Location: Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, ML1 1AB
Salary: £33,558 - £38,811 per year pro rata
Contract Type: Temporary
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
Work From Home: Hybrid
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF
This vacancy is internal and open to applications from employees of North Lanarkshire Council and Associated Employers only. The "Apply now" button is not activated for this role. Please log into your MySelf account for further instructions on how to apply as an internal candidate.
Based within the Education Project Team, in the Civic Centre, Motherwell, you will report to the Education Project Co-ordinator.
To support this role, you will require:
* To be responsible for taking a lead role within a number of service areas
* Lead on tendering and contracting activity, including tender administration, tender evaluation, supplier negotiations, and contract award.
* To take a proactive approach to service spend and maintaining an overview of the procurement activity within these areas.
* Assist in ensuring that Education and Families procurement activity is carried out within a performance management framework.
* Have a variety of procurement experience and knowledge
* Work in partnership with colleagues, educational establishments, and other public sector organisations.
Knowledge of the Council’s Contract Standing Orders and Financial regulations would be advantageous.
With excellent organisational and IT skills, you will be able to utilise various Microsoft Office packages, and be a clear written and verbal communicator, with the ability to analyse information and produce reports.
You will be joining a dynamic and flexible team within Education and Families, who currently operate an agile model of home-working and office-based work. You may be required to travel throughout North Lanarkshire.
This position is temporary for a period until 27/11/2026.
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council
If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays, and a wide range of benefits available to you. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care, you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live.
Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.
***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***
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