Job Description

We have an exciting role on offer within our Strategic Procurement and Commissioning service as a Contract Management Officer to work with Children's Services.
About Us
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Contract Management Officer to join our Children's Commissioning Team. The Strategic Commissioning and Procurement Team sits within the Finance Directorate but supports, directs, and guides all Directorates across the Council.
The successful candidate will be a key part of the Team and should be passionate about ensuring high quality service provision with a real focus on improving outcomes for the young people of Middlesbrough. The successful candidate will work with Providers of services, alongside other key partners, and stakeholders therefore the ability to build strong, trusted, and effective relationships is essential to this role.
Candidates should be creative, and solution focused and be able to demonstrate good IT and excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Some knowledge or awareness of children's services would be advantageous. The candidate must hold a current driving licence, and the post requires an enhanced DBS check.
Our corporate values are at the heart of everything we do. Therefore, the successful candidate will be expected to be familiar with our values and how they would be reflected in their work. The post is eligible for blended working with the main office location - Fountain Court, our newly renovated modern office space.
If this is you, this may be the opportunity you are looking for!
In return we can offer:

• Generous leave entitlement with an option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
• Excellent pension plus top-up options.
• Staff networks run by our staff for our staff.
• Flexible working (dependent on job role).
• Electric car lease scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee benefits portal including Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff lottery.
• Travel and car parking schemes.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Fantastic career progression opportunities and lots more!

If you would like to talk through this opportunity further, please contact Nichola Scott, Children's Commissioning Manager on
The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
We operative a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.
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