Contract Manager
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Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your career, while supporting the delivery of strategic priorities for Sheffield? We are looking for a Contract Manager with the right skills and values. If you are keen to work collaboratively, have strong attention to detail and take pride in delivering excellent outcomes, we welcome your application.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Sheffield City Council's Sport, Leisure and Events Team, leading on contract management for a range of sport, leisure and entertainment related contracts. We are looking for a passionate, driven and focussed manager to lead on contract management and governance including developing performance measures, monitoring of strategies, policies and plans that set the direction and standards for service delivery.
The role plays an integral part in monitoring delivery against a range of Sport, Leisure and Entertainment Contracts within Neighbourhood Services and includes the direct line management of a Contract Support Officer.
The successful candidate will act as lead contact and play a key role in ensuring that major strategic contracts are delivering against key outcomes. You will be working together with colleagues from across council departments as well as external partners to ensure compliance with contractual documents including specifications, pricing frameworks and contract performance measures.
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate exceptional organisational skills with the ability to identify and propose solutions to mitigate contractual risks. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to provide guidance and support on contract related issues. This role will manage multiple contracts simultaneously and therefore the ability to meet deadlines across many areas, whilst working within a governance framework will be required.
A recognised procurement qualification would be advantageous but is not essential for this role as training and development opportunities will be provided for the right candidate.
If you have any queries or would like to discuss the role further, please contact Lisa Bows, lisa.bows@sheffield.gov.uk
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.