Contracts Manager

Contract Manager
3 Month Contract
Up to £435 per day
London

Please note: Any candidate wishing to be considered for this role will be required to undergo full CTC level security clearance upon offer.

My client, a leading public sector organisation, is seeking to recruit a skilled Contract Manager to join their team onsite in London. As a Contract Manager, you will be responsible for the management of the contract, monitoring service performance including the commercial enforcement of the service credit regime. The ideal candidate will have a wealth of experience in contract management and negotiation as well as a working knowledge of drafting schedules.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

* Ensure good contractual governance
* Monitoring the service performance or ISSC1 including the commercial enforcement of the Service credit regime ensure ISSC1 deliver the contract as expected
* Highlight all contractual implications of any new customers and service developments; defining and agreeing commercial positions with ISSC1 and monitor progress
* Lead on specific projects as required such as change management and benefits realisation
* Ensure all service changes, additions or removal represent good value for money to government and are implemented within the Framework Agreement
* Building and maintaining strong working relationships with the ISSC1 commercial team, ensure any disputes at call-off or framework level are brought to a speedy and satisfactory conclusion

Key Knowledge and Skills

* Experience in the contractual management of the delivery of managed services
* Experience of managing service through outsourced contracts
* Experience of negotiating suitable commercial outcomes
* Knowledge and experience of successfully managing change
* Proven experience of negotiating with staff, customers and suppliers
* Working knowledge of drafting schedules or work, business terms and performance criteria
* Experience in managing multiple stakeholders at all levels of the organisation, but specifically at senior management level
* Works well independently with limited supervision
* Detail conscious
* Can manage high workloads and competing deadlines
* Comfortable working with a high degree of ambiguity and changing priorities