Contracts Manager

Job summary

Contracts Manager

Band 7: £47,810 - £54,710

37.5 hours per week

Permanent

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a Contracts Manager who will project manage and provide specialist advice for all Locala's income contracts together with related Sub-contracts and all expenditure contracts providing the day-to-day support in contract negotiation, monitoring and management.

This is a key role in supporting the organisation to deliver a robust contracting function across all of Locala's contracting needs, supporting and maintaining appropriate contract governance, ensuring signed contracts are in place for all services, negotiating and developing contracts, overseeing, jointly undertaking contract management and reporting with Locala operational colleagues. You will liaise with all levels of stakeholders internally from service line through to the Executive Management Team, whilst overseeing the management of all Locala's contracts. Relationship management between stakeholders will include all ongoing liaison and negotiation relating to contract issues with commissioners, Sub-contract providers and all suppliers.

You must have excellent communication skills with an exceptional track record of providing contract negotiate and management support. In return, we offer you the opportunity to work in a dynamic team committed to your professional development in a forward-thinking organisation and system.

About us

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy: -

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.

• Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%

• Development opportunities We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.