Cornwall Council Jobs Near Me – Contract Specialist

An exciting opportunity for a Supplier Relationship & Contract Specialist to work within Assets, Capital and Commercial Services. This is a role that will be interesting and varied, involving the management of three Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts that deliver a range of essential services. Education PFI includes 17 schools, Fire PFI covers 29 stations and a Leisure PFI with one centre.

We are looking for a Supplier Relationship & Contract Specialist with demonstrable PFI experience, and who is passionate about delivering high quality services. To be successful in this role, you must be able to develop effective working relationships with wide ranging stakeholders and have experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams to deliver specified levels of performance and represent value for money. Knowledge of contract law is essential.

This is a professional level role where the ability to assimilate information and proactively respond is required. The post holder will be attending project board meetings with senior stakeholders and officers and so experience of committee meetings and how they operate would be beneficial. Knowledge of how the Council’s decision-making processes work is desirable but not essential.

The post holder will need to work well as part of a team but also be self-motivated and able to prioritise workload to maximise delivery the service objectives. A good grasp of the Microsoft Office suite applications and SharePoint would be desirable

Please view the role profile here, your application will need to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria. Please ensure you answer all of the pre-screening questions in full, within the application form.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities, e.g., race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

Whilst the location/work-base for this role has been specified, our evolving way of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.

We are open to discussion about flexible working.

More information about working for Cornwall Council is available here.