IT Contracts Manager

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Cafcass supports over 125,000 children and families each and every year, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, putting their needs, wishes and feelings first and ensuring their voice is heard at the heart of family court proceedings.

The targeted use of technology is what puts us at the forefront of our industry and there’s never been a better time to join us, as we invest in a significant expansion of our IT team.

As IT Contracts Manager, you’ll be part of an increasingly digital, national organisation that is continually investing in our staff in order to drive performance and efficiency within a workforce that is diverse, flexible and highly mobile.

We’ve already made great progress towards a fully cloud-based technology stack with an emphasis on outsourced delivery to multiple suppliers, and you will play a key role in driving this strategy forward with technical and business colleagues.

If successful, you will lead a small team and be responsible for:

Ensuring the effective management of contracts and assuring supplier performance in a cloud first environment

Ensuring that a multi-supplier environment supports a seamless experience for Cafcass staff and customers

Embedding a collaborative, flexible and value for money contracting environment

Ensuring the alignment of technology contracts with business requirements

Supporting the effective running of live services.

Is this challenging role for you? If so, let us tell you a few things we’re looking for in the successful candidate. You’re likely to:

Hold a recognised qualification appropriate to the role

Have seven to ten years’ experience in one or more disciplines such as;

- suppler and vendor management

- IT contracts management

- Cloud technology sourcing and management

- information or business analysis

- Have successfully worked with a range of external service providers

- Have had exposure to multiple, diverse technical configurations, contracting models and technologies

- Offer strong leadership skills that create positive, effective and sustainable relationships.

We’re flexible on location and offer home and remote working. The successful candidate would ideally be based from either our Leeds or Bloomsbury (London) for 1 or 2 days a week. We also provide a competitive and rewarding remuneration and benefits package, including:

Generous holiday entitlement

Membership of a Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible and remote working

Potential to bring your continuous service with you providing enhanced benefits

Health and wellbeing support, including healthcare scheme membership

Childcare vouchers

Cycle to Work scheme

We look forward to receiving your CV highlighting your suitability for the role of IT Contracts Manager. If you’d like further information on why you should join Cafcass, please visit our website by clicking the APPLY button.

Closing Date: Sunday 25 February 2018

Telephone Interviews will be 01/03/2018 - 02/03/2018

Panel Interviews will be 13/03/2018 - 14/03/2018