Contracts Manager - SC Security Clearance Required

Contracts Manager - SC Security Clearance Required

LOCATION: LONDON - 2-3 DAYS REQUIRED ONSITE, REST REMOTE

DURATION: 6 MONTH INITIAL CONTRACT

IR35 STATUS: INSIDE

You will assist in maximizing value for all parties through a deep understanding of legal, business, and commercial risks. You will work closely with sales and delivery teams throughout the entire contract lifecycle, providing high-quality advice and support for negotiation, drafting, and ongoing management of client contracts. Reporting into the Contracts Manager Lead, you will be responsible for handling contracts including subcontracts in accordance with company policies, procedures, applicable laws, and client business requirements, while ensuring compliance throughout the contract lifecycle. You will oversee client contracts and portfolios, managing contract lifecycle activities, supporting sales growth, protecting revenue, improving margins, and ensuring compliance, identify risks and propose mitigation strategies. You will support sales activities, including responding to RFPs and participate in negotiations. You will draft various contractual documents (e.g. statement of work, change request etc) and ensure adherence to contract management processes and policies. You will be expected to collaborate with legal teams to address complex contract issues.

Responsibilities:

• Working with sales and delivery teams to maximize value for all parties.
• Providing high quality advice and support for negotiation, drafting and ongoing management of client contracts.
• Handling contracts including subcontracts in accordance with company policies, procedures, applicable laws, and client business requirements.
• Managing contract lifecycle activities, supporting sales growth, protecting revenue, improving margins, and ensuring compliance.
• Supporting sales activities, responding to RFPs, and participating in negotiations.
• Drafting various contractual documents e.g. statement of work, change request, etc., and ensuring adherence to contract management processes and policies.
• Collaborating with legal teams to address complex contract issues.

Qualifications:

• At least five years of relevant contract management experience.
• Knowledge of public sector contracting.
• Security cleared in the past or currently holding a high level security clearance.
• Ability to obtain security clearance, which may take up to a minimum 10 weeks prior to appointment.

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply.

LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcomes applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.