Our client based in North London is looking to appoint a Procurement Officer. The post holder will use the Council’s agreed procurement mechanisms to commission work as required by the operational teams in the Property Management division. This will involve working with the Commercial Project Manager, consulting with the staff wishing to procure and other stakeholders, as well as the Corporate Procurement team.
The post holder will administer the systems used to monitor procurement activity and ensure contract awards are compliant with the Council’s governance frameworks Council standing Orders. You will act as the co-ordination point between Contract Resourcing, Legal Services, Human Resources, Repairs and Improvements and other colleagues to ensure all appropriate workflows for a procurement exercise are logged and monitored and are in compliance with the Council’s governance frameworks.
This assignment is set for an initial period of 3 months, with a likely extension thereafter and the pay rate is £25-£30/hour umbrella. The client is *ideally looking for some one with Public Procurement knowledge and experience. Preferably someone who has had a role of procurement officer in a local authority.