About the Role
<p>Anderson Knight is delighted to be supporting our client, a leading services sector business who are looking to appoint a Contracts and Commissioning Manager on a fixed term contract (6 months)</p>
<p>This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership and enhance all planning and contract management services within the Business.<br />
This is a fully hybrid role with occasional travel for meetings.</p>
<p>Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Contracts and Commissioning Manager is responsible for supporting the planning, delivery and monitoring of services.</p>
<p><strong>Key Duties and responsibilities:</strong><br />
• Coordinate, review, refine and improve the quality of tender submissions in order to accurately portray the company’s strengths in a creative way.<br />
• Provide analytical reports to support tendering and contractual agreements.<br />
• Document and investigate trends and growth projections and inform relevant business sectors.<br />
• Carry out risk assessments on contracts to minimise risk whilst sustaining growth in keeping with the Strategic Plan.<br />
• Implement contracts where there are none, including provision for arbitration if fees cannot be agreed and a timeframe for agreement.<br />
• Monitor the grades placed on the organisation by statutory bodies.<br />
• Ensure access to relevant portals and actively seek to bid for appropriate contracts.<br />
• Communicate with funders re any funding issues, e.g. rate changes, unsustainability of legacy rates.<br />
• Contribute to the external marketing of all services and maintain the good reputation of the organisation.<br />
• Promote brand values and organisational capability externally.<br />
• Promote the commissioning of existing client services.<br />
• Report on outcomes and achievements through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs);<br />
• Be aware of the organisations business needs and legislative pressures.<br />
• Undertake on behalf of the organisation the compilation of an annual report on the provision of services and to forecast future trends and direction.<br />
• Work closely with all managers across the organisational services, health and education to promote partnership working and keep abreast of national priorities, Scottish Executive policy and the legislative framework.<br />
• Liaise with purchasers and inter-agencies as required.<br />
• Inform and influence the Local Authority officers at local and national level of the requirements for services in consultation with Regional Managers.<br />
• Ensure good customer relationships with our purchasing customers to ensure sustainability of existing services.<br />
• To actively identify a personalised learning pathway and engage with and contribute to the 1:1 and review process.<br />
• Other duties and tasks as may be required by the Director of Services.</p>
<p><strong>Skills and Attributes</strong><br />
• The ability to encourage and influence the commissioning of new and innovative services<br />
• Track record of working collaboratively and cooperatively with an internal and external stakeholders<br />
• The ability to interrogate data and identify trends<br />
• Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal and listening skills<br />
• Communication strategies that facilitate and enable strong negotiation and influencing skills<br />
• Able to work independently and unsupervised<br />
• Demonstrable organisational and problem-solving skills<br />
• Ability to deliver work to deadlines<br />
• Ability to work on own initiative<br />
• IT literate and experience of using Microsoft</p>
<p><strong>Knowledge and Experience </strong><br />
• Educated to degree level or equivalent<br />
• IT literate and experience of using Microsoft<br />
• Experience of presenting to a wide range of audiences<br />
• Experience of effective project management<br />
• Experience of report writing and presentation skills sufficient to write and present reports and to draft service specifications</p>