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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Contracts Manager
About the Organisation:
Public Health Scotland is Scotland’s lead national agency for improving and protecting the health and wellbeing of all of Scotland’s people. Our vision is of a Scotland where everybody thrives. Our focus is on increasing healthy life expectancy and reducing premature mortality. To do this, we use data, intelligence and a place-based approach to lead and deliver Scotland’s public health priorities.
The Post:
The role of the Clinical and Protecting Health Directorate is to protect the people of Scotland from infectious and environmental hazards; enable high-quality clinical and public health knowledge, research and innovation; and change clinical and public health practice by using audits at a national and local level.
Within the Clinical and Protecting Health Directorate, the Contracts Manager is a new post that will take lead responsibility for the contracts the Directorate is negotiating and entering into, acting as the lead organisational contact for third party suppliers.
The post holder will be accountable for the management and integrity of all contracts related to supporting the functions and ambitions of the directorate.
The Candidate:
This role requires strong experience in supplier relationship management, maintaining and developing an open and constructive relationships with internal and external stakeholders. We are seeking a candidate with strong Contract & Supplier Management experience with an ability to manage a number of supplier contracts at any one time across a broad range of contracts, and work streams ensuring that the contract, governance, finance, and service requirements are aligned. Whilst also being able to demonstrate the ability to explain commercial aspects of contracts to non-commercial professionals.
Location and Working Pattern:
The post is based in either Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Central Quay, Glasgow.
Please note that PHS is currently in the process of relocating from Central Quay to Bothwell Street, Glasgow from spring 2024.
Public Health Scotland operate a hybrid model, working both at home and in the office.
There will be an expectation to travel to local areas for some meetings and events.
Work Pattern - Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.
During times of public health emergency, or other urgent business need, you may be required on a temporary basis to work your normal contracted working hours over 7 days including weekends, in order to meet the needs of the service.
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with PHS.
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits
Further Information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Brian Paris on brian.paris@phs.scot
Closing date for completed applications is 7 September 2023.
Further information on PHS is available from: www.publichealthscotland.scot
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
Public Health Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies