Job Description

IT Contracts Manager
Reference number: JR247585
Location: Hybrid working - home and London offices
Working pattern: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Number of roles: 1
Grade: IT5
Salary: 40,000 - 48,000 per annum
We are looking for a IT Contracts Manager to join our team.
Role summary
The IT Contracts Manager will be responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle management of IT contracts, ensuring all agreements align with business objectives, regulatory obligations, and risk appetite. The role also provides critical support in reviewing IT, data protection, and information security terms within client-facing contracts. By serving as a central liaison between internal teams, external suppliers, and B2B clients, the role plays a key part in ensuring contractual clarity, mitigating risks, and enabling the organisation's digital and data-driven objectives.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who may be currently working as a IT Contracts Manager, IT Supplier Manager or an IT Procurement Manager, who is looking to expand their skills and build their career with an industry leader.
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What you'll bring to the role
This role will suit anyone that has a passion for providing excellent service and enjoys communicating with colleagues and suppliers at all levels. You possess a procurement / supply chain management background with depth in lifecycle management, planning, organising, some technical and data privacy knowledge would be advantageous. As a confident organiser we expect you to have clear direction, focus and a can-do attitude and a habit of delivering on time
Key Skills & Experience
Proven experience in IT contract management, procurement, or a related commercial legal function.
Solid understanding of IT systems, cloud services, software licensing, and managed services.
In-depth knowledge of GDPR, data processing agreements, and information security principles.
Strong negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
Excellent attention to detail and ability to interpret complex contractual language.
Familiarity with tools such as contract management systems, eProcurement platforms, and document tracking.
Desirable Qualifications
Experience in the education, assessments, or regulated service sectors.
Certifications in CIPS, IACCM, or relevant legal/commercial fields.
Degree or diploma in Law, Business, IT, or a related field
What we do
Kaplan Professional is a leading provider of apprenticeships, accountancy / tax / finance & banking courses, and professional assessments. For almost 80 years, we've helped shape the development and careers of finance professionals.
We are part of the Kaplan group, one of the world's largest and most diverse education and assessment providers. We operate in over 30 countries and maintain relationships and partnerships with more than 1,000 school districts, colleges and universities, professional bodies and over 10,000 businesses. Our vast breadth and scope in terms of both capabilities and assets sets us apart.
What we believe in
Our goal is for Kaplan to be a great place to work where everybody can succeed, so we truly live and breathe our values: act with integrity, grow knowledge, empower & support, create opportunity, drive results together.
Kaplan is a global organisation whose mission is rooted in providing equal access to education and opportunities for advancement to people of all backgrounds. We believe diversity, equity and inclusion - of culture, experiences, perspectives - are paramount to creating success and opportunity in an ever-changing world. As an educator, partner and employer, Kaplan is committed to promoting an equitable world in which diverse talent can develop, advance and thrive.
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Our Values
We live, breathe and celebrate our values - they drive what we believe in, how we behave and guide us in creating a culture of success.

• Act with integrity

• Empower and support

• Create opportunity

• Grow knowledge

• Drive results together

What we offer
As well as a competitive salary, transparent pay structures, hybrid/home working where possible, and paths for career progression, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave + option to purchase more

• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme

• Big discounts on Kaplan courses for you and your family

• Private medical, income protection, and life insurance

• 24/7 confidential helpline providing counselling and other support services

• Company pension contributions

• Maternity, Adoption, Shared Parental and Paternity/Partner pay which is well above statutory levels

How to apply
To apply for this role please submit a CV along with a Cover Letter detailing how you meet the requirements of the role no later than Tuesday 7th October 2025. Note, we recommend that you apply at the earliest as we reserve the right to close the role before the closing date if we have gathered a suitable shortlist.
Additional Application Information
Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with our background checking policy. Successful applicants will be required to undertake a Basic Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Our Suitability of Ex-offenders Policy is available on the careers page of our website .
Application Support
If you require support completing your application or wish to talk to someone about the role before applying please email the Recruitment Team .
Disability Confident Scheme
As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to interviewing applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role as per the job description and any screening or testing stages. Details of how to request your application be considered under the Disability Confident scheme will be shared with all applicants upon submission of an application.
Furthermore, all applicants invited to attend interview will be given information on how to request reasonable adjustments to attend.
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