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We’re a local housing association that’s passionate about tackling the housing shortage in the East of England. We provide warm, safe and affordable homes. But we don’t stop there. We offer a wide range of support and services to help our customers and their communities to thrive. We want to be an organisation that cares about our customers and communities and is determined to make a difference. We’ll be bold and open-minded in our pursuit of solutions to help people transform their lives.

What you’ll be doing

We are looking for a Procurement and Contracts Officer to provide professional and effective Procurement and Contract Management support to the Procurement and Contracts team and wider organisation.

1. • Conduct both FTS and non-FTS procurements following CHP Policies and UK Public Contract Regulations to ensure we are achieving VFM and compliance across all procurement activity.
   • Support Business Partners and Head of Procurement and Contracts with tendering and contract management activities to allow the team to provide a first-class service to the business
   • Establish and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support the delivery of compliant and excellent Procurement and Contract Management.
   • Provide professional procurement and contract management expertise and advice to internal customers, that advice will include but not be limited to:

1. 1. Specifications.
   2. Professional and compliant tender documentation and processes, including evaluation; and
   3. Professional contract management documentation and activities.

1. • Identify deliver and report savings and efficiencies to show the value the Procurement and Contracts team delivers to support key CHP objectives.

What we’re looking for

1. • Evidence of attainment of good literacy and numeracy, e.g. GCSEs or equivalent demonstrable prior learning
   • Proven experience in Public Sector procurement.
   • Good understanding of UK Public contract Regulations .
   • Proven experience in managing contracts both for works and services
   • An excellent communicator with the ability to adapt styles to engage a wide range of stakeholders with different communication styles.

Committed to equality of opportunity, we welcome applications from all sections of the community. Applications for job share and part-time working will be considered on a business needs basis.

Wellbeing is a priority for us, and we aim to help our employees achieve a successful work/life balance and have adopted an agile working style. We host a range of learning activities to develop our people, support their career aspirations and professional qualifications. We encourage employee participation on all levels and we’re always open to new ideas or ways of working.

 

Please note this role is Hybrid and after the initial induction will only require office attendance around once a month.