Contracts Officer - HR (7656)

Job Title: Contracts Officer | 7656 | Fixed Term Contract for 6 Months | 37 hours per week | £36,124 to £37,938 per annum (Scale I) | County Hall

We are looking for an experienced and suitably qualified Contracts Officer to join our successful and enthusiastic team who provide professional in-house leadership, advice and support to its in-house services and employees as well as having a strong traded brand that complements and supports the delivery of services to Norfolk County Council. This is a fixed term contract position for six months.

You will be a key member of the Health, Safety and Well-being Team, responsible for managing Occupational Health contracts and related services, and be involved in areas of work such as developing and delivering our policies and strategy, and acting as a focal point, supporting directorates, teams and their managers. You will provide proactive assessment, monitoring and performance reporting against the Norfolk County Councils Health, Safety and Well-being compliance framework.

If you are professional, want to work in a high energy environment and are passionate about supporting people to work safely and achieve healthy outcomes as a result of work, please have a look at the job description and apply.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
• ‘Norfolk Rewards’ employee discounts programme
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job description and person specification to help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria.

Closing Dates:

• Redeployment closing date: 17 February 2025 12:00
• All other applicants closing date: 24 February 2025 23:59

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Human Resources

Industries: Government Administration