FDM Group

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Supplier and Contract Manager who has a specialism in Governance to work for our client within the public sector. This is initially a 6-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in London or can be based across other offices around the UK. Our client is seeking a Supplier and Contract Manager to ensure supplier and contractual arrangements meet rigorous compliance, legal, and risk management standards. You will develop and enforce governance frameworks and act as a key liaison with internal audit, legal, and compliance teams. Responsibilities Lead the development and implementation of contract governance frameworks and processes Monitor compliance with procurement regulations, contract terms, and information governance (e.g., GDPR) Conduct risk assessments on suppliers and contracts; develop mitigation strategies Manage audits and ensure corrective actions are tracked and completed Collaborate with legal and compliance teams on contract drafting and dispute resolution Maintain oversight of policy updates and ensure governance standards are communicated and applied Requirements Experience of the management of 3rd party contracts Experience in supporting or leading on new procurement activities including writing Statements of Work (SoWs) Sound communication skills - capable of engaging with a range of stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure needs are met effectively Relevant and recent experience in the procurement and management of 3rd party contracts Good organisational skills to prioritise, plan and manage your portfolio of contracts to maximise time and productivity and to meet deadlines A track record of working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders The ability to work at pace in complex, multi-stakeholder environments, demonstrating resilience and sound judgement The ability to balance and prioritise competing demands with minimal supervision Proven experience in contract governance and risk management Strong knowledge of public sector procurement legislation and governance frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001) Excellent understanding of data protection and compliance regulations Analytical mindset and experience with audit and compliance reporting Effective stakeholder engagement skills at all levels Why join us Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field Annual leave, work-place pension and BAYE share scheme About FDM We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index. Diversity and Inclusion FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Are you looking to return to work after a career break? If you are ready to restart your career and have experience in business or technology, this could be the ideal opportunity for you. At FDM, we help you back into a rewarding and successful career. Whether it has been 1 year or 20 years, our Returners Programme is dedicated to supporting professionals who have taken a career break on their journey back to work. FDM Group is a global professional services provider focusing on launching and restarting careers across a variety of sectors. We have centres located across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific and we currently have over 3,800 consultants working with over 200 high profile clients. Re-skill and accelerate your progression As part of the programme, you will receive seven weeks of fully-funded training designed to reconnect you with your existing skills, refresh your knowledge and equip you with industry-recognised qualifications. It covers professional skills and business and tech-specific training, focusing on Business Analysis, Project Management, Excel and Agile methodologies, ensuring that you are prepared for any career path ahead of you. Our academy centres where you will train are located in London, Leeds or Glasgow. Once you have completed your training, you will start working on exciting projects with our leading clients as a fully integrated member of their teams. Many returners go into Business Analysis or Project Management roles; however, we will help you find the role that best suits you and your background. After two years, you can remain with FDM, or you may have the opportunity to transition to a permanent role with the client. What we offer you: Seven weeks of commercially relevant business and technical training Opportunity to receive relevant industry certifications (PRINCE2, SCRUM Master and others) Flexible hours of 9:30 am - 4:30 pm, during the seven-week training period, to help accommodate personal commitments Opportunities to work as an FDM Consultant with our high-profile clients across banking, insurance, healthcare, media and other sectors Fast-track career progression through access to senior roles Continuous support and development throughout your career journey and access to a wide number of initiatives we have in place: Wellbeing and Mentoring programmes, employee networks, Consultant Peer Support, Employee Recognition Awards and many more Essential criteria: A minimum of 1-year career break Passion for technology and business and willingness to get back to work Five years of previous commercial experience in business analysis, project management, project support, accounting, law, finance or similar areas Ability to commit to FDM for two years after training Availability to work in a full-time role Our team are here to support you through every step of the journey, ensuring you have the confidence, skills and opportunity to step back into a successful and rewarding career. Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of what we value as an organisation. FDM Group is an equal opportunities employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other status protected by law. Our recruitment team are happy to support with any reasonable adjustments that are needed within the recruitment process.

