Project & Account Manager - 24 months Fixed Term

Scotland Excel is an award-winning Centre of Procurement Expertise providing a wide range of procurement, commissioning, consultancy, and learning and development services for our members.

Since 2008, we have helped to establish procurement as an effective driver for local and national economic growth and wellbeing. Our £2bn portfolio of collaborative contracts supports the delivery of savings, social value, community benefits, fair work practices and environmental policy, and covers a wide range of public services including construction, roads, transport, environment, corporate and education.

We also provide procurement and consultancy services to help our members get the most from their procurement resources, ranging from ad-hoc tendering support through to transformation programmes and strategic procurement partnerships.

The Scotland Excel Academy offers applied learning programmes leading to accredited qualifications in procurement, leadership and management, coaching and mentoring, project management and business analysis, as well as short courses and workshops.

Scotland Excel is a non-profit organisation working with members from across the public sector including local authorities, health and social care partnerships, housing associations, and other public and third sector organisations.

About the role

This role will work with a range of our local authority and associate partners, building relationships at all levels of these organisations. It will also support the Commercial & Projects Manager in identifying, developing and delivering sustainable opportunities to offer new services which meet customer expectations while helping Scotland Excel meet its financial targets. Further development of project standards will also be a key part of the role.

What we can offer you

You will work with like-minded colleagues who get real satisfaction from supporting the delivery of essential public services and bringing social, economic and environmental benefits to our communities.

Find out what makes Scotland Excel an employer of choice in public procurement and what benefits we can offer you

https://home.scotland-excel.org.uk/work-for-us/

How to apply

To apply, please forward a tailored CV (of no more than three pages), a covering letter explaining why you meet the requirements for this role and a completed equality monitoring form. Note that applications without a covering letter and equality monitoring form will automatically be disregarded.

Please email covering letter, CV and equalities form to recruitment@scotland-excel.org.uk. If you require these forms in a different format, please email us at the above address or call 0141 488 8760.

We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and guarantee an interview to those candidates who meet the essential requirements for the position. If you have a disability, please make us aware of it in your covering letter.

Closing date is 12 noon on Friday 24^th September 2021.

Interviews will be held week commencing 4^th October 2021.