Senior Contract Manager - Learning Category

The Cabinet Office and HM Treasury operate at the heart of the UK government. These iconic departments are responsible for ensuring the effective running of government, maintaining control over public spending and working to achieve strong and sustainable growth for the UK.
The Cabinet Office & HM Treasury (COHMT) Commercial team has a vision to be a top performing commercial function in government, setting best practices for others to follow. It offers a unique challenge to commercial professionals who want to work on some of the UK's most important policy issues. The team works in partnership with all areas of the business, providing a commercial service that covers planning, commercial strategy, sourcing and contract management on circa £1bn of third party spend.

The COHMT Commercial team operates with our core values in mind which are:
We are Curious, Collaborative and Kind, we act with Integrity and are Focused on value for money.

We are looking for a Senior Contract Manager to join our team, who will have the opportunity to work in a hands-on role providing contract management to significant contracts, whilst developing your skills in contract and commercial management. Given the nature of the role, you will be required to undertake relevant GCO contract management accreditation.

Role Overview:

The COHMT commercial team has recently undergone a change to its operating model and is now organised into spend category teams which are supplemented by business partners and embedded commercial teams in specialist areas and programmes. The directorate is supported by a central team responsible for the overall strategy and enabling functions.

You will provide effective contract management of specific suppliers, with a particular focus on centralised cross-government contracts , ensuring that key documentation remains current and accurate and that various elements of the obligations in the contract are delivered. You will work unsupervised on contract administration and support more senior commercial members of the team in meetings and forums that may include every aspect of the provision of a commercial service.