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Senior IT Supplier & Contracts Officer
| Posting date: | 01 November 2024 |
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| Salary: | £40,247 to £43,878 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 November 2024 |
| Location: | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Portsmouth |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REC00002396 |
Summary
The University of Portsmouth is a global employer of choice where exceptional people create, share and apply knowledge that makes a difference.
Experience the pride of being part of a select group – one of only four universities in the south-east of England to achieve a prestigious Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework. Additionally, we proudly rank among the top 140 universities globally in the Times Higher Young University World Rankings.
Ambition, Responsibility and Openness drive our every endeavour. Join our esteemed institution with a proven track record of success, and where dedication to excellence is key. We want people to make their mark in a professional community that truly values people, innovation, and achievement.
The Role:
The University is adopting a transformational strategy with lots of IT-enabled change and upgrading of legacy systems, moving to more complicated specifications and procurement challenges such as SAAS solutions and cloud provisioned services. This post will sit in the Library and Information Services Digital Solutions & Delivery team and will be instrumental in both helping deliver our strategy, but also to ensure the university achieves value for money and high-quality services from its suppliers. They will act as a key contract professional to help in progressing new contracts, in renewals and in resolving issues which may be raised by the Information Services Management Team (ISMT).
The main purpose of this role is the supplier, contract and relationship management for all IT services and systems across the University. The postholder will play a key role in the procurement process of IS services and systems, working closely with the central Procurement Team, to ensure robust requirements are provided to enable ease of contract management, ensure all IT related compliance standards are met, such as in relation to policy, security, data protection, accessibility and business continuity, and in building the relationship with new suppliers.
The postholder will assist in developing and reviewing contract terms, conditions, modifications, service standards, payment mechanisms, penalties and incentives. Working to critical deadlines, they will ensure any blockers, risks and issues are identified and that mitigation plans are developed and put in to place to enable delivery. They will also undertake market investigation to inform future business cases and work with the ISMT to predict future spend profiles.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Mika Huang via email: mika.huang@port.ac.uk
Discover the advantages of joining our university. We offer a range of attractive benefits and opportunities to enhance your work experience:
- Competitive salary, including incremental progression within your scale.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Generous leave entitlement of 32–35 days a year, plus bank holidays, and an additional Christmas closure.
- Family-friendly policies supporting flexible working.
- Staff discounts and loyalty schemes.
- Staff car parking and discounted public travel.
- Excellent training and development opportunities.
- Staff wellbeing programmes.
- Long service milestones, and recognition awards which may be awarded to staff for exceptional performance.
- Recreation facilities, including discounted gym membership, food on campus schemes, use of the Library and staff social activities.
- Discounted learning.
- Start-up business mentoring from expert entrepreneurs via our Entrepreneurs in Residence programme.
- The perks don’t stop there - click ‘apply’ for further information on My Reward and Benefits
UKVI Statement
Prior to submitting your application, kindly ensure that you can either demonstrate or acquire the necessary right to work in the UK. If you currently do not possess the right to work in the UK, please be aware that our offer of employment is conditional upon you obtaining it.
ED&I Statement:
We are strongly dedicated to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within our community. As an Athena SWAN and Race Equality Charter award holder, a member of Stonewall and a Disability Confident Employer we are passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, regardless of your background. We welcome applications from all talented people. In addition, we want our workforce to be representative of our diverse student population. Please see our EDI Framework and objectives.
Please note that this vacancy may be closed earlier than advertised, so early applications are advised.
Employer, External Only: University of Portsmouth Academic Services Ltd (UASL)
Experience the pride of being part of a select group – one of only four universities in the south-east of England to achieve a prestigious Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework. Additionally, we proudly rank among the top 140 universities globally in the Times Higher Young University World Rankings.
Ambition, Responsibility and Openness drive our every endeavour. Join our esteemed institution with a proven track record of success, and where dedication to excellence is key. We want people to make their mark in a professional community that truly values people, innovation, and achievement.
The Role:
The University is adopting a transformational strategy with lots of IT-enabled change and upgrading of legacy systems, moving to more complicated specifications and procurement challenges such as SAAS solutions and cloud provisioned services. This post will sit in the Library and Information Services Digital Solutions & Delivery team and will be instrumental in both helping deliver our strategy, but also to ensure the university achieves value for money and high-quality services from its suppliers. They will act as a key contract professional to help in progressing new contracts, in renewals and in resolving issues which may be raised by the Information Services Management Team (ISMT).
The main purpose of this role is the supplier, contract and relationship management for all IT services and systems across the University. The postholder will play a key role in the procurement process of IS services and systems, working closely with the central Procurement Team, to ensure robust requirements are provided to enable ease of contract management, ensure all IT related compliance standards are met, such as in relation to policy, security, data protection, accessibility and business continuity, and in building the relationship with new suppliers.
The postholder will assist in developing and reviewing contract terms, conditions, modifications, service standards, payment mechanisms, penalties and incentives. Working to critical deadlines, they will ensure any blockers, risks and issues are identified and that mitigation plans are developed and put in to place to enable delivery. They will also undertake market investigation to inform future business cases and work with the ISMT to predict future spend profiles.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Mika Huang via email: mika.huang@port.ac.uk
Discover the advantages of joining our university. We offer a range of attractive benefits and opportunities to enhance your work experience:
- Competitive salary, including incremental progression within your scale.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Generous leave entitlement of 32–35 days a year, plus bank holidays, and an additional Christmas closure.
- Family-friendly policies supporting flexible working.
- Staff discounts and loyalty schemes.
- Staff car parking and discounted public travel.
- Excellent training and development opportunities.
- Staff wellbeing programmes.
- Long service milestones, and recognition awards which may be awarded to staff for exceptional performance.
- Recreation facilities, including discounted gym membership, food on campus schemes, use of the Library and staff social activities.
- Discounted learning.
- Start-up business mentoring from expert entrepreneurs via our Entrepreneurs in Residence programme.
- The perks don’t stop there - click ‘apply’ for further information on My Reward and Benefits
UKVI Statement
Prior to submitting your application, kindly ensure that you can either demonstrate or acquire the necessary right to work in the UK. If you currently do not possess the right to work in the UK, please be aware that our offer of employment is conditional upon you obtaining it.
ED&I Statement:
We are strongly dedicated to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within our community. As an Athena SWAN and Race Equality Charter award holder, a member of Stonewall and a Disability Confident Employer we are passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, regardless of your background. We welcome applications from all talented people. In addition, we want our workforce to be representative of our diverse student population. Please see our EDI Framework and objectives.
Please note that this vacancy may be closed earlier than advertised, so early applications are advised.
Employer, External Only: University of Portsmouth Academic Services Ltd (UASL)
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