Anderson Knight is delighted to be supporting our client, a leading services sector business who are looking to appoint a Contracts and Commissioning Manager on a fixed term contract (6 months)
This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership and enhance all planning and contract management services within the Business.
This is a fully remote role with occasional travel for meetings.
Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Contracts and Commissioning Manager is responsible for supporting the planning, delivery and monitoring of services.
Key Duties and responsibilities:
• Coordinate, review, refine and improve the quality of tender submissions in order to accurately portray the company’s strengths in a creative way.
• Provide analytical reports to support tendering and contractual agreements.
• Document and investigate trends and growth projections and inform relevant business sectors.
• Carry out risk assessments on contracts to minimise risk whilst sustaining growth in keeping with the Strategic Plan.
• Implement contracts where there are none, including provision for arbitration if fees cannot be agreed and a timeframe for agreement.
• Monitor the grades placed on the organisation by statutory bodies.
• Ensure access to relevant portals and actively seek to bid for appropriate contracts.
• Communicate with funders re any funding issues, e.g. rate changes, unsustainability of legacy rates.
• Contribute to the external marketing of all services and maintain the good reputation of the organisation.
• Promote brand values and organisational capability externally.
• Promote the commissioning of existing client services.
• Report on outcomes and achievements through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs);
• Be aware of the organisations business needs and legislative pressures.
• Undertake on behalf of the organisation the compilation of an annual report on the provision of services and to forecast future trends and direction.
• Work closely with all managers across the organisational services, health and education to promote partnership working and keep abreast of national priorities, Scottish Executive policy and the legislative framework.
• Liaise with purchasers and inter-agencies as required.
• Inform and influence the Local Authority officers at local and national level of the requirements for services in consultation with Regional Managers.
• Ensure good customer relationships with our purchasing customers to ensure sustainability of existing services.
• To actively identify a personalised learning pathway and engage with and contribute to the 1:1 and review process.
• Other duties and tasks as may be required by the Director of Services.
Skills and Attributes
• The ability to encourage and influence the commissioning of new and innovative services
• Track record of working collaboratively and cooperatively with an internal and external stakeholders
• The ability to interrogate data and identify trends
• Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal and listening skills
• Communication strategies that facilitate and enable strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Able to work independently and unsupervised
• Demonstrable organisational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to deliver work to deadlines
• Ability to work on own initiative
• IT literate and experience of using Microsoft
Knowledge and Experience
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• IT literate and experience of using Microsoft
• Experience of presenting to a wide range of audiences
• Experience of effective project management
• Experience of report writing and presentation skills sufficient to write and present reports and to draft service specifications