Contracts & Governance Specialist

Akkodis; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Akkodis is seeking an analytical and proactive Contract Administrator to support the commercial management of a major transformation programme. You will manage day-to-day administration of contracts, maintain registers, and ensure governance and compliance across an £10m-£20m scale.

In this role you will collaborate with the Commercial Manager and delivery teams, escalate risks, draft communications, and produce management information for decision-making.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in contract or commercial administration.
• Experience in law firm, legal services, contract management, or commercially focused environment.
• Experience supporting contract management, supplier management, or commercial governance activities.
• Experience maintaining complex records, contractual documentation, trackers, and reporting packs.
• Experience preparing formal business correspondence and contractual communications.
• Experience identifying, assessing, and escalating issues requiring management attention.
• Experience working on long-term projects or programmes, ideally with a minimum tenure of 2 years on a single programme or assignment.
• Experience working in client‑facing environments and engaging with multiple stakeholder groups.
• Experience within digital transformation, technology, infrastructure, or public sector programmes.
• Experience supporting contracts with values between £10m and £20m.
• Experience monitoring contractual compliance, obligations, and supplier performance.
• Experience supporting commercial contracts within large-scale programmes or operational environments.
• Understanding of dispute resolution, litigation support, or contractual issue management.

Responsabilités

• Manage day-to-day contract administration activities across the programme.
• Maintain contract registers, trackers, commercial records, and governance documentation.
• Ensure contractual communications, decisions, actions, and approvals are accurately recorded and auditable.
• Track key contractual milestones, obligations, review periods, service levels, and notice requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance and compliance against contractual obligations.
• Identify potential contractual risks, compliance concerns, or performance issues and elevate appropriately.
• Coordinate review and approval processes for contractual notices, correspondence, and commercial documentation.
• Draft, proofread, and manage formal contractual and business communications.
• Produce contract summaries, briefing notes, and management information reports.
• Support the collection and analysis of information required for commercial assessments and decision-making.
• Assist with contract change control, governance processes, and commercial reporting activities.
• Gather evidence and supporting documentation relating to contractual issues and disputes where required.
• Support implementation and monitoring of mitigation plans for contractual and commercial risks.
• Develop and maintain contract management procedures, standards, and guidance documentation.
• Build effective relationships with internal stakeholders, delivery teams, suppliers, and external partners.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Written communication

Contract governance

Risk identification

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Formation

Law degree

Paralegal qualification

Contract Management qualification

Commercial Management certification

Outils

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

Akkodis is seeking an analytical and proactive Contract Administrator to support the commercial management of a major transformation programme. You will manage day-to-day administration of contracts, maintain registers, and ensure governance and compliance across an £10m-£20m scale.

In this role you will collaborate with the Commercial Manager and delivery teams, escalate risks, draft communications, and produce management information for decision-making.