Contract and Compliance Officer
£(Apply online only) - hybrid working
Birmingham - Permanent
Randstad are currently working in partnership with a leading local authority based in Birmingham to join a newly established team working in a busy compliance and procurement department.
They are seeking an experienced, driven and motivated contract and compliance professional to join this new team within their office. This dynamic individual will be responsible for assisting with the monitoring and driving of compliance for this business, ensuring all plans are executed and registers are maintained. This role would suit a candidate with 2-4 years compliance experience working in a corporate environment with a background in contract management.
Key responsibilities of the Contract and Compliance Officer will include:
Monitor service-related issues through agreed reporting systems and recommend improvements.
Provide advice and support to ensure that services commissioned by the Authority
meet the required quality standards and compliance with UK contracting regulations.
Ensure quality and contract compliance to the standards required by current legislation, regulation, guidance, and practice standards.
Support the commissioning of quality services to meet performance measures and external inspection requirements and standards.
Work in conjunction with senior commissioners to manage complex situations that may require the suspension or termination of a contract and negotiate with providers and organizations to achieve satisfactory solutions.
Participate in the wider development of the service and contribute to service improvement as required.
Work with individual services, facilitating meetings, workshops, and learning sessions.
Attend meetings with colleagues, providers, and other agencies as directed by the line manager and report regularly to senior management at quality assurance meetings.
Participate in staff development, professional conversations, and training, including continuous professional development.
Be responsible for managing allocated workload within an agreed schedule and individual work plan, providing progress reports or data as requested.
Produce reports of all monitoring activity.
Produce and present information relating to monitoring, contract, and compliance activity and outcomes for officers, colleagues, or providers in accordance with agreed systems and formats to agreed deadlines.
Contribute information to support Commissioning officers in analysing data and information received from providers and other sources to assist in quality and contract monitoring of services.
This is an attractive opportunity for a Contract and Compliance Officer at an exciting time for leading local authority.
If you are interested in the role of Contract and Compliance Officer please do not hesitate to apply today.
Randstad Financial & Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial & Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003