Assistant Contract Manager - Public Health
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Job description
Permanent, Full Time working 37 hours per week. Your working days will be Monday to Friday.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work in the Procurement & Contract Management and Public Health Services for a motivated and experienced contract monitoring professional, to ensure high quality and efficient service delivery in line with contractual commitments.
This is an opportunity 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 Assistant Contract Manager working within the Strategic Contract Management Service managing contracts classified as strategic on behalf of Public Health. Contracts that sit within the portfolio include sexual health, substance use, domestic abuse and leisure services.
What do I need to have?You will be required to have experience of managing a portfolio of contracts from a client perspective with a proven track record in contract negotiations, data analysis and performance monitoring, ideally with experience in the Private and Public sector.
We need someone with excellent understanding of principles of contract and performance management and ability to apply these practically within a working environment for Public Health. The vision for Public Health is to improve health and reduce health inequalities in Bristol.
You will need to have knowledge and experience of applying contract law within a diverse/ complex organisation.
You will also need experience of developing and sustaining effective professional working relationships with a wide range of partners, stakeholders and suppliers, with a proven ability to lead and manage people and budgets.
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 role's 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.
Interviews are expected to take place in June.
If you have any further queries after reading the job advert along with the attached job paperwork then please contact the Contract Manager in Public Health wanda.knight@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.