Contract Manager in Public Health

Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week. Your working days will be Monday to Friday.

Bristol City Council is seeking to recruit a Contract Manager working within the Strategic Contract Management Service managing contracts on behalf of Public Health.  Contracts that sit within the portfolio include sexual health, substance use, smoking cessation, domestic abuse and leisure services.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work in the Procurement & Contract Management and Public Health Services for a motivated and experienced contract monitoring professional, to ensure high quality and efficient service delivery in line with contractual commitments.

This is an opportunity to join Bristol City Council, a diverse and ambitious organisation with a £1bn+ p.a. revenue budget and £1bn capital programme.

You will be required to have some experience of managing a portfolio of contracts from a client perspective with the core skills of relationship management, communication skills, data analysis and performance monitoring, ideally with experience in both the Private and Public sector. 

What do I need to have?

We need someone with excellent understanding of principles of contract and performance management and ability to apply these practically within a working environment for Public Health. The vision for Public Health is to improve health and reduce health inequalities in Bristol.  The portfolio for this role will include sexual health services; an interest in this area would be desirable.

You will need to have knowledge and experience of applying contract law within a diverse/ complex organisation. You will also need experience of developing and sustaining effective professional working relationships with a wide range of partners, stakeholders and suppliers.  A positive partnership approach achieved through effective relationship management is at the heart of this role.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our role’s hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice – mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

Interviews are expected to take place in April.

If you have any further queries after reading the job advert along with the attached job paperwork then please contact the Senior Contract Manager in Public Health wanda.knight@bristol.gov.uk

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit. 

The personal information section (including your name) you’ll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers, but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.