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Kent County Council is looking for a Contracts Support Officer to join our Contracts and Commissioning Team within Highways and Transportation. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting the delivery and compliance of major highway contracts that help keep Kent's roads safe and well maintained for residents, businesses, and visitors.The vacancy is for a full-time (37 hours a week), 12 month secondment (for internal KCC candidates) or a 12 month Fixed Term Contract for external candidates.

As a Contracts Support Officer, you will provide high-quality administrative, project, and contract support to ensure our Highway Maintenance and Professional Services contracts operate effectively and remain contractually compliant. You will work closely with senior managers, project managers, contractors, and stakeholders across the organisation to help monitor performance, coordinate contract activities, and support informed decision-making.

This is a varied role offering the opportunity to develop expertise in contract management, performance monitoring, governance, and stakeholder engagement.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

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For further information please contact Terrie Coake tel 0300416982 email terrie.coake@kent.gov.uk

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.