Legal Services Contract Relationship Manager - Nursing and Midwifery Council : Job Details

About the TeamThe ProfessionalRegulation directorate is responsible for delivery of the NMC’s core regulatory functions. We work with a range of contractual partners to ensure our services meet the highest standards. We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Contract Manager to join our team and lead on our responsibilities for Legal Services Contracts. This role will be responsible for driving and maintaining strong effective contractual relationships across the Directorate and with external stakeholders to ensure delivery of our shared aims.About the roleThis is an exciting new role that will provide oversight and assurance of some of our more high profile contracts that sit within the Professional Regulation Directorate. The role will be fast-paced and as part of the role, you will manage high-value contracts by driving our contractual performance, ensure financial controls and will form strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and our external legal firms.About You

With proven public sector contract management experience, you will be able to lead on the above key responsibilities occasionally working autonomously. You will be an experienced negotiator who is able to evidence key judgments in the negotiation of a wide range of contracts. 

Ideally you will bring experience of working with legal contracts either from an inhouse perspective or from partnering with law forms. Its desirable but not essential that you would have knowledge of professional regulation.

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• 30 days annual leave - plus bank holidays 
• Enhanced Pension Contributions via our attractive Pension Scheme – with a basic 8% employer contribution as standard which increases up to 14% with optional added Employee Contributions 
• Life Insurance – 4 x current salary
• Hybrid/Flexible working policies
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 24 Hours Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Perkbox membership 
• Subsidised restaurant in our Portland Place office
• Season ticket loans 

Our core role is to regulate. First, we promote high education and professional standards for nurses and midwives across the UK, and nursing associates in England. Second, we maintain the register of professionals eligible to practise. Third, we investigate concerns about nurses, midwives and nursing associates - something that affects a tiny minority of professionals each year. We believe in giving professionals the chance to address concerns, but we’ll always take action when needed. 

To regulate well, we support our professions and the public. We create resources and guidance that are useful throughout people’s careers, helping them to deliver our standards in practice and address new challenges. We also support people involved in our investigations, and we’re increasing our visibility so people feel engaged and empowered to shape our work.

Regulating and supporting our professions allows us to influence health and social care. We share intelligence from our regulatory activities and work with our partners to support workforce planning and sector-wide decision making. We use our voice to speak up for a healthy and inclusive working environment for our professions.

Check out our NMC LinkedIn page here for an insight into the NMC, our vacancies and the world of healthcare regulation.  

Please note, if we receive a high level of applications, we may choose to close this advert early. We encourage you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.The role you are applying for is a flexible role, and whilst you will be posted initially to a team, this may require movement between teams as the flow of work dictates. You will of course understand that this flexible approach enables us to provide the best possible service to our registrants and reach the outcomes to our cases quickly and within a reasonable timeframe. This will not change your terms and conditions and will be discussed with you prior to you taking up the post.  Successful candidates will be appointed to a particular NMC Office, but you may be required to travel to other NMC locations, that are reasonable daily commute from your home office.Up to Band 5:Due to the nature of your role and the work undertaken by the NMC, on very rare occasions you may be required by the NMC or the Courts to assist in litigation proceedings or inquests. This may involve collating information, providing a witness statement, or giving oral evidence on behalf of the NMC.

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Due to the nature of your role and the work undertaken by the NMC, you may be required by the NMC or the Courts to assist in litigation proceedings, inquests, or inquiries. This may involve collating information, providing a witness statement, and giving oral evidence on behalf of the NMC. Such evidence may be in relation to specific cases, policy decisions or operational, strategic issues taken by the NMC 

Our Pay PolicyIt is expected that staff new to the NMC will ordinarily be appointed to the bottom of the relevant pay band. However in exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a salary above the bottom of the relevant pay band but we may request proof of current earnings. Please note that we offer an annual review of salaries and adopt a generous progressive pay approach. Further details of which are available on request.For our internal colleagues, you will be paid in accordance to our internal pay policy. Reasonable adjustmentsWe will provide reasonable adjustments to support disabled candidates throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any additional support to enable you to make an application with us.Screening and vettingAll of our roles are subject to pre-employment checks. We are in the process of introducing a vetting policy, and it is possible that this role may become subject to DBS and further vetting checks in future.