Contracts Officer - 05584

Newbury, England, United Kingdom

5/12/2025

West Berkshire Council is seeking a Contracts Officer to join our Children & Family Services Directorate. Working within our new Children's Commissioning Service you will play a really important role in helping to ensure to that services commissioned to support our children and young people are of high quality, whilst also delivering maximum value to the local authority. This is a fantastic opportunity that offers a diverse range of contract management, procurement, and administrative duties across both children's social care and SEND.

As Contracts Officer, You Will Be Responsible For

• Supporting the management and administration of contracts, ensuring compliance with agreed terms and conditions
• Monitoring contractor performance and service delivery, conducting regular reviews and providing feedback.
• Assisting with contract negotiations and re-tendering processes.
• Maintaining accurate contract records and databases.
• Providing advice and guidance to service managers on contract-related issues.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders and external providers to ensure successful contract outcomes.
  
  

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Experience in contract management, ideally within a public sector environment.
• Knowledge of contract law and procurement processes.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple contracts and priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in contract administration.
• Proactive problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and address issues.
• Passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people across West Berkshire
  
  

West Berkshire Council Offer Excellent Employment Benefits Such As

• Flexible working wherever possible between the hours of 07.00-21.00
• Hybrid working wherever possible working 40% in the office
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
• Generous Local Government pension scheme
• Family friendly policies
• A range of local discounts
• Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits
• You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days per annum (plus public holidays) Rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service.
  
  

Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please note this role is fixed term for one year but may be extended to two years subject to funding

We are ideally looking to offer the successful candidate the full number of hours advertised above. We may however consider offering less hours than advertised providing they meet the requirements of the role and service which will be determined by the recruiting manager.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jonny Woodthorpe on [email protected]

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Equal Opportunities

The Council supports Equal Opportunity of employment, and positively encourages applications from people who fall within any of the nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

How To Apply

Please now complete a short online application form. You will then be able to upload your CV.

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