Contracts Officer

WOULD YOU LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP BUILD A SERVICE WHILE DEVELOPING A REWARDING CAREER?

Then we have just the role for you!

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is looking for a Contracts Officer to provide support to our partnership with Maidstone and Tonbridge & Malling Borough Councils. You will be assisting with the development of a system to ensure oversight over all key contracts in the partnership, and promote corporate guidance on how to manage contracts.

You’ll also be assisting in the development and delivery of training for contract managers, ensuring that you stay up to date with best practice and can apply this to the continuous improvement of training materials and guidance documents.

The role will also be tasked with producing regular reports on contract management compliance, highlighting areas for concern and noting ‘Lessons Learned’ to aid in our aim of continuous improvement and development of our processes.

What we offer:

• Financial: An attractive basic salary within a clear pay structure
• Holiday Entitlement: 22 days annual leave (increasing to 27 days after 5 years continuous Local Government service) plus three additional days in December and bank holidays.
• Employee Assistance Programme: The Council has partnered with Health Assured to provide staff with access to EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) to assist in balancing everyday life with the requirement of work and home.
• Free staff parking.
• Pensions: Membership of the Local Government (CARE – Career Average (Revalued Earnings) Pension Scheme – Employer contribution of 19.7%.
• Hybrid: The Council operates a hybrid working model with minimum 2 days working in the office.
• Personal Development: Invaluable training opportunities for continuing professional development.
• Take a look here at all the additional benefits that we offer.

This role will require a blended working approach, with a mix of remote working and office days. Your initial induction will be undertaken in the office, and the rest of your on-boarding will follow this blended approach. The mix will vary in line with the requirements of the organisation and workloads. This will require you to be self-sufficient and driven in order to achieve outcomes which are set on a weekly basis.

To find out more take a look at the Job Description, Person Specification and Progression Plan below. For an informal discussion about this post, you can contact Dan Hutchins, Procurement & Contracts Manager, on 01892 554425 or dan.hutchins@tunbridgewells.gov.uk

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Candidates will be shortlisted and interviewed at regular intervals. This will be a 2 stage approach, with the first stage being a Teams interview and the second being a face-to-face interview at our offices if you are successful at stage 1.

We encourage early applications, as shortlisting and interviewing will commence immediately. The Council reserves the right to close the application window if a suitable candidate is identified prior to the advertised closing date.

Equal Opportunities

Tunbridge Wells – Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Safeguarding

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.