The Leicestershire College is looking to recruit an experienced Governance and Contracts Manager to lead a small team, reporting to the Director of Governance & Legal Services.

The post holder will be responsible for managing the tracking, monitoring and compliance of all college 'contracted' provision. (To include subcontracting-in, subcontracting-out, all commercial contracts, HE, International and Apprenticeship contracts.)

The successful candidate will also manage the newly merged team, which handles complaints, appeals and data protection issues, while supporting the College's governance function.

To be considered for the position candidates should be able to demonstrate good leadership and be target driven and self-motivated. A detailed knowledge of both operational and legal contracting activities is essential as the post will involve interpreting specialised data, and problem solving on a daily basis. Experience of Further Education subcontracting rules will be an advantage.

We are looking for someone who has excellent communication and negotiation skills and can work closely with staff at all levels of the College.

Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship.

The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business.

We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award. We actively encourage applications who are current under-represented and where we are using positive action under the Equality Act. We welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

Alongside our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:

A competitive pension scheme
On-site parking
One campus facility
Subsidised nursery fees
Up to 25 days annual leave per year
Additional annual leave available
Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
Well-being hours
Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities
We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.

We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

The successful candidate will be employed by The Leicestershire College a subsidiary company of Loughborough College. The terms and conditions of employment offered by the Leicestershire College are different to those of Loughborough College. Please note that employees of the Leicestershire College are based at Loughborough College.