Senior Contracts Manager

I am looking to hire a Senior Contracts Manager for our public health client.

QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING

- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- level of knowledge or professional qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Project management qualification
- equivalent demonstrable experience
- Experience of contracts and performance management

EXPERIENCE

At least 2 years' experience in the following areas:

- Negotiation and performance management
- Utilising the NHS national contract framework
- Clinical experience
- Procurement experience
- Production or coordination of the development of service specifications
- Knowledge of current NHS policy drivers and the commissioning agenda

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE

- Excellent communication skills,
- written and verbal.
- Ability to work effectively with clinical commissioners
- Ability to engage and negotiate with a range of stakeholders.
- Ability to write clearly and concisely, producing reports for all audiences.
- Excellent data management skills interpreting data showing confidence to work at an individual level or in a group comprised of a variety of stakeholders.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and be flexible and adaptable in order to meet existing priorities.
- Skilled in the use of a number of IT/software packages (Excel, Word and Powerpoint etc) to interpret extracted data and to present in a recognisable and professionally presentable format.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

- Able to manage own workload without supervision
- Able to manage and supervise the work programme of staff in a line management role
- Attention to detail and a commitment to produce accurate work
- Able to assimilate and respond to information quickly making effective decisions under own autonomy
- Confident and willing to use own initiative
- Well-developed organisational skills and personal effectiveness

OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS

- Willing to work unsocial hours to attend occasional evening meetings with advance notice.
- Willing to meet organisation and customer requirements to fulfil the duties commensurate with the role
- Able to work constructively as a member of the team
- Able to travel independently