Lead Contract Manager

Lead Contract Manager

Permanent

Grade 6 - £49,498 - £61,269

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

Job Overview  
We're on the hunt for an energetic and experienced Lead Contract Manager to join us on this journey of transformation. In this role, you will take the helm of contract and commercial management for our digital, data, and technology domains. Key aspects of this role include:

• Supervising and managing digital, data, and technology contracts and suppliers, ensuring quality, cost-effectiveness, and continuous improvement.
• Delivering a robust contract and commercial management framework.
• Providing leadership to drive business value.

What we are about  
Our team is committed to delivering effective, efficient, and robust services that meet our clients' needs. We believe in the power of innovation and the pursuit of excellence in all that we do. We work closely with stakeholders, ensuring transparency and collaboration in our strategies, plans, and operations. We strive to exceed expectations and empower our clients to achieve their goals. Our goal is not just to manage contracts but to create impactful solutions that improve people's lives. 

What you will do  
As a Lead Contract Manager, your responsibilities will extend beyond routine management. Key responsibilities will include:

• Leadership of the Contract Management Team, providing support to senior managers, partners, and stakeholders for digital, data, and technology contracts.
• Ensuring robust cost control by setting and monitoring contracts in line with budget compliance.
• Managing the portfolio of suppliers, leading contract and commercial management activities.
• Providing business case assurance and validation of digital, data and technology contracts and commercial initiatives.
• Drafting detailed reports appraising the status of contracts, and providing regular reports to internal and external stakeholders.
• Liaising with BCC Directorates to manage contract change/variations and payments of suppliers in accordance with agreed schedules.

We will support you with  

• An environment that values curiosity, autonomy and working in the open  
• An engaged and supportive leadership with a clear vision  
• Training and development opportunities to help you progress and be the best you can be  
• An inclusive workplace committed to reflecting the public we serve  
• A benefit package designed to promote a great work life balance   
• Exposure to all digital and technology teams and services areas across the council 

About us 

This is an exciting time to be joining Birmingham City Council’s Digital and Technology Services Department. We are Europe’s largest local authority, and with unprecedented investment in people and digital, a solid strategy, empowering leadership and a newly redesigned service to get behind, we are building digital services centred on the needs of our citizens, business and communities that will deliver on Birmingham’s bold ambitions for the city of today and tomorrow. 

We are a multidisciplinary team at the heart of transforming public services for the UK’s second largest city. We create, develop, deliver and operate an exceptionally diverse range of services that have a direct impact on improving the lives of 1.2m residents every day. 

We are embracing and promoting a truly digital, human centred approach for the whole organisation, underpinned by collaboration, openness and innovation. We take advantage of unparalleled access to data, doing things at scale and using technology creatively to re-imagine the way services are delivered and build the digital council of the future. 

You must upload a Supporting Statement and CV via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Person Specification. If you do not attach your Supporting Statement and CV, your application will not be considered. 

For any informal enquires please contact: Shazad Shafiq (shazad.shafiq@birmingham.gov.uk

Ref: BCC1506

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Job Description and Person Specification: Lead Contract Manager GR6 JDPS.docx