Contract Performance and Assurance Officer - REQ04247 - 424358
| Posting date: | 16 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,558.00 to £38,811.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2025 |
| Location: | Motherwell, ML1 1AB |
| Company: | North Lanarkshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 424358 |
Summary
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF
NLC9 - £33,558 – £38,811
35 hours per week
The Council is delivering an ambitious regeneration agenda, focused on creating the infrastructure and business environment that will generate economic growth for the local area. The Council has recently awarded a number of large asset maintenance and investment contracts (the ‘Enterprise Contracts’) which are designed to contribute to the delivery of this agenda.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our small but pivotal team. In this role you will provide comprehensive support including contract management support.
Working with us, in the Enterprise Contracts Performance and Assurance team, you will share our ambition for our communities and join us in ensuring robust contract management which supports these ambitions and the priorities of the Council. Working closely with our client delivery teams across the Council, you will ensure that the Enterprise Contracts are effectively implemented and managed.
In this varied and rewarding role you will be responsible for supporting contract management and assurance which reflect best practice and ensure compliance with corporate governance arrangements and standards.
You will require an HNC/SVQ3, or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline, and experience in contract management with knowledge of appropriate legal and local government regulatory frameworks for contract management and procurement. With experience of working collaboratively with both internal and external parties, you will also have some knowledge and experience of tendering and contracting activity from a support perspective. You will also require experience of risk identification and management and have the ability to support the development and delivery of training for contract management and related system use.
You will require clear analytical skills and enhanced digital skills to ensure that data to support contract management is captured and can be readily reported. You will have the ability to foster good working relationships and to influence others.
With excellent organisational and IT skills, you will be able to utilise various Microsoft Office packages, and be a clear written and verbal communicator, with the ability to analyse information and produce reports and with experience of presenting information in public forums
You must be able to travel throughout North Lanarkshire and out with this area to undertake the duties of this post.
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council
If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL.. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.
The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.
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