Interim Contracts Management Business Partner
Based in London
Length: 3 months initially
A local authority in London is recruiting for a Contracts Management Business Partner to deputise for the Senior Contracts Manager in all matters relating to contract management and assist with designing, implementing and monitoring a council-wide contract management framework in line with best practice.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership, expert advice and implement contract management best practice
- Maintain up to date, expert knowledge of changes in contract legislation and best practice and understand their impact for the council
- Support contracts managers for different directorates with numerous work streams
- Provide support across three main directorates: Finance and Investment, Jobs, Opportunity and Growth and Capital and Corporate contracts
- Provide guidance to stakeholders and enable prioritised change through the implementation of process improvements
- Correctly assess client requirements at all levels for services and provide expert contract and procurement advice
Skills and experience required:
- Have previous public sector experience
- Experienced in working in a range of contracts roles within a multi-disciplinary environment
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to present complex data in an accessible format to a range of audiences, utilising visual and engaging methods of presentation of data and statistics
To apply for this role or to find out about other Finance jobs, please contact Zack Hamouda or Nicola Gradon on the London Local Government Recruitment team on 020 7557 7667 or send your CV to localgov@venngroup.com
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