Procurement and Contracts Officer

Post: Procurement and Contracts Officer

Location: Minerva Learning Trust Central Office

Pay scale: NJC Grade 7, Point 27: £35,745 to Point 31: £39,186 gross per annum (pay award pending)

Contract: Full time, Permanent (37 hours x 52 weeks)

Start date: September 2024 or as soon as possible

Minerva Learning Trust is an expanding Sheffield based Multi Academy Trust with a vision of providing outstanding education for all the students within our schools. The Trust is passionate that all students should see their time at school as happy and fulfilling with their potential developed to the utmost. The Trust employs just under 800 staff across our schools and central services, and we are committed to providing career opportunities and professional development which allows people to make a positive contribution to the delivery of our vision.

We are looking to recruit a Procurement and Contracts Officer to join our Trust central team, based in the Central Office at Sheffield Business Park in Tinsley, Sheffield, with a requirement to travel to the schools in the Trust on a regular basis. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is keen to use their skills, knowledge and experience to support the next phase of expansion of our Trust and make a difference across a group of schools. You will be joining a supportive team of colleagues and will make a significant contribution to the life chances of nearly 8,000 young people.

You will need experience of leading on procurement activity and monitoring and evaluating contracts, ideally within the public sector/education, and must be committed to providing an exceptional service to our family of schools.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is experienced in buying and procurement and has knowledge and understanding of procurement regulations, legislation and processes to ensure compliance

• Can monitor and manage contracts, liaising with colleagues across the organisation to ensure appropriate feedback and quality assurance is undertaken

• Can effectively contribute to the Trust’s procurement strategy and lead on the delivery of the agreed action plan

• Can produce appropriate reports in liaison with your line manager to inform the executive of performance against the action plan

• May hold a procurement and contract management accreditation/qualification e.g. CIPS

• Can actively engage with the market to ensure that the Trust drives value for money

• Will effectively contribute to the operations team, showing a flexible and supportive approach

In return the successful candidate will:

• Be a member of the Trust Central Team and join a strong and dynamic team of professionals across our organisation

• Receive access to a range of professional development opportunities and appropriate apprenticeship levy funded programmes

• Have access to the local government pension scheme and terms and conditions aligned to the National Joint Council for Local Government Services

• Have access to support through our staff wellbeing charter and employee assistance programme

Candidates can find out more about the Trust and our schools via the Trust website www.minervalearningtrust.co.uk Candidates can have an informal discussion about the role with Adele France, Chief Finance and Operations Officer. Arrangements for this can be made by contacting via e-mail: hr@minervalearningtrust.co.uk

The closing date is 9am Monday 12 August 2024 and interviews will take place on Tuesday 20 August 2024.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment, further information can be found in our child protection and safeguarding policy on our statutory information page on our website Minerva Learning Trust.

The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSIE, the trust/school will be carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence. Further information is available by contacting Eve Allen, HR and Payroll Assistant via eallen@central-MLT.co.uk

The application form and information pack is available on the Trust website www.minervalearningtrust.co.uk Please ensure that you do not fill in a Sheffield City Council application form in respect of this vacancy as your application will not be considered.