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Associate Director of Procurement (NOVA)
| Posting date: | 14 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £88,168.00 to £101,677.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £88168.00 - £101677.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 April 2025 |
| Location: | Wickford, SS11 7XX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9364-25-0405 |
Summary
The post holder will lead highly complex negotiations and procurement activities, provide specialist advice to the programme on contracting and procurement, ensuring activities are compliant with the law and Trust Standing Financial Instructions and other policies. Negotiations and contractual discussions may be highly contentious or hostile and complex and require skilled communication and effective negotiation. The post holder will need to be skilled in leading and advising on matters which may be contentious and balancing the needs of both Trusts equitably. The post holder will form close working relationships with Executive and Non- Executive Directors, Committee Members, and a wide range of senior leaders both internal and external to both Trusts, including MSE ICB, NHS England & Improvement, NHS Supply Chain, Crown Commercial Services, NHS Commercial Solutions (and other NHS and non-NHS Procurement Hubs) and Suppliers . Developing and presenting detailed reports summarising status on issues, appraising outcomes, and providing progress reports and delivering presentations to senior staff or groups of staff as directed from time to time, tailoring the content to meet the needs of the audience and responding to complex questions. The post holder will be responsible for the long term planning of the procurement and contracting portfolio aligned to the Unified Electronic Patient Record, including all dependencies and ensuring a high level of governance. The post holder will maintain information to provide assurance regarding the contracting and procurement activities undertaken and to evidence compliance and value for money. Supporting senior managers across disciplines to define, scope, plan, manage and deliver complex procurement processes, ensuring benefits are identified and risk assessments undertaken. The post holder will be part of the senior management team of both Trusts and be the technical, strategic and commercial procurement lead for Programme related activities, including the delivery of complex projects. The role will also involve active engagement with leads of both Trusts procurement teams to ensure there is no duplication and to agree any resources that may be required to support procurement activities. Where individuals within the MSEFT and EPUT procurement teams provide support to UEPR activities they will work under the post holders direction and the post holder will be accountable and provide oversight and assurance. Financial Activities Liaising with finance colleagues from both Trusts to ensure appropriate costings and ensure compliance with standing financial instructions. Responsible for ensuring adherence to budget, ensuring appropriate documentation is available for scrutiny. Constantly striving for value for money and greater efficiency. Responsible for providing guidance, management and assurance on the procurement of identified products, equipment, services and facilities for the NOVA Programme. Responsible for making recommendations, providing advice and able to prepare strategic reports/briefings as required. Provide advice to the Programme to support budget setting Ensuring value for money in procurement processes is evidenced. The post holder will both directly deliver and also work closely in a matrix role with both Trusts Commercial Procurement and Contracting Teams with line management responsibility where staff from both EPUT and MSEFT are working on the NOVA Programme. The postholder will be required to follow procurement and contracting processes in place within both Trusts as required and meet internal governance requirements. This will entail providing senior stakeholders with specialist advice, support and guidance. Policy & Service Development Maintain up to date knowledge on procurement law and regulations and both Trusts policies. Make changes to policies as required should the law change for ratification. Actively champion NHS Social Value, Sustainability and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Agendas. Research and Development The post holder will be required to undertake audits as required to provide information for benchmarking, qualitative analysis and financial analysis etc. May be required to undertake specific research projects / development during the course of the NOVA Programme.