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On behalf of The Home Office, we are looking for a Contract Manager (Inside IR35) for a 10 month contract, based hybrid (3 days per week in office) in either London or Bristol. This role requires an Active SC clearance. 

The first duty of Government is to protect the public. Since 1782, the Home Office has led work to keep the country safe from those who seek to do it harm; in doing so, we make a vital contribution to HM Government’s plan for a stronger, fairer, outward-looking and united Britain.

The Home Office covers three systems Homeland Security, Public Safety and Borders, and Immigration and Citizenship. These systems work collaboratively to deliver our cross-cutting priorities, whilst providing increasingly efficient and secure services for the public. These are difficult areas that can rapidly change in the global environment we work in – this makes us one of the most exciting and stimulating government departments in which to work.

Role:

To support a major Home Office programme within the Emergency Services Network (ESN) portfolio. This role will focus on the post-award management and supplier mobilisation of critical telecoms and digital contracts, ensuring successful delivery, value for money, and effective supplier performance throughout the contract lifecycle.

As a Contract Manager, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Lead post-award contract management activities across telecoms and digital service contracts.
• Manage supplier mobilisation activities from contract award through to operational delivery.
• Act as the primary commercial interface between delivery teams, suppliers, legal teams and key stakeholders.
• Take ownership of contract management activities relating to critical workstreams.
• Ensure contracts are delivering agreed outcomes, service levels, and value for money.
• Monitor supplier performance and manage contractual obligations, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Support contract change control and variation processes in accordance with governance requirements.
• Develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across commercial, technical, legal, and programme teams.
• Review technical requirements and specifications with delivery leads to ensure contractual alignment.
• Support commercial strategy implementation and route-to-contract activities where required.
• Drive effective supplier engagement and negotiation activities.
• Ensure compliance with relevant public sector procurement regulations, including PCR 2015 and Procurement Act 2023 requirements, where applicable.
• Contribute to commercial reporting, governance packs, risk management, and programme assurance activities.
• Identify opportunities for improved supplier performance and commercial outcomes.

Essential:

• Proven experience managing complex post-award contracts through mobilisation and delivery, including supplier performance, contract changes, and commercial governance.
• Experience within telecoms, digital, technology, or network infrastructure environments, with the ability to work effectively with technical delivery teams.
• Strong stakeholder and supplier management skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and build relationships across commercial, technical, and senior leadership teams.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of commercial workstreams, and deliver outcomes in complex environments.
• Experience within the public sector and a strong focus on value for money and risk management.
• Active SC Clearance is required.

Desirable:

• CIPS/MCIPS qualified.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the Home Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Home Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".