***We would be keen to speak with candidates who demonstrate strong experience within Contract/ Procurement Management***

About Capita
At Capita, we support clients across a range of sectors, including local Government, central Government, education, transport, health, life and pensions, insurance and other private sector organisations. We support with expertise applied by the talent across our business in combination with technology, insight and analytics to keep our clients ahead of change, sharper than competitors and more efficient than ever - and we always need new talent to help us achieve our goals.

We are currently recruiting for interesting and exciting positions at the Home Office. The Home Office keeps the UK secure and prosperous; protects its citizens, residents and visitors and their property; and upholds rights, liberties and the rule of law. We lead on immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime and fire policy, counter-terrorism and work to ensure visible, responsive and accountable policing in the UK.


Why Join Home Office?
This role is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and innovative Contract Manager to be at the forefront of change in one of the great Departments of State. We are delivering significant transformation in order to continue keeping our citizens safe and our country secure. New technology and the fast-evolving nature of the threats we face mean we must adapt, and adapt fast, and with the UK leaving the EU, the need for change is greater than ever.

Project Managers provide a key role delivering the Home Office Transformation Portfolio. It is large, complex and challenging and encompasses over 20 major and/or mission critical projects and programmes plus four business portfolios of change. There is a strong focus on agile, modular project delivery, supported by enterprise-wide portfolio management and you could find yourself working on a project for the UK's critical national infrastructure through to a complex technology enabled business change programme.


The Role of a Contract Manager
Your role as Contract Manager would be dealing in the management of contracts made with key stakeholders, customers, vendors, partners, etc. The successful candidate involved in contract procurement will be required to negotiate, support and manage effective contracts in line with budget constraints.

Contract management includes negotiating the terms and conditions in contracts, ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions, as well as documenting and agreeing on any changes or amendments that may arise during its implementation or execution.

It can be summarized as the process of systematically and efficiently managing contract creation, execution, and analysis for the purpose of maximizing financial and operational performance and minimizing risk.

You will have, or show potential for:
Project Management, an awareness of Commercial & Procurement skills, requirements management, scheduling, budgeting & cost management, quality management, business change & implementation, frameworks & methodologies, assurance, change control, business case development, asset allocation, benefits management and knowledge management, a working knowledge of planning, resource management, risk & issue management, governance and stakeholder engagement.


Typical Role Responsibilities:
*Contract/Procurement Management - Managing the contract once it has been awarded to the business, actioning change requests and the delivery of the contracts
*Business Case - Drafting the business case with input from project managers and specialists
*Communication & Stakeholder Management - Develop and maintain communications with project managers and other stakeholders, building effective and collaborative relationships
*Resource Management - Identify resources to ensure required capacity and capability for successful programme delivery. Undertakes planning, scheduling and estimating
*Risks & Issues - Manage risks and issues, including those that are strategic and politically sensitive, ensuring regular reporting and escalation as appropriate
*Benefits Realisation - Work with project leads and Benefits Manager to identify, track and deliver benefits set out in business case
*Programme Performance & Control - Plan and design the programme and proactively monitor and report on its overall progress through the governance framework
*Leadership Vision & Objectives - Deliver stated objectives. Support the programme to deliver the business case benefits and outcomes
*Dependency Management - Map programme dependencies and identify owners, build dependency management into the programme's governance cycle


Essential Criteria:
*Extensive experience in Contract/Procurement Management and their deliveries once the contract has been awarded to the business
*Experience in managing change requests
*Strong PM skills, showing best practice and theory
*Good organisational skills and attention to detail
*Excellent communications and interpersonal skills
*Ability to work under pressure
*Self-motivated and enthusiastic

Please note successful applicants will be expected to go through vetting and Security Clearance

We look forward to hearing from you and wish you the very best of luck with your application.