Administration & Systems Lead

The starting salary for this role is £36,989 per annum based on a 36-hour working week. This is a fixed term/secondment opportunity until 31st October 2023.

We are excited to be hiring a new Administration and Systems Lead to join our fantastic Market and Brokerage Systems team. The team is based in Woking, but we move around the county taking advantage of a hybrid working model.

About the role 

The Contract and Commissioning Support Service provides robust contract management, performance, and brokerage support to Commissioners of Adult Social Care. A countywide team, it provides a strategic perspective to some of Adult Social Care's biggest grants and contracts and works closely with the Procurement team and area-based commissioners to ensure the directorate is achieving, through its commissioned services, the best value-for-money outcomes possible for its residents.

At Surrey County Council, our vision is to help create better lives, a better place and a county where no-one is left behind. To deliver our vision we are committed to changing and radically improving the Council's culture, approach and performance, putting residents' current and future needs first. So, when we want to understand where we need focus our resources and how our work impacts residents, the Contract and Commissioning Support service steps in to provide insightful analytics. Our busy and friendly team is looking for a highly motivated and conscientious individual to join us. This is an opportunity to develop your data analysis skills, report building/writing skills, and presentation skills in order to produce creative reports which support commissioning in Adult Social Care.

In your application, we would love to hear about your:

• Proven track record of developing, specifying and implementing system configuration to business requirements,
• Can-do attitude and ability to use initiative to continuously improve processes and systems functions,
• Knowledge of IT best practices and methodologies (Agile, DevOps),
• Back-end experience on a Sourcing System Software or Market Place style product,
• Excellent problem-solving, communication and team management skills,
• Experience of providing training and updating technical documentation.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 04/06/2023.

Interviews will take place the week commencing 12/06/2023.

This is a 6-month secondment / fixed term contract. If you are internal, please seek line manager approval before applying.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our website.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.