Senior Contracts Manager – Liverpool, Hybrid

Liverpool, Merseyside
Reed in Partnership
Do you have experience of working in a contracts management or legal role?Do you have extensive experience drafting and negotiating a variety of legal agreements and contract related documentation?Consider the role of a Senior Contracts Managerat Reed in Partnership!We are on a mission to be the partner of choice for developing people and their communities. Reed in Partnership is a public service provider specialising in skills training for the long-term unemployed, increasing employment opportunities by working with employers and providing youth services. This is a hybrid role from the Liverpool office. You will be required to be office based 2 days per week.What is the role about?The Senior Contracts Manager reports to the Associate Director of Contracts and Procurement and provides essential support to Operations Management, Heads of Support Teams and to the Finance Director in contracting for purchased services. The Senior Contracts Manager role will require the individual to support Operations by supporting the production and negotiation of all contractual documentation relating to mobilisation, contract management and close down of suppliers in the supply chain network.Key to the role is an ability to understand complex and varying contractual relationships with commissioners, supply chain partners and subcontractors and ensure that these are accurately reflected in all drafted contractual documents.The role will require a capability to produce contracts that fully reflect the passing down of commercial and financial risk to supply chain partners, while identifying and mitigating risk in the commissioner contracts. Interest in ensuring accuracy in contractual documentation and an attention to detail are essential for this role. The Contracts Manager role will be largely office based and will involve excellent coordination, liaison and communication with the wider Operational Management team who will be out meeting and negotiating with partners and subcontractors.The role will also produce and coordinate signatures for Heads of Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements and supplier agreements among others. The role will be responsible for producing back to back contracts which flow down to supply chain partners and ensuring that as the delivery moves into business as usual, that any necessary variations and amendments are undertaken and a speedy response is provided to notifications of breaches, or request for terminations.Just some of your day-to-day responsibilities will includeContract management and control

• Reporting to the Associate Director of Contracts and Procurement on all aspects of contracts management
• Supporting the production of finalised contracts assigned to the role
• Coordinating the administration, across the whole UK provider network, to keep contracts up to date, deal with any amendments, variations or breaches and handle contract terminations.
• Working with the whole Operations team where delivery is outsourced to respond to contractual requirements and communicate updates on progress.
• Maintaining accurate records and archives of all contract documentation
• Production and coordination of heads of agreement document including delivery profiles and pricing schedules.
• Liaising with the finance department regarding the commencement of any contracts work further to the production of heads of agreements.

Mobilisation

• Supporting the Associate Director of Contracts and Procurement in producing contracts relevant to the type of Supply Chain partner which are in line with the Heads of Agreement and any subsequent agreed variations to meet all contractual requirements.
• Managing the administration and coordination of contract and SLA signatures across the whole network
• Ensuring that all necessary expectations, including infrastructure, resources, performance, delivery, data security, control environment and finances, are accurately reflected in all agreements.
• Mobilisation of specific supply chains as necessary
• Internal communication and briefing as necessary with Operations and other teams with regard to specific contractual terms

Management and Business As Usual (BAU)

• Production of contract variations or amendments for assigned contracts
• Invocation of step in rights.
• Notification and management of minor and major breaches and attendance at meetings as required to support in the delivery.
• Termination for cause or by mutual agreement: facilitation and documentation.
• Identifying risks in contracts as part of the risk management framework.
• Identification of improvements and best practice as part of the performance improvement framework.

Close down

• Archiving of all documentation.
• Ensuring all communications are line with contractual agreements and arrangements in relation to systems and data access.

Other Contracts

• Drafting and negotiation of supplier contracts following procurement of goods and services through to signature
• Drafting and review of confidentiality agreements
• Negotiation and review of customer contracts through to signature.

What’s in it for you?Alongside a generous base salary (pro-rata for part time), and great flexibility with your working schedule, we offer training, development and progression opportunities. You will have access to the range of Reed in Partnership benefits, which include:25 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time) plus statutory bank holidays Reed Pension SchemeAward Winning Management & Leadership trainingProfessional & Personal Development FundsBi-annual pay reviewsPlus much more that can be found