Assistant Contract Manager

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Job description
Part Time - 18.5hrs per week, Permanent

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the Procurement & Contract Management Service for a motivated and experienced Contract Management professional to join Bristol City Council, a diverse and ambitious organisation with a £1bn+ p.a. revenue budget and £1bn capital programme.

Bristol City Council is seeking to recruit an experienced Assistant Contract Manager working within the Strategic Contract Management area of the service.

You should have experience of working on Public Sector commercial agreements. Knowledge and/or experience of I.T. contract management will be useful.

What will I be doing?

Working within the Adult Social Care strategic contract management team.

You will lead on managing strategic systems contracts. You will be working with internal stakeholders from both Children Services and Adult Social Care who are the main users of the Systems.

You will support the development and delivery of best practice contract management for complex contractual arrangements for the Council's portfolio of Adult Social Care Contracts. Including monitoring, analysing and reporting on the performance of strategic contracts and supplier relations to key stakeholders in the council.

The role will be key in ensuring that strategic, critical, operational and supply chain contract management arrangements are in place and consistently managed.

What do I need to have?

Demonstrable understanding of contract management practice, contract law, and relevant legislation. Experience of sustaining effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders ideally in a commercial setting.

Proven analytical capability and ability to work in a logical and organised manner. Ability to meet tight deadlines and capable of working on own initiative both individually and in a team context.

Ability to adapt to challenging situations and people and respond appropriately using negotiation strategies and influencing skills to achieve objectives.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you'll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

Additional Information

This is a PART TIME role, 18.5 hours per week and is a permanent contract. Your working days will be within Monday to Friday.

If you have any further queries after reading the job advert along with the attached job paperwork then please contact Karamo Sanyang, Adult Social Care Strategic Contract Manager on karamo.sanyang@bristol.gov.uk

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.