Returners Programme Are you looking to return to work after a career break? If you are ready to restart your career and have experience in business or technology, this could be the ideal opportunity for you. At FDM, we help you back into a rewarding and successful career. Whether it has been 1 year or 20 years, our Returners Programme is dedicated to supporting professionals who have taken a career break on their journey back to work. FDM Group is a global professional services provider focusing on launching and restarting careers across a variety of sectors. We have centres located across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific and we currently have over 3,800 consultants working with over 200 high profile clients. Re-skill and accelerate your progression As part of the programme, you will receive seven weeks of fully-funded training designed to reconnect you with your existing skills, refresh your knowledge and equip you with industry-recognised qualifications. It covers professional skills and business and tech-specific training, focusing on Business Analysis, Project Management, Excel and Agile methodologies, ensuring that you are prepared for any career path ahead of you. Our academy centres where you will train are located in London, Leeds or Glasgow. Once you have completed your training, you will start working on exciting projects with our leading clients as a fully integrated member of their teams. Many returners go into Business Analysis or Project Management roles; however, we will help you find the role that best suits you and your background. After two years, you can remain with FDM, or you may have the opportunity to transition to a permanent role with the client. What we offer you: Seven weeks of commercially relevant business and technical training Opportunity to receive relevant industry certifications (PRINCE2, SCRUM Master and others) Flexible hours of 9:30 am - 4:30 pm, during the seven-week training period, to help accommodate personal commitments Opportunities to work as an FDM Consultant with our high-profile clients across banking, insurance, healthcare, media and other sectors Fast-track career progression through access to senior roles Continuous support and development throughout your career journey and access to a wide number of initiatives we have in place: Wellbeing and Mentoring programmes, employee networks, Consultant Peer Support, Employee Recognition Awards and many more Essential criteria: A minimum of 1-year career break Passion for technology and business and willingness to get back to work Five years of previous commercial experience in business analysis, project management, project support, accounting, law, finance or similar areas Ability to commit to FDM for two years after training Availability to work in a full-time role Our team are here to support you through every step of the journey, ensuring you have the confidence, skills and opportunity to step back into a successful and rewarding career. Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of what we value as an organisation. FDM Group is an equal opportunities employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other status protected by law. Our recruitment team are happy to support with any reasonable adjustments that are needed within the recruitment process.

Are you looking to return to work after a career break? If you are ready to restart your career and have experience in business or technology, this could be the ideal opportunity for you. At FDM, we help you back into a rewarding and successful career. Whether it has been 1 year or 20 years, our Returners Programme is dedicated to supporting professionals who have taken a career break on their journey back to work. FDM Group is a global professional services provider focusing on launching and restarting careers across a variety of sectors. We have centres located across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific and we currently have over 3,800 consultants working with over 200 high profile clients. Re-skill and accelerate your progression As part of the programme, you will receive seven weeks of fully-funded training designed to reconnect you with your existing skills, refresh your knowledge and equip you with industry-recognised qualifications. It covers professional skills and business and tech-specific training, focusing on Business Analysis, Project Management, Excel and Agile methodologies, ensuring that you are prepared for any career path ahead of you. Our academy centres where you will train are located in London, Leeds or Glasgow. Once you have completed your training, you will start working on exciting projects with our leading clients as a fully integrated member of their teams. Many returners go into Business Analysis or Project Management roles; however, we will help you find the role that best suits you and your background. After two years, you can remain with FDM, or you may have the opportunity to transition to a permanent role with the client. What we offer you: Seven weeks of commercially relevant business and technical training Opportunity to receive relevant industry certifications (PRINCE2, SCRUM Master and others) Flexible hours of 9:30 am - 4:30 pm, during the seven-week training period, to help accommodate personal commitments Opportunities to work as an FDM Consultant with our high-profile clients across banking, insurance, healthcare, media and other sectors Fast-track career progression through access to senior roles Continuous support and development throughout your career journey and access to a wide number of initiatives we have in place: Wellbeing and Mentoring programmes, employee networks, Consultant Peer Support, Employee Recognition Awards and many more Essential criteria: A minimum of 1-year career break Passion for technology and business and willingness to get back to work Five years of previous commercial experience in business analysis, project management, project support, accounting, law, finance or similar areas Ability to commit to FDM for two years after training Availability to work in a full-time role Our team are here to support you through every step of the journey, ensuring you have the confidence, skills and opportunity to step back into a successful and rewarding career. Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of what we value as an organisation. FDM Group is an equal opportunities employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other status protected by law. Our recruitment team are happy to support with any reasonable adjustments that are needed within the recruitment process.

About the role: As a Software Test Analyst, you'll be involved in all phases of an IT project and will develop skills related to the complete software development life cycle. The FDM Software Testing Graduate programme will teach you how to write and execute tests, assess and manage risk report results and how to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels of seniority throughout the development lifecycle. You will be able to work with test automation tools and frameworks and will be confident in both waterfall and agile environments, giving you a highly versatile skill set. Following the training you will work with one or more of our clients as an FDM Software Test Consultant, providing crucial services for a number of software projects, applications, websites or other solutions. This role is well suited for people who are curious, analytical and can spot mistakes that others may miss. What we offer you: Industry recognised training, covering both technical and professional skills to ensure you are business ready Opportunity to work with our market leading clients, as part of their integrated teams. Comprehensive support and development programme throughout your entire FDM career journey including continue professional Development, mentoring and networking events. Opportunity to gain ISTQB Foundation certification Relocation support where applicable for training and assignment(s) We ask you have the following: A degree level qualification (2:2 or higher) Exemplary communication skills The ability to be geographically flexible depending on client location A demonstratable interest and desire to work in technology Able to commit to the full 2-year graduate careers programme About FDM: Our purpose is to create and inspire exciting careers that shape our digital future. We want to make sure that the opportunity for a career in tech is made available to as wide an audience as possible and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer: it enables us to attract, recruit, train and deploy incredible people. We are one of the largest employers of graduates in the UK and have helped thousands of people start their careers in tech. The FDM graduate programme starts with training through the FDM academy. Following this, you will be placed with one or more of our clients to work as part of their team as an FDM consultant for a period of two years. After the two years, you can continue your journey with FDM, you may be offered a permanent position with the client or you can pursue other opportunities. With centres across Europe, North America and APAC, FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning FTSE 250 employer. Find out more about us, follow us on social #FDMcareers.

