KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Skills and Employability sectors.
Job Title: Contract Manager (Further Education)
Location: Predominantly remote working - Must be flexible with travel as required
Salary: up to £55,000 (Depending on skills and experience)
Type: Full time, Permanent
Duties:
We are seeking a Contract Manager to lead the management of a high-profile government contract, ensuring legal and contractual compliance, strong stakeholder engagement, effective performance management, and close collaboration with operational teams. You will be responsible for the effective management of a major government contract,
* Manage, monitor and oversee our client's end-to-end contract process; ensuring it is compliant with legal, regulatory and contractual requirements.
* Prepare, review and negotiate contracts - including statements of work, T’s & C’s, service level agreements, and key performance indicators.
* Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring smooth contractual delivery.
* Undertake contract performance reviews, identify potential risks or areas for improvement, and recommend solutions.
* Identify opportunities to streamline processes, enhance contract performance and cost effectiveness.
* Create and present performance reports, and other contractual documents to stakeholders, ensuring timely and accurate updates on contract progress.
Essential Criteria:
* Must have experience of working within a similar Contract Management position, within the further education sector.
* Experience of contract drafting interpretation and negotiation.
* Experience in managing SLAs, KPIs and complex performance reporting.
* Understanding of UK contract law, regulations and compliance requirements.
* Strong communication and negotiation skills (written and verbal).
* Full, clean, UK driving licence with own vehicle.
* Must be flexible with travel.
Please note:
KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities