Contract Manager - Stanton House, United Kingdom

Contract Manager - Stanton House, United Kingdom

Our Benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing , both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities , apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

About the role

We are looking for a Contracts and Quality Manager to oversee a portfolio of high-volume, lower-complexity contracts and help ensure that services deliver positive outcomes for adults across Cambridgeshire.

You will work closely with care providers, colleagues and partners to monitor contract performance, manage risk, support compliance and resolve issues promptly. Through constructive provider relationships and effective contract management, you will help maintain service quality, continuity and value for money.

This is an opportunity to contribute to the continuous improvement of our contract management arrangements, using performance information and insight to identify opportunities, challenge existing approaches and support better and more consistent outcomes. You will also help strengthen knowledge and capability across the service by sharing learning and supporting the development of effective contract management practice.

About you

You will bring experience of contract management, compliance, risk assessment and performance monitoring, together with the ability to build effective relationships with providers, partners, colleagues and other stakeholders. You will be confident analysing information, identifying risks and improvement opportunities, and presenting clear insights and recommendations to managers.

You will understand the importance of value for money, financial sustainability, provider resilience and effective supplier relationship management. You will be organised, able to manage competing priorities and deadlines, and comfortable working in a busy environment where continuous improvement is expected.

You will take a collaborative and transparent approach, support shared learning and accountability, and demonstrate an understanding of equality, diversity, inclusion and safe working practices. You will also need to be confident using Microsoft Office applications and able to travel to Council offices, care provider sites and other venues across Cambridgeshire when required.

For more information about this role please contact Lewis Barker -

About us Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities. our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.