About the role: As an FDM Cloud Computing Engineer, you will gain invaluable hands-on experience while helping large organisations make the shift from traditional IT methods and overseeing all technological tasks involving the Cloud. You will have the opportunity to create breakthrough Cloud environments, as well as diagnose and fix issues to improve existing cloud-based systems to revolutionise business. As part of the programme, you will receive training in GCP, Azure, AWS, Python, Terraform, Ansible, Python, SQL. This will equip you with a versatile toolkit of software, languages and platform knowledge to carry with you throughout your professional career. You will also learn how to gather requirements for cloud-based environments, monitor and decommission Cloud environments which are no longer required and perform standard monitoring, disaster recovery and maintenance tasks. Upon training completion, you will be placed with one of our renowned clients as an FDM Consultant. A career in Cloud Computing Engineering suits those who are interested in understanding the root cause of a problem and are passionate about learning outside of their current knowledge set. What we offer you: Industry-recognised training, covering both technical and professional skills, to ensure you are business ready Opportunity to work with our market leading clients as part of their integrated teams Comprehensive support and development programme throughout your entire FDM career journey including continued professional development, mentoring and networking events Relocation support where applicable for training and assignment(s) We ask you have the following: A degree level qualification (2:2 or higher) Exemplary communication skills The ability to be geographically flexible depending on client location A demonstrable interest and desire to work in technology Able to commit to the full 2-year graduate careers programme About FDM: Our purpose is to create and inspire exciting careers that shape our digital future. We want to make sure that the opportunity for a career in tech is made available to as wide an audience as possible and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer: it enables us to attract, recruit, train and deploy incredible people. We are one of the largest employers of graduates in the UK and have helped thousands of people start their careers in tech. The FDM Graduate Programme starts with training through the FDM Academy. Following this, you will be placed with one or more of our clients to work as part of their team as an FDM Consultant for a period of two years. After the two years, you can continue your journey with FDM, you may be offered a permanent position with the client or you can pursue other opportunities. With centres across Europe, North America and APAC, FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning FTSE 250 employer. To find out more about us, follow us on social #FDMcareers.

About the role: As a Technical Operations consultant you will be managing the IT systems, applications and services that are used as vital components of a business's operations and will be responsible for resolving any incidents that arise. The training you receive at FDM will develop your skills in Linux and Window Base Operation Systems, SQL and Information Security. We will prepare you to take responsibility for a critical service or application, focusing on a more specialist area such as Infrastructure, Environments, Networking or Security. Training will also include Software Development Lifecycle and Service Management best practice using ITIL. This role is extremely diverse and your day-to-day routine would be unpredictable with an array of fresh challenges each day, tackling major incidents through root cause analysis. This is a fast-paced role and would suit people who have both excellent technical and communication skills, as well as being able to remain calm under pressure. What we offer you: Industry recognised training, covering both technical and professional skills to ensure you are business ready Opportunity to work with our market leading clients, as part of their integrated teams Comprehensive support and development programme throughout your entire FDM career journey including continue professional development, mentoring and networking events Opportunity to gain ITIL Foundation certification Relocation support where applicable for training and assignment(s) We ask you have the following: A degree level qualification (2:2 or higher) Exemplary communication skills The ability to be geographically flexible depending on client location A demonstratable interest and desire to work in technology Able to commit to the full 2-year graduate careers programme About FDM: Our purpose is to create and inspire exciting careers that shape our digital future. We want to make sure that the opportunity for a career in tech is made available to as wide an audience as possible and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer: it enables us to attract, recruit, train and deploy incredible people. We are one of the largest employers of graduates in the UK and have helped thousands of people start their careers in tech. The FDM graduate programme starts with training through the FDM academy. Following this, you will be placed with one or more of our clients to work as part of their team as an FDM consultant for a period of two years. After the two years, you can continue your journey with FDM, you may be offered a permanent position with the client or you can pursue other opportunities. With centres across Europe, North America and APAC, FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning FTSE 250 employer. Find out more about us, follow us on social #FDMcareers.

As a Risk, Regulation and Compliance (RRC) consultant, you will become the first line of defence for a business, helping to ensure the company remains safe from exposure to criminal activity and compliant with regulating authorities. You will become an expert in conducting client due diligence, also known as Know Your Customer (KYC), monitoring and reporting transactions to regulators and delivering challenging remediation or 'clean-up' projects under tight deadlines. You will use your commercial knowledge and experience to identify potential risks, safeguard assets against threat and analyse the organisation's capacity for success within the industry. FDM is an award-winning graduate employer with over 3,500 consultants currently placed with our leading clients, working in a variety of roles across business and technology. We're passionate about kick-starting graduate careers and we support you every step of the way. When you