Contract and Account Manager - Stanton House, Huntingdon, United Kingdom
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Chelmsford
Our Benefits We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage… • A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing , both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family, • Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme, • Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances, • Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings, • Access to development opportunities , apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth, • Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day, • Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network, • Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards In this role, you will manage a portfolio of adult social care contracts, acting as the main point of contact for providers and supporting effective mobilisation, monitoring, and performance management throughout the contract lifecycle. You will work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure contractual, financial, and quality requirements are met, addressing issues promptly and supporting providers to improve where standards fall short. The role has a direct impact on service quality, financial assurance, and organisational resilience. By maintaining strong provider relationships, supporting compliance and improvement activity, and contributing to risk management and market stability, the Contract and Account Manager helps the Council meet its statutory duties, achieve value for money, and protect continuity of care for adults across Cambridgeshire. Your work supports informed decision‑making and strengthens the Council’s ability to respond effectively to market pressures and service challenges. For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Gurdev Singh . Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Standard Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. About you You will have experience working in contract management, commissioning, procurement, market management, or a related commercial or service delivery environment, with an understanding of how effective contract oversight supports quality, risk management, and value for money. You are confident working with providers and internal colleagues to manage performance, resolve issues, and support continuous improvement. You bring strong analytical and organisational skills, enabling you to review performance information, interpret data, and identify risks, trends, and improvement opportunities. You are comfortable working within governance and compliance frameworks, with a clear understanding of the importance of transparency, auditability, and accurate record‑keeping. You are also an effective communicator and relationship‑builder, able to engage constructively, influence appropriately, and challenge where standards are not being met. You will also ideally be able to demonstrate experience in adult social care or formal contract management although this is desirable but not essential. We welcome applicants with transferable skills from areas such as project management, performance management, financial analysis, supplier relationship management, or regulated service environments, who can apply these effectively to a contract management role. Relevant qualifications or training in contract management, procurement, commissioning, finance, or a related discipline are advantageous, alongside a commitment to learning, inclusion, and continuous improvement. Please use your supporting statement in your application to outline how your skills and experience meet the essential criteria outlined in the Job Description/Person specification. About us Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities. our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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