SELMS Consortium Manager (Full Time)

New Start; Windsor; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days annual leave

Hybrid working pattern

Local Government Pension scheme life &

Free employee parking

Give As You Earn

Instant Reward Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts with retailers

Job summary

The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead is seeking a SELMS Consortium Manager to lead strategic, operational and commercial management of the SELMS consortium. You will oversee contracts, supplier relationships and major projects across 14 partner authorities.

Working with senior library leaders and consultants, you will drive value, service improvement and innovation while ensuring effective governance and stakeholder engagement across the network.

Qualifications

• Experience of contract management, supplier performance and commercial negotiation.
• Strong systems management knowledge, large-scale business-critical systems or technology platforms.
• Proven ability to lead complex partnerships, influence stakeholders and maintain focus on priorities.
• Project management experience including planning, governance and change management.
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills with senior stakeholders across organisations.
• Experience of budget management and securing value for money through contractual arrangements.
• Understanding of libraries, library management systems or the public sector environment would be beneficial.
• Ability to balance competing priorities, risks and expectations while delivering outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead consortium-wide procurement, contracts and supplier relationships; manage major projects and strategic initiatives with objectives, timescales and budgets.
• Act as the principal contact for partner authorities, suppliers and consultants on partnership-wide matters.
• Drive collaboration across diverse stakeholders while maintaining focus on strategic priorities.
• Manage consortium finances, budgets, partner recharges and procurement activities to secure best value and performance.
• Support and advise the SELMS Steering Board and Development Group to enable informed decisions.
• Identify opportunities for technological advancement and future development across the partnership.
• Identify opportunities for new partnerships and onboarding, considering local government reorganisation.

Skills

Contract management

Supplier performance management

Procurement activity

Commercial negotiation

Systems management

Partnership leadership

Project management

Communication

Budget management

Public sector knowledge

Job description

Jobs

SELMS Consortium Manager

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Salary

£46,355 - £50,466 per annum

Expires

18/10/2026

Company

The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead

Location

Windsor, Berkshire

Job Type

Full Time

We have an exciting opportunity for a SELMS Consortium Manager!

This is a full-time,permanent rolewithhybridworking,anda salary of £46,355 £50,466per annum.

You willlead one of the UK's largest library management system partnerships, bringing together 14 library authorities that share a single catalogue, librarydatabaseand library management system. The role offers the chance to work strategically across multiple organisations, driving innovation, value for money and service improvement through effective partnership working.

About us:

SELMS wasestablishedin 2006to help deliver savings through shared working. A key aim was to offer their customers an improved,widerand more consistent service,including the seamless use of all the library stock acrossparticipatingauthorities.

The consortiumnow has14 library authority partners.

• Brighton & Hove

• Buckinghamshire

• Camden

• Hertfordshire

• Kent

• Medway

• Milton Keynes

• Reading

• Richmond

• Slough

• Southend-on-Sea

• Southwark

• West Berkshire

• Windsor & Maidenhead

Across its network of 300 libraries, SELMS supports over 600,000 customers andfacilitatesmore than 18 million loans each year from a collection exceeding 6 million items.

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiasticSELMS Consortium Managerto jointheteam.

The role:

Reporting to the Head of Libraries and Resident Contact,and underthe guidance of the SELMS Chair and Steering Board,you will lead the strategic,operationaland commercial management of the SELMS consortium. You willbe responsible formanaging contracts, supplier relationships, major projects, governancearrangementsand stakeholder engagement across 14 partner authorities. Working closely with senior library leaders,suppliersand consultants, you will ensure partnersremainfocused on agreed priorities, achieving effective outcomes that deliver value,innovationand service improvement.

Your role will involve:

• Leading all consortium-wideprocurement,contract management activitiesandsupplier relationshipsManaging major projects and strategic initiatives on behalf of the partnership, ensuring delivery against agreedobjectives,timescalesand budgets.

• Acting as the principal point of contact for partner authorities,suppliersand consultants on partnership-wide matters.

• Driving collaboration across diverse stakeholders, balancing competingdemandsandmaintainingfocus on strategic priorities.

• Managing consortium finances, budgets, partnerrechargesand procurement activities to secure best value and performance.

• Supporting andadvisingthe SELMS Steering Board and Development Group, enabling informed decision-making and delivery of agreed priorities.

• Identifyingopportunities for technological advancement, serviceimprovementand future development across the partnership.

• Identifyingopportunities for new partnerships and managing the onboarding process. This is especially importantdue to the impact of the local government reorganisation.

What we are looking for:

• Demonstrable experience of contract management, including supplier performance management, procurementactivityand commercial negotiation.

• Strong systems management knowledge, ideally gained through responsibility for large-scale business-critical systems or technology platforms.

• Proven ability to lead complex partnerships, influence stakeholders andmaintainfocus on key priorities while appropriately managing non-essential issues.

• Project management experience, including planning, delivery,governanceand change management.

• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to work confidently with senior stakeholders across multiple organisations.

• Experience of budget management and securing value for money through commercial and contractual arrangements.

• An understanding of libraries, library management systems or the public sector environment would be beneficial.

• The ability to balance competing priorities, risks and expectations while delivering successful outcomes.

What we offer:

• 32 daysannual leave

• Flexible working including a hybrid working pattern for a better work-life balance.

• Generous Local Government Pension scheme includeslife cover(3times of annual salary);and an Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVC) scheme to enhance your pension provision.

• Free employee parking close to theRBWM libraries.

• Give As You Earn scheme.

• Instant Reward Scheme torecognise and rewardinnovativeachievement.

• Employee AssistanceProgramme providing counselling,adviceand information.
• Access to discounts and deals withhundreds ofretailers, includingdiscounted gym memberships and travel deals.

RBWM values a collaborative and inclusive work environment, fostering creativity and innovation in all aspects of its operations.As an equal opportunities’ employer, we encourage applications from allas we believe diverse talent makes us stronger.

If you have a disability, are a current or former member of the armed forces or have been part of any formal care system up to the age of 25,you will be guaranteed an interview, should you meet the minimum requirements for the role.

If you wish to discuss this position informally, please contactAngela Huisman, Head of Libraries and Resident contact, on [e-mail] or call01628 685641

Company: The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead

Salary: £46,355 - £50,466 per annum

Location: Windsor, Berkshire

Sector: Leisure and Culture

Sector: Regeneration and Local Economies

Job Role: Manager

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SELMS Consortium Manager

This role expires 18/10/2026.