Senior Contract Officer
1 week ago
Job Introduction
The Business Services department covers the professional support services that enable all East Sussex County Council’s services to plan, manage and deliver their services to residents.
You will be providing operational management on a range of contracted catering services, whilst working closely with service providers to ensure services are delivered at all times in line with contractual and customer expectations. You will lead and manage the team working on catering contracts.
As part of the property contracts team, you will manage a team delivering school meals to schools and academies across the county, taking lead responsibility for all aspects of performance management and to ensure cohesive working and high-quality outcomes. You will also be the first point of contact for disputes and manage contractual issues that may arise. You will lead on measurement and reporting on performance of the school meals contract and use your initiative to develop the service. Effectively manage budget resources across the service provision within an appropriate governance and risk management framework. Help team members understand their goals and strive to deliver outstanding results.
- Organisational and communication skills
- Knowledge of Public Sector contracts
- Ability to manage own workload
- Ability to lead a team
- Is proactive and able to use their initiative in problem-solving
Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on 15 January 2025. If you are unavailable on this date let us know and we may be able to schedule an alternative date to interview you.
We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.
- #Ask me if this can be an apprenticeship_
- Vocational Training through Apprenticeships is now available to our staff, ranging from entry level to degree level qualifications. You can talk to the hiring manager and the apprenticeship team about what qualifications would be relevant to you and this job role, and if it is possible to support you in _apprenticeship training._
**For work that makes a difference**
Additional Information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.
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