Contract Manager

This is a 12months Maternity Cover. The role is to cover Cambridge and Peterborough, so you need to be flexible and comfortable travelling when required.

Be part of something great!

Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people’s lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.

Benefits:

• Starting from £30,900
• 25 days holidays bank holidays
• 9% combined pension contribution
• Healthcare cashplan
• Retail discounts

About the role:

We have an exciting opportunity to become our Contract Manager. You will be managing the Weight Management Services we provide, empowering local families to be healthier and happier. We want to build relationships with local families to learn: what they care about, what matters to them, what barriers they face and what strengths they have as individuals, families and communities.

You will work with local partners including local authority public health, school nursing (including the National Child Measurement Programme), schools, healthcare professionals and third sector services to support families to manage their health in a fun and exciting way.

Additionally, you will be working with our Behavioural Insights Manager to develop a strategic plan for working with local communities.

As the Contract Manager, you will be responsible for managing a team focused on delivering the contract aims and providing reports to Commissioners and Senior Leadership team on the performance of the contract.

Key Responsibilities:

• Attend commissioning meetings to update on progress
• Work to achieve contract aims of 'Meeting people where they are to maximise engagement in all eligible groups, and targeted working with those with greatest need and highest risk of obesity.
• Work with local professionals (GPs, Dietetics, Public Health Team, local organisations and community services and groups, as well as the Child Weight Management Taskforce) to raise awareness of services and increase referrals into our service
• Work with communities and gather insightful data about what matters to them, their barriers, and strengths, and what they already do that naturally keeps them healthy
• Explore partnership and coproduction opportunities with stakeholders
• Contributing to the Child Weight Management Task Force
• Work alongside our awesome marketing and comms team to creatively engage professionals and the public
• Attend local events and networking meetings to promote services and identify services available to signpost and refer participants to
• Support management to develop pathways with local stakeholders
• Attend weekly team meetings to update the team on insight progress and referrals
• Analyse referral data and produce monthly progress reports
• Work with the Behavioural Insights Manager to help iterate our approach to meet the needs of people (professionals and the public)
• Keep detailed records of interactions/meetings
• Ensure you are adhering to policies and procedures (e.g safeguarding, health and safety, equality and diversity, data protection etc)
• Responsible for managing and developing a team to achieve performance
• Undertake other relevant work as required

What we are looking for:

• Strong stakeholder and engagement experience
• Experience of working in a public health environment or good understanding of the issue around maintaining a healthy lifestyle is desirable
• Experience of managing teams
• Experience of managing and delivering key performance indicators
• Experience of analysing data and producing reports
• Experience of working with and building relationships with partnership organisations
• Excellent oral and written communications skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Experience of managing a budget
• Experience of project management
• Able to travel with their own transport
• Good organisational skills
• Confident and self motivated and Assertive
• Methodical with the ability to understand and meet targets and deadlines, able to learn and assimilate new information.

EEO Statement

MAXIMUS is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of equality and diversity in employment in which our employees as well as candidates for employment are treated equitably. We understand that a diverse workforce adds to our competitive advantage; and as such, we aim to ensure that job applicants do not receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, marital status, disability, age, part-time or fixed term contract status, sexual orientation or religion, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post.

Where reasonable, MAXIMUS will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.