Birmingham City Council

Reference: 4631384

Title:IT Contracts Manager

Job Type: Permanent

Full-time

Industry: Public Sector

Location: Europe -- Northern Europe -- United Kingdom -- England -- West Midlands -- West Midlands Birmingham

Salary: £40000 - 50000 per year +

Are you a Contracts Manager with a background in managing complex IT contracts? Then I have the perfect role for you.

HAYS are delighted to be working with Birmingham City Council to recruit for an IT Contracts Manager on permanent basis. This role will sit within the IT and Digital category and will be responsible for the management of my clients digital and technology contract portfolio. The successful candidate will support the Lead Contract Manager in delivering an effective contract management framework, ensuring that all contracts are in line with relevant regulations, compliance and best practice.

This permanent vacancy comes with a salary of between £45,000 and £50,000 per annum (dependent on skills and experience), a hybrid working pattern and a generous benefits package.

About Birmingham City Council

This is an exciting time to be joining Birmingham City Council, Europe’s largest local authority, and specifically supporting the digital and technology categories. The Council are embarking on a transformative journey towards establishing themselves as a truly data-driven organisation, with unprecedented investment in people and technology, a solid strategy, empowering leadership and a newly redesigned service to get behind.

The IT Contract Management team are part of and work closely within the multidisciplinary Digital and Technology Services (DTS) directorate, contributing to the transformation of public services for the UK’s second largest city. The team work across a multitude of areas, including hardware, software, infrastructure, networking, telephony, development, data and cyber security.

In order to be successful in this role, you will need:

• Experience and knowledge of contract and performance management.
• Negotiation skills, cost optimisation and dispute resolution processes.
• Experience in managing significant or multi-disciplinary contracts with a proven track record of supporting IT procurements.
• Communication, influencing and negotiation skills, with proven ability to build credibility with stakeholders.
• Ability to articulate contract issues and produce high-level reports for senior managers and partners.

Knowledge and Experience in digital and technology contract management platforms e.g., ServiceNow, In-Tend and Oracle or equivalent.

WCC, CIPS or MCIPS qualifications would be desirable.

If you would like more information on this vacancy, then please apply now to send us an up-to-date copy of your CV and we will be in touch with more information.