Contracts Manager - Commissioning Team

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Kirklees
Children & Families
Resources, Improvement & Partnerships
37 (part-time will be considered)
2
Huddersfield and surrounding areas
Permanent
Grade 12

£42,403 - £44,428

Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people?

Kirklees Council commission a wide range of services for children and young with special educational needs and disabilities. We are passionate about working with providers to ensure consistently high quality provision for our children and young people as well as ensuring we achieve value for money for the council.

The Role

The job of Contracts Manager works as part of the Commissioning Team to ensure that contracts managed within the Children’s Services are monitored and managed effectively and that corrective action is taken where necessary to ensure compliance with specifications and legislative requirements.

It will be beneficial to have knowledge and understanding of special education needs and disabilities provision and/or children’s residential and placement provision.

The successful applicant would be expected to work within the Council’s values and there is excellent team support and training available to enable you to achieve this.

As part of this role, you will:

  • Undertake contract and quality management including monitoring on-site visits, liaising with a wide range of stakeholders including residents, families, schools, care provider, managers, staff and other professionals.
  • Support the providers to continually improve the provision resulting in improving outcomes for the children and young people.

For a full list of the role requirements please see the attached job profile.

The Person

  • You will have excellent communication skills to work with providers to improve the quality of services being delivered.
  • You will use your excellent communication skills to engage with a wide range of stakeholders.
  • As you will have your own workload you will need excellent organisational skills and an ability to manage complex situations.
  • Demonstrable contract management skills.

Benefits

  • Generous annual leave entitlement.
  • Ongoing Training and Career development.
  • Excellent pension scheme.
  • A range of family friendly policies.
  • We offer a wide range of well-being initiatives including a cycle to work scheme and discounted KAL membership.

If shortlisted interviews will be held on Tuesday 20th & Wednesday 21st June 2023.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 11th June 2023.

If you have any questions about the role please contact Stewart Horn, Head of Children's Integrated Commissioning, at Stewart.Horn@kirklees.gov.uk

Stewart Horn is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile.  A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

11 June 2023, 11:55 PM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.