Senior Contract & Compliance Specialist

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Healthcare plans

EV car scheme

28 days annual leave

Job summary

WMCA seeks an experienced professional to support contract management and compliance across its services in the West Midlands. The role involves monitoring performance, reporting, and driving improvements within public sector standards.

You will liaise with Contract Managers, providers and stakeholders to ensure quality and compliance, analyse data, and present findings to senior management. The position is based in Birmingham with office attendance required.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing contracts and ensuring compliance with governing body or public sector standards and regulations.
• Experience developing and delivering SMART action plans and monitoring progress.
• Experience working effectively in partnership with other organisations and agencies.
• Experience collaborating with internal teams to develop and improve services.
• Experience collating data and information and presenting it clearly and concisely.
• Knowledge of legislative frameworks including PCR2015 and PA2023.
• Ability to explain complex legislative information to non-specialists.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Confident using Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Support the monitoring and maintenance of best practice contract management across WMCA.
• Monitor service-related issues through agreed processes and reporting systems.
• Recommend improvements to support service quality and compliance.
• Provide advice to ensure commissioned services meet required quality standards.
• Support compliance with contracting regulations.
• Ensure quality and contract compliance in line with legislation and practice standards.
• Support commissioning of quality services to meet performance measures and inspection requirements.
• Work with Contract Managers to manage complex contract situations and penalties for non-compliance.
• Assist negotiations with providers to achieve satisfactory solutions.
• Participate in development of Contract and Compliance team and service improvements.
• Facilitate meetings, workshops and learning sessions.
• Attend meetings with colleagues, providers and other agencies.
• Report to senior management at quality assurance meetings.
• Provide guidance on procurement and contract compliance matters.
• Manage workload within schedules and work plans.
• Produce reports on monitoring activity and outcomes.
• Trigger action where services underperform including deep dives and corrective actions.
• Help ensure providers understand improvement requirements and deadlines.

Skills

Contract management

Compliance

Communication skills

MS Office

Data interpretation

Legislation awareness

Education

Degree or equivalent in a relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

WMCA seeks an experienced professional to support contract management and compliance across its services in the West Midlands. The role involves monitoring performance, reporting, and driving improvements within public sector standards.

You will liaise with Contract Managers, providers and stakeholders to ensure quality and compliance, analyse data, and present findings to senior management. The position is based in Birmingham with office attendance required.