Contracts Manager

Location: Sheffield / Hybrid (Office Attendance 2 Days Per Week)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Salary: Up to £40,000 depending on experience

‘BBB introduced hybrid-working in 2020 and our colleagues work in our offices an average of 2 days a week, combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues. The successful post-holder will need to be based a commutable distance from either our London or Sheffield offices.’

Benefits package:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell holiday
• 15% employer pension contribution,
• Performance related bonus
• Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan and life assurance
• Paid voluntary day, maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more

THE ROLE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Contracts Manager to be responsible for commercial contract reviews and provide general commercial support, working within the wider Commercial Operations team, to business stakeholders. Additionally, you will contribute to the function of the wider Commercial Operations team.

Reporting to the Senior Commercial Manager, your primary responsibility will be reviewing commercial contracts in relation to BBB’s suppliers in accordance with BBB’s supplier management risk statement and appetite; this will include reviewing, interpreting, drafting, amending and negotiating various types of commercial documents, working collaboratively within the Commercial Operations team from a commercial law perspective and supporting the business in the procurement and contract reviews process.

It is essential that you have sound commercial awareness and judgement, with an ability to provide commercially focussed contractual and commercial advice proportionate to the legal, reputational, and operational risks inherent in the task at hand. You will have good technical drafting and negotiating skills, with knowledge of public procurement law being a distinct advantage.

An understanding of different contract structures including frameworks, single service agreements and supplier terms is essential. Familiarity with IT contracts, prior in-house experience and knowledge of data protection, freedom of information law and IT/IP would be highly advantageous.

You will have strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships, as you will work closely with stakeholders at all levels across the business, managing expectations effectively. You will also be comfortable prioritising competing demands, with an ability to work autonomously.

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ABOUT US

The British Business Bank is a unique and exciting institution. Its mission is to drive sustainable growth and prosperity across the UK, and to enable the transition to a net zero economy, by supporting access to finance for smaller businesses.

Established in 2014, it is a 100% government-owned economic development bank but independently managed.

To deliver its programmes, the Bank works through more than 200 delivery partners such as high street, digital, specialist and challenger banks, venture capital and private debt funds and fintech platforms.

Currently, we employ around 550 people, split between offices in Sheffield and London.

Please note all candidates applying for this role should have the right to work in the U.K.