Job details

Contract Manager – (Inside IR35)

Contract Term: 3 Months (Likely extension) to start in April 2024

Contracting Authority: Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport

Location: London or Manchester 2 days per week

As our Contract Manager your main responsibilities will be to;

• Support the development of contract management methodology and processes and continually update based on lessons learnt from each contract.
• Support the refinement of contract documentation.
• Work closely with the Senior Contracts Manager, Procurement and Evaluation Manager as the procurement concludes to facilitate a smooth hand over of the
• contract
• Act as the day to day contact for suppliers, working closely with the Local Authority, other parts of BDUK Commercial (including Commercial Finance and
• State Aid SMEs) and BDUK programme teams
• Manage, or support as required, all compliance and approvals gates associated with a contract.
• Mobilise contracts and establish and run regular contract management meetings with the Supplier and other key stakeholders to review performance against
• the contract
• Manage timely and accurate reporting with associated KPIs.
• Manage delivery against contract milestone including review of Supplier plans, outputs and associated approval/rejection and payment.
• Manage Authority Obligations and delivery against them through either BDUK or Local Authority partners.
• Report, track and manage the resolution of delivery risks and issues against the contract, escalating where necessary.
• Report, track and manage the resolution of Supplier risks and issues, escalating where necessary.C
• Feed into programme / portfolio level reporting on overall progress and performance against targets
• Apply performance management mechanisms such as default, liquidated damages, service credits, dispute resolution and termination.

Essential

• Knowledge and experience of EU / PCR procurement procedures and regulations
• Supplier management and market engagement
• Proven track record in managing multiple and/or complex contracts.
• An awareness/understanding of State aid regulations / grant processes and constraints.
• CTC or SC Cleared for London

Desirable

• Telecoms marketplace and competition regulations – awareness of fibre and other telco market technologies
• Government Commercial standards and best practice in ensuring value for money through contracts.
• Local authority structure, functions, pressures and delivery capability
• Competitive grant processes
• Regulated markets and regulator activities

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with thomas.lester@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Disability confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, DCMS guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on thomas.lester@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk or helen.hollywood@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.