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Senior Contract Management Officer

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Hybrid – Works part in the office (Gun Wharf) and part from home (Hybrid)

Permanent, Full time

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Range 6 - £42.139 - £47,691 per annum / pro rata

37 hours


We are looking for an enthusiastic senior contact management officer to join our expert team that commission a wide range of adult services, on behalf of Medway residents. The Adults Partnership Commissioning team are a forward thinking and experienced service, that coordinate a wide portfolio of projects for Medway Council and Kent & Medway NHS Integrated Care Board. The successful applicant will work closely with the programme lead to contract manage existing homecare and extra care services as well as identify and develop new services taking them through the commissioning cycle, including but not exclusive to service specification design, market stimulation and engagement, stakeholder management, monitoring KPIs, and contract mobilisation.

This exciting opportunity will give the successful applicant the ability to contribute extensively to commissioned adult social care services across Medway. They will gain knowledge and experience from highly skilled team members and will also be given the opportunity to showcase their own skills and competencies in contract management, project management and commissioning. They will be expected to work in partnership with providers, other agencies, and strategic networks.

The Senior Contract Management Officer will ensure all programme plans, activity data, and performance are regularly updated and maintained on the Programme Management System. They will need to ensure that all commissioning activity is carried out in accordance with legislation, national guidelines, Kent & Medway NHS Integrated Care Board and Medway Council’s policy and procedures. The successful applicant will need to ensure these are applied using the principles of good practice including ethics and probity and take account of safeguarding policy and standards.

We are looking for applicants with an enthusiasm to keep developing their existing contract / project management and commissioning skills. We are keen to hear from potential applicants with commissioning experience or with experience as a provider of adult social care services. 

In return we offer you:

  • Generous annual leave entitlement
  • Generous local government pension scheme package
  • Access to wider training and development qualifications
  • Flexible working scheme
  • Travel plan discounts
  • Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
  • Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
  • Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
  • The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency.  Our declaration fits into our http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.


Closing date: Fri 08/11/2024 at 23:59
Job reference: REC3364VR
Vacancy downloads:

Medway_Information_Pack_2024.pdf

Senior_Contract_Management_Officer__Job_Profile.pdf

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