Funded Contract Manager

Helping Hands; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Helping Hands, a leading home care provider, is seeking a Funded Contract Manager to coordinate work with public sector funders. This role involves managing contracts, ensuring compliance, and supporting operational teams. The candidate should possess strong contract management experience in the care sector, alongside excellent communication and leadership skills.

Benefits

23 days annual leave, rising to 25 after 2 years

Blue Light Card with discounts

Employee assistance programme

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in contract management within the care sector, especially with NHS or public sector.
• Good commercial understanding and passion for person-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Manage contracts and negotiate renewals to maximize revenue.
• Monitor stakeholder relationships and maintain a robust database of contracts.
• Engage with commissioners and provide business cases.

Skills

Communication

Planning

Leadership

Organizational skills

Job description

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Since 1989, we’ve supported adults of all ages to maintain their independence and stay in the place they know and love. Because, life is better at home.

Helping Hands is the nation’s most widely rated home care provider and the only one to be endorsed as a Centre of Excellence by Skills for Care. We have over 150 branches across England and Wales as well as our Support Office in Alcester, Warwickshire. We’re now looking for a Funded Contract Manager to join our team in Alcester.

The Funded Contract Manager is a new role which will coordinate our work with public sector funders (Local Authorities and NHS organisations), including analyzing, negotiating, reporting, and monitoring to ensure commercial outcomes for the business and management of compliance and risk.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage contracts and negotiate renewal of existing contracts to maximize revenue for the business.
• Manage and monitor external and internal stakeholder relationships, dealing with confidential information appropriately.
• Support colleagues in understanding contractual requirements and ensure adherence to the terms.
• Work with operational teams and finance colleagues to mitigate risks arising from the contracts.
• Maintain a central, robust database of contracts for services and proactively manage renewals.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the commissioning context for social care and NHS, including understanding of Care Commissioning processes of ICBs.
• Engage with commissioners within set criteria, e.g., pricing, and provide business cases for items, potentially signing off contracts with the Head of Revenue or Finance Director.

About You

To be successful in this role, you’ll need experience in contract management within the care sector, especially involving NHS or other public sector organizations. A good commercial understanding and a passion for person-centered care are essential.

We’re looking for a candidate with strong planning and organizational skills, excellent communication abilities, and leadership qualities.

• Career progression opportunities
• 23 days annual leave, rising to 25 after 2 years of service
• Blue Light Card offering discounts from various businesses and services
• Access to our employee assistance programme
• Refer a friend scheme

Helping Hands is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce, believing this fosters a comfortable working environment for all staff. All applications will be treated fairly in line with our Equality and Diversity Policy.