Associate Director of Contracts

Role: Associate Director of ContractsRole Type: Fixed Term Contract (12 - 18 months)Location: Surrey/HybridSalary: £81,000 - £86,000We are seeking an experienced NHS contracting leader to join our client as Associate Director of Contracts. You will provide strategic oversight and day-to-day leadership of the contracting and income portfolio, ensuring robust governance, high-quality stakeholder management and delivery of financial plans. You will ensure that contracting arrangements are underpinned by accurate data, clear service specifications, agreed currencies, and transparent performance and reconciliation processes.Key responsibilities Lead the contracting function, providing expert advice on NHS contracting and ensure timely delivery of contracting cycles. Provide strategic oversight of contract performance, including activity, quality, finance and key contractual metrics; identify and mitigate risks, and ensure actions are tracked to resolution. Own and maintain a clear contract governance framework (committees, reporting, sign-off, delegations, document control), ensuring compliance with Trust Standing Financial Instructions and relevant NHS guidance. Lead negotiations with commissioners, systems and partner organisations, building constructive relationships Support the programme to deconstruct block contracts into agreed service lines/currencies, including mapping of activity, coding, HRG/currency development (where applicable), and agreement of baselines. Work ..... full job details .....