Senior Contract Consultant

2 months ago


Brighton, United Kingdom University of Sussex Full time

**Location**:

- Brighton, United Kingdom

**Hours**:


**Salary**:

- Starting at £45,585 to £54,395 per annum, pro rata if part time

**Contract Type**:

- Permanent

**About the role**

As a Senior contract consultant you will support the with the development and direct contract management of major contracts at the University and be a key contact between the Division/School and the divisional function. You will collaborate with operational leads and other colleagues across the division and the wider University. The University is looking for a passionate individual to support the universities ambitious contract compliance targets the role is to Lead in contract workstream and provide expert advice and insight within relevant specialist area to help to address problems, make recommendations and propose improvements to maximise efficiency and effectiveness.

**About you**

We are looking for a person who has a passion to support and develop contract management in higher education, is ambitious courageous and has the drive to move the organisation into the next part of our journey and create a centre of excellence for contract management:

**PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Lead on the provision of objective and expert information, advice and guidance for managers within the organisation on improvements to services and activities related to a specific area of expertise.
- Assess queries and potential issues, identifying options and recommending solutions, liaising closely with relevant operational teams.
- Support the implementation of improvement solutions through planning and project management.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Develop and maintain effective relationships across the organisation to engender confidence and trust in the advice provided at all stakeholder levels
- Provide advice to managers on best practice based on regularly updated knowledge within own area of expertise.
- Through close collaboration with the relevant management team, identify and document the specific issue or query to be investigated. Provide coaching and guidance at leadership level to help to articulate and research the problem or issue presented.
- Monitor and analyse Key Performance Indicators, to assist in the identification of risks, errors, problems and improvement opportunities
- Identify options and make recommendations to address or improve problem areas.
- Provide expertise and support in understanding the impact of the recommended action and help to build plans for implementation
- Support managers within the relevant area on the production and maintenance of project plans for solution implementation and ensure that these are shared with key stakeholders
- Lead the design and delivery of support materials for implementation plans where appropriate
- Where required, lead a small team of colleagues in area of expertise
- Where required, deliver coaching and training for team members to develop capabilities in line with required improvements.
- Work closely with relevant teams across the organisation and within external networks leading on the sharing of best practice and collaboration in improving processes and procedures.
- To carry out any other duties that are within the employee's skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.

**Role duties**:

- Owner of core relationships and escalation point if required.
- People management of department, including colleague development and support.
- Lead or oversee key projects that support evolutionary development of the contracts management team.
- Develop e-learning program and deliver in-person training as required.
- System and process continuous improvement.
- Contract Governance and compliance expert

**About our Division**

The Finance Division is led by the Director of Finance who reports directly to the Vice Chancellor. We employ some 80 staff who provide high quality financial and commercial services which support both the day to day running of our schools, services, and the development and delivery of the University’s strategic aims.

Our staff work in partnership with academic, professional service colleagues, and students to understand their priorities and needs. We maintain efficient and effective services, systems, and processes, assist in identifying and exploiting commercial and strategic opportunities, manage financial risk and improve ‘spending power’ through negotiation of favourable commercial terms. We work hard to equip staff across the University with financial capability and confidence to ensure that the University makes the best use of resources for our students and research partners

**Why work here**

Our University is situated just off of the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are easily accessible by public transport; a 5-minute walk from the train station and bus stops within the campus. We have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to cycle to


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