The role will support the management of our wide array of contracts and suppliers within Hampshire County Council covering IT Services, Infrastructure, Software and Applications. Working in the Contract Management Team and wider Service Management Team, you will input into the evolvement and implementation of the policies and practices necessary for commercial and contract negotiation, establishment, service oversight and compliance of major IT contracts. Key objectives of the role include supporting the Contract Management Team in day-to-day management of live contracts alongside procurement and renewal of new and existing contracts. You will strive for best value, look for opportunities to consolidate contracts and identify economy of scale opportunities to minimise costs; this is to be balanced with assuring that contracts form the basis of, and operate in compliance with providing services with minimum disruption to proactively managed services and measured risk acceptance necessary for defined IT and Directorate operations. Ideally, you will have experience working within IT Contract Management, IT Procurement or IT Software Asset Management. We need you to be a strong team player with the ability to react positively to change, be proactive and highly motivated. You will have strong planning and organisational skills so you can contribute to the review of all existing contracts and services as well as also supporting procurement with new services.