Camden Accessible Travel Solutions is located at the Councils York Way depot and is responsible for procuring Camden’s fleet of vehicles for all of its services. It also operates minibus, bus and coach services for special educational needs children and transport to and from day centres for older and disabled people. The Services additional functions includes administering accessible transport schemes such as the Freedom Pass, Taxicard and Blue Badges schemes for eligible people, as well as bespoke schemes such as PlusBus and the award winning ScootAbility scheme.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Business & Contracts Manager to join this multi-agency team. The successful candidate will play a major role in managing the Services’ budgets including reporting to senior managers on financial performance, budget setting and advising on financial processes and procedures within the Council’s policies and standing orders. You will also be responsible for advising and supporting colleagues with regards to their financial roles and responsibilities. In addition the post holder will be responsible for managing the Services’ contracts including working with the Council’s central procurement team with respect to service procurement and contract drafting.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS.

You will have extensive experience of both contract and budget management preferably with local authority experience though this is not essential. Under the guidance of the Customer and Business Improvement Manager you will work to ensure the effective delivery and management of contracts, and management of the Service budgets. The Council is looking for an enthusiastic, confident, adaptable and articulate individual with excellent attention to detail and the ability to work effectively in a team. You will have CIPS certification or a relevant accountancy qualification, or high level experience of a similar role or function.

About Camden

Camden’s main offices are located in modern, award-winning offices at King’s Cross within walking distance of the Council’s York Way Depot. You can expect an exceptional range of benefits including discounted access to the onsite leisure facilities with swimming pool, recognition and reward for high performance with progression and pay increases, flexible and agile working hours and access to a leading pension scheme.

Camden is proud to be the country’s first Timewise council and as part of this accreditation, we work to help parents balance work with childcare. This fits in with our aim to be leaders in innovative, flexible and part-time working that allows for different patterns of care and for parents to share childcare responsibilities.

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Discover and Diversity

To “discover” more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website

If you want to find out more about what it’s like to work at Camden to help you decide whether we’re a good fit for you, please click HERE to complete our online scenario based questionnaire. Please note, this does not form part of the application and will not be used as part of the selection process.

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as inclusive as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for people who have a disability or long-term health condition. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, or provide any information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk, or post to 5 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG.

Interviews to be held: TBC

Please quote reference: 180000YM

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