Contract Support Officer

Full Time, Permanent
A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the Procurement & Contract Management Service for a motivated and experienced Procurement professional to join Bristol City Council, a diverse and ambitious organisation with a £1bn+ p.a. revenue budget and £1bn capital programme.
Bristol City Council is seeking to recruit an experienced Contract Support Officer working within the Contract Management area of the service. The role is specific to the centralised strategic contracts within the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) portfolio.
You will be required to have experience of supporting a portfolio of contracts for a client perspective with a proven track record in contract development and delivery. Ideally with experience in Private and Public sector.
What will I be doing?
You will act as part of the council’s dedicated strategic intelligent client on a portfolio of complex/high risk contracts, ensuring high quality efficient delivery in line with contractual commitments.
What do I need to have?
We need someone with excellent understanding of principles of contract and performance management and ability to apply these practically within a working environment of PFI and complexities and challenges of this sector.
You will need to have a good level of knowledge and experience of supporting provision of commercial assistance and strategic commercial administrative support, including co-ordination of associated projects within a diverse/ complex organisation.
You will also need experience of developing and sustaining effective working relationships with a wide range of partners, stakeholders, and suppliers, with a proven ability to develop professional partnerships.
Why Bristol City Council?
At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our role’s hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice – mixing both home and office working.
Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
How do I apply?
If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.
To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.
Additional Information
This is a FULLTIME role, 37 hours per week and is a permanent contract until. Your working days will be Monday to Friday.
If you have any further queries after reading the job advert along with the attached job paperwork then please contact Kam Bhakerd, Contract Manager – PFI on kam.bhakerd@bristol.gov.uk
Interviews are expected to take place w/c 15th May 2023.
At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.