Are you interested in deploying and embedding an aspiring Contract Management Framework?

The team/department
The role sits within the Supplier Management team which is responsible for the ongoing management and continuous improvement of both the Supplier Management and Contract Management Strategies, Frameworks and working practices across the organisation.
The team is part of the Procurement Department which is accountable for the selection and management of third-party suppliers to enable the delivery of Value for Money for the FCA, whilst ensuring compliance with procurement legislation. Procurement sits within the Finance Directorate.
What you will be doing (the role)
* Manage the design of the Contract Management Strategy and subsequent development (including external monitoring of contract management best practice), implementation, and ongoing oversight of the Contract Management Policy, operating model, framework and appropriate governance, ensuring ongoing organisational compliance
* Oversee the development and implementation of the contract management processes, procedures, and associated roles & responsibilities and coach, mentor and provide guidance for all Contract Managers across the organisation
* Undertake regular assurance reviews of compliance with the Contract Management Framework
* Manage the integration of the emerging Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) Framework into the Contract Management Framework, ensuring risk management practices complement and enhance contract management processes without creating conflicts
* Maintain relationships with key senior stakeholders (eg Directors, Head of Departments, Managers) across all business areas, and where necessary with suppliers, ensuring adherence to the Contract Management Framework, whilst acting as the escalation for standard and complex queries
* Extract and analyse information for reporting purposes (eg framework compliance MI, monitoring the financial health of key suppliers)

What you will get from the role
* Work for an organisation that serves the public and whose decisions directly affect the wellbeing of people, businesses and the UK economy - our strategic aim is to ensure that regulated markets function well and our operational goals are to protect consumers, protect financial markets and promote competition
* Oversee the deployment and embedding of an aspiring Contract Management Programme in an organisation where senior stakeholders recognise the value such a programme can deliver
* Be part of a team that is contributing to working to support the maturity and growth of the organisation by establishing robust contract management practices across the organisation
* Work with and influence senior stakeholders across the FCA, with a mandate to play an increasing role in ensuring the FCA can deliver and demonstrate Value for Money from its supplier engagements
Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your life cycle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash.

Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:
* 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
* Private healthcare with Bupa
* A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age - up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)
* Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
* Income protection

We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.

The skills and experience you will have

Minimum

* Proven experience of Contract Management, with experience and track record of designing, developing and improving Contract Management Frameworks
* Demonstrable evidence of building constructive relationships with key internal business stakeholders and suppliers at all levels, with the ability to influence

Essential
* Experience of working with contract management processes and systems, and associated governance requirements
* Design, delivery and ongoing improvement of Contract Management Frameworks, roles, and procedures, ensuring engagement across all key stakeholders in the process
* Commercial awareness and experience of working within the Public Contracts Regulations
* Knowledge and experience of using procurement/purchasing systems
* Make a strong personal impact, persuading with well-reasoned arguments and questioning where appropriate
* Excellent consulting and relationship management skills. An ability to work comfortably at all levels of the organisation, identifying and managing key stakeholders across all business areas, building rapport and constructive relationships, and managing escalations.
* Role model appropriate manager behaviours, values, and technical best practice across contract management
* Ability to guide, support and mentor contract managers in line with the FCA's Contract Management Framework

Multi-location
As part of the FCA's on-going commitment to develop our national presence, most of our vacancies are now open to working in our Edinburgh, Leeds, or London offices. This means that as part of the application process you will be able to select your preference of which office location you would like to work from.

Our Recruitment Delivery Team are committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any accommodations or adjustments as a result of disability, impairment, or health condition, please do not hesitate to let me know by emailing