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50131567
Directorate: Core Services | Service: Finance
Position reference: 50131567
Directorate: Core Services | Service: Finance
Salary : £ 45,718 - £48,710 Plus laptop
Working Arrangements : A gile Working- 3 days office, 2 WFH
Hours per week : 37
Contract type: Fixed term until 30/06/2026
Suitable for Secondment: Employees wishing to be considered for secondment should agree with their head of service before submitting an application form .
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Closing date : 06/06/2025 a t 23:59
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At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.
We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.
There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Financeteam as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
* We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
* Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
* If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
* We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
* There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities .
* Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
About The Post
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team to provide maternity cover until June 2026 as Contract Manager supporting the Council to deliver its Council Plan and Best Value Strategy.
Working within the Strategic Purchasing, Procurement & Contract Management Team, the successful applicant will play a pivotal role to lead and enforce the performance management of strategic contracts and ensure services receive an efficient, effective and market leading commercial support service.
The Council’s People Strategy will act to support the successful candidate to adopt the culture and behaviours of a modern, agile, healthy, engaged, skilled and innovative workforce.
About The Role
Working within the Finance Business Unit the Contract Manager will lead and enforce the performance management of strategic contracts, ensuring high standards of service are delivered by our supply partners. You will work in a varied and rewarding environment with a range of stakeholders ensuring that the service and business unit achieves the key priorities set out in its corporate plan and delivers the core strategies adopted by the Council.
Reporting to the Strategic Contracts Business Partner you will be responsible for managing the performance of strategic suppliers with a focus on continuous improvement to ensure best practice contract management is embedded. The role will predominantly focus on managing the Council’s schools Private Financing Initiative (PFI) contracts and you will develop close, effective relationships with supply partners and schools. You will also support the delivery of projects to ensure schools continue to provide the appropriate environment for delivering education and council strategies.
The postholder will adopt a hybrid / agile approach to working arrangements allowing for home working alongside a central office location in Barnsley.
About You
You will have experience of contract management and leading this for different types of complex contracts such as services and works. You will be an enthusiastic and dynamic professional who has excellent commercial, analytical, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills. You will have a passion for best practice and demonstrable experience of managing performance to achieve core priorities and outcomes, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and compliance.
You will be well informed of and be able to implement changing local and national policy issues and build strong and productive relationships with customers and stakeholders including Executive Directors, Members, and external partners. You will be the type of person who thrives on a challenge and can use your skills to make improvements that really make a difference.
You will be committed to continuous improvement, a key focus of the Council and demonstrate this by your own desire for continued professional development and training in the role.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to grow their experience in contract management of public sector contracts in a forward thinking and ambitious Council looking to further develop its approach to strategic contract management.
Interviews are to be held on Friday 13th June 2025
Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.
Job Profile: Job Profile.pdf
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