Contract Manager
| Posting date: | 09 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £55,403 to £66,400 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National - £55,403 - £61,939 London - £61,005 - £66,400 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 July 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 415841/4 |
Summary
Its purpose is to maintain the integrity of the Union, co-ordinate the security of the realm and sustain a flourishing democracy; to support the design and implementation of HM Government’s policies and the Prime Minister’s priorities; and to ensure the delivery of the finest public services by attracting and developing the best public servants and improving the efficiency of government.
Cabinet Office Digital is the Government Digital and Data hub for the Cabinet Office. Our vision is to enable the department through the provision of exemplary Government Digital and Data services, supporting the digital transformation strategy of the organisation and the back-office for the whole of the civil service.
We are creating a digital culture where user needs are at the heart of everything we build and through data democratisation, automation, governance, convergence and consolidation we will support creating a Better Cabinet Office of the future.
We are transforming ourselves to be even more effective and efficient in the way we service our users' needs.
This exciting transformation programme will shape the organisation, our ways of working, our engagement model and our "delivery engine" enabling CO Digital to become a product centric organisation; delivering through a highly matrixed portfolio of projects and programmes.
As both Digital Partner and/or Digital Delivery Partner we advise and assure business units and ALBs in developing their own GD&D capabilities, as well as taking on delivery responsibilities ourselves where relevant.
Our role is also to provide system leadership across the central government, pulling together back office services.
Collectively, we help support the Cabinet Office’s priority to drive efficiencies, and reforms that will make government work better, to ultimately provide a better service to the public.
The Cabinet Office is seeking a skilled and dynamic Contract Manager to oversee and optimise our Software as a Service (SaaS) platform agreements within the department. Your primary responsibility will be to manage specific supplier contracts effectively, ensuring all documentation is accurate and up-to-date while overseeing the delivery of all contractual obligations.
You will play a crucial role in leading the development, implementation, and maintenance of SaaS agreements to enhance collaboration and productivity across teams, ensuring alignment with the department's strategic goals. Additionally, your duties will extend to contract administration and providing support to senior commercial team members during meetings and forums, encompassing all aspects of contract management.
This position demands a strong eye for detail, excellent negotiation skills, and the ability to manage relationships with suppliers to guarantee the successful execution and optimisation of our contracts.
Responsibilities
- Effective Contract Management, including monitoring and evaluating performance and working with suppliers to improve performance;
- Undertake supplier monthly contract review meetings to ensure that contracts are effectively managed with appropriate reporting to management including reporting of contract performance indicators, analysis of performance data and applying appropriate measures to correct performance or non-compliance and budget/spend management;
- Initiating and ongoing maintenance of the contract management plan including ensuring all stakeholders manage their obligations under the contract, including areas such as risk management and business continuity;
- Managing contract values and cost model for specific suppliers;
- Supporting commercial in ensuring an effective contract management system is in place;
- Provide insight and information to the relevant steering boards, so that the service is managed holistically, ensuring the department is at the heart of all decision making;
- Work with finance function to regularly benchmark the contracted service, and action any outcomes from the benchmark review;
- Work with commercial team and the wider team on any pre-procurement and procurement activities, including identifying any commercial activity for inclusion
- Minute taking at important supplier meetings and record keeping of all contractual documentation;
- Liaise with the appropriate expert domains when appropriate and required, for example information assurance, Platform Service, Cabinet Office departments and more;
- Contract exit and transition support.
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