Contracts and Grants Manager (DASA) Fixed Term until April 2027
Key information
Salary: 57,933.00 ~ 66,202.00 GBP annually
The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) is the organisation through which the Mayor of London exercises his role as the Police and Crime Commissioner for London and is led by the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime. MOPAC undertakes a broad range of statutory duties and works closely with the Mayor of London, Deputy Mayor and Metropolitan Police Service to deliver the priorities that will create safer London communities.
Our staff are leading on delivering the Mayor’s ambitious Police and Crime Plan and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy for London alongside commissioning services and convening stakeholders to improve the criminal justice system.
As Contracts and Grants Manager (DASA) you will join the Procurement, Contracts and Grants team within MOPAC and will ensure the effective management of contracts and grant agreements under the Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation portfolio. This will enable MOPAC to award funds to providers and commission services across sectors that meet the priorities set out within the Mayor’s Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.
You will work collaboratively with the Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls team to build and maintain effective relationships with providers, ensuring they are held to account on the delivery of their funded project, with a focus on continuous improvement, innovation and achieving value for money.
You will be responsible for the timely execution of contracts and grant agreements, to ensure that MOPAC’s publication requirements for contracts and grants are adhered to, ensuring providers’ compliance with contractual requirements.
We are looking for candidates with a proven track record of managing the successful delivery of contracts and grant agreements, ideally with a focus on tackling VAWG. Extensive technical knowledge and significant experience of start-to-end contract review, management, execution and contract management within a public sector environment are essential. You will have a desire to make a difference to Londoners and a strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion throughout your work.
You should be highly organised, able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, capable of building strong working relationships across teams, and committed to delivering work to a high standard.
Application Process
Candidates need to submit their CV and employment history and must answer the supplementary questions which are:
* Please outline your technical experience of issuing contracts and/or grant agreements to successful providers, reviewing clauses and providing reassurance to internal signatories that all relevant quality assurance has been conducted.
* Outline your experience of contract management, with specific reference to any experience you may have with overseeing the delivery of projects tackling violence against women and girls.
* Describe your experience managing a heavy workload with competing deadlines in a public sector environment where you have needed to report to multiple stakeholders or funders.
* Please outline your experience in line management. What were your responsibilities, and how did you ensure that your team was able to work together effectively to achieve their goals?
* Explain through an example of your work how you have built constructive relationships with stakeholders.
Interviews will be held w/c 27th April.
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