Contract Compliance Risk Business Partner (Ref 13/612)
To be based at one of three possible locations:
•· Gosforth, Newcastle
•· Aston Business Park, Birmingham
•· Malt House, Eastcote
Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
£28,000- £39,000 per annum + likely car allowance of £300.69 per month
So who is Home Group?
We are the UK's largest provider of care and support services and also one of the UK's top housing providers. Many of our clients need more than a home and through our Stonham brand we work with almost 30,000 vulnerable people in over 500 supported housing, justice and health services each year.
One size doesn't fit all, so our clients lead their support every step of the way and this is reflected in our client satisfaction rating of 95%, with 78% experiencing a positive move-on and tenancy sustainment of 75%.
The Bail Accommodation Support Service (BASS) is a national contract which provides, primarily, accommodation and support for either offenders released from prison subject to home detention curfew, or defendants remanded on bail.
About the role
We are looking for a Contract Compliance and Risk Business Partner to join our BASS management team. Our BASS team are delivering the largest 3rd sector Ministry of Justice Contract and following a successful contract extension award we've just entered our 4th year. So we have a long history of providing housing and support services for people with a history of offending behaviour. Today we are continuing to engage with the transformation of criminal justice, as well as delivering services directly funded by the Ministry of Justice.
You will work closely with our Head of BASS, Senior Criminal Justice Managers and Regional Contract & Performance Managers to monitor & audit contract compliance, ensuring there is appropriate operational and regional ownership of compliance across the contract. You'll have responsibility for coordinating and administering our contract variation change request process and ensure our Contract management system is up to date and reflects contract variation activity and schedules.
We're looking for you to have extensive skills and expertise with a proven track record of contract procurement; service Improvement or auditing, underpinned by a robust understanding of risk management across complex and large scale contracts or services.
You will need to be able to influence and manage a range of strategic and operational relationships as well as being able to manage a diverse and varied work load, work to deadlines and make informed and defensible decisions under pressure.
The role will require extensive travel on a national basis and as such a full driving licence and access to your own vehicle for business use is required.
Our values
At Home Group, we live by our values every day through our colleagues to provide a great service to our clients and customers. To be a success with us you'll need to be
Accountable (Don't pass the buck - own it!), Commercial (Spending wisely and working creatively), Caring (Looking after one another) and Energised (Having a positive, can-do approach)
What we'll give you
All new entrants will receive a thorough induction and ongoing support and training, and the post offers an excellent opportunity to develop experience and skills in working within the field of criminal justice, and all the prospects which derive from joining a large and successful national organisation
Our ‘My home package' includes competitive salaries, performance related pay, a contributory occupational money-purchase pension scheme with life assurance and long terms disability insurance, 25 days paid holiday a year - rising by 1 day per year up to 30 days, with the ability to purchase an extra 5 days, salary sacrifice schemes including cycle and car.