Job Responsibilities:
Contract Management & Vendor Governance
- Manage the full contract lifecycle for outsourced programme partners, including drafting, evaluation, performance monitoring, renewal, and termination.
- Develop and implement contract management frameworks, ensuring adherence to procurement, financial, and governance standards.
- Track vendor KPIs and service delivery outcomes, ensuring alignment with objectives.
- Collaborate with legal, procurement, and programme leads to ensure contract terms reflect operational requirements and safeguard public interest.
- Establish a vendor performance dashboard to track compliance, deliverables, and expenditure.
Financial Management & Budget Control
- Oversee the preparation, management, and reporting of operational and programme budgets, including forecasting, variance analysis, and expenditure tracking.
- Monitor utilisation of funds, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in financial reporting.
- Support in annual budget submissions, procurement projections, and financial audits.
- Work closely with Finance Division to ensure compliance with fiscal policies and financial governance requirements.
- Identify cost efficiencies and recommend process improvements in budget utilisation and vendor payments.
- Ensure business continuity.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Develop and maintain an internal governance framework covering risk management, process integrity, and compliance assurance for the division.
- Ensure compliance with guidelines in procurement, financial management, and vendor governance.
- Prepare reports for management and audit committees on key governance indicators, audit findings, and risk mitigations.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen data transparency, reporting accuracy, and operational accountability.
- Serve as the key liaison between internal departments (Finance, Procurement, Legal) and external partners to coordinate contract and budgetary matters.
- Provide guidance to project teams on compliance, budgeting, and vendor engagement practices.
Job Requirement:
- 8 years of relevant experience in contract management, finance, or governance within a public agency.
- Strong understanding of public procurement processes, contract law and financial governance frameworks.
- Proven ability to manage large vendor contracts and complex service agreements.
- Competence in financial reporting, budgeting and expenditure tracking.
- Familiar with audit processes, risk management and internal controls.
