Contract Analyst

Manpower is currently recruiting for a Contracts Officer to work on a temporary assignment within a local authority based in Chichester. This is a full-time position starting on ASAP until 7th February 2020.

This role is based within Adult services, your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Analysis of a range of data sources and information to inform commissioning practices and decisions.
• Analysis of data to inform decisions on VAT applicable for services and customers
• Management of data reporting processes, to report information, progress, trends, and analysis of information on a range of topics to senior managers.
• Monitoring of spend against contracts and against committed funding.
• Support providers and brokerage teams with the electronic system tool for referrals, identifying when system support is required as appropriate.
• Undertake contract management with providers. Liaise with providers on contract issues and work to resolve issues.
• Monitoring performance of contracts and services against key performance indicators and contract terms and conditions. Report concerns on performance and services to relevant managers.
• Support contracts team with management of quality issues of providers managed through commissioning.
• Support operational teams to access capacity from contracts commissioned, identify unmet needs, and manage impacts of contract terminations or suspensions.
• Arrange and manage provider forums and meetings, setting dates, arranging venues, inviting providers, arranging and managing speakers, circulating information and presentations.
• Working with providers of services to support improvements in service delivery and performance.
• Support decisions on price variations, annual uplifts and other financial changes to contracts through maintenance and collection of financial information.
• Development of low value/risk quote and tender processes and associated service specifications and contract documents to enable selection of providers to deliver commissioned services.
• Support commissioning officers/managers with information to enable the development of high value/risk tender processes.
• Analysis of complex information

In order to be considered for this role you will have:

• Good IT level of competency particularly in excel to analyse information.
• Communication and interpersonal skills to support effective working relationships with a range of partners.
• Literacy and numeracy skills for tenders, budget monitoring, analysis etc.
• Ability to present information clearly

If you're looking for a rewarding role supporting your local community, please apply here today!