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General information

Posting ID
PSR1JP00100609
Type of employment
Contract
Organisation
Cabinet Office
Contract duration
To March 2027
Workplace Type
Hybrid

Description & Requirements

On behalf of The Cabinet Office, we are looking for Contracts Manager (Inside IR35) for a contract up to March 2027 based 1 day in Bristol, 1 day in London – with flex for the right candidate.

 

The Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and ensures the effective running of government. The Cabinet Office is also the corporate headquarters for the government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and takes the lead in certain critical policy areas. More information about the Cabinet Office can be found on its website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office

 

The role:

The Contract Manager for the Falcon Program is a critical position responsible for managing multiple contracts, overseeing milestones, and driving benefits realisation related to contract savings and rationalisation as the program transitions to a new operating model.

 

As a Contracts Manager, your main responsibilities will be: 

  • Manage multiple contracts within the Falcon program, ensuring delivery aligns with scope.
  • Oversee overall milestones and delivery in collaboration with delivery partners.
  • Conduct impact assessments for contracts affected by Falcon delivery and articulate requirements to existing contract managers.
  • Drive benefits realisation through savings and rationalisation of existing contracts under the new operator model.
  • Provide visible leadership for benefits management across the program.
  • Develop and maintain a clear commercial pipeline, including robust benefits profiles and baselines.
  • Oversee benefits realisation plans, specifically reductions in existing contracts, and manage associated change control.
  • Identify and mitigate risks to the delivery of contract changes and their associated benefits.
  • Track, coordinate, and report on the implementation of benefits.
  • Facilitate benefits mapping workshops and secure stakeholder signoffs.
  • Engage confidently with senior leaders, delivery teams, and portfolio functions across Falcon and BAU teams (Cabinet Office Digital).
  • Promote best practice and continuous improvement in both contract and benefits management.

 

Essential:

  • Experience with contract management experience.
  • Some experience in benefits management.
  • Strong background in IT management and IT contracts.
  • Experience working on a projects
  • Excellent analytical, communication, and influencing capability.
  • Ability to operate across organisational boundaries with good judgment. 

 

Desirable:

  • Project requirement experience working within a PMO, program, or portfolio environment.
  • Familiarity with Cabinet Office tools, governance, and assurance processes.
  • Qualifications such as APMG Benefits Management Practitioner or a minimum of Bronze Contract Management experience

 

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 Cabinet 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 Cabinet 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.

 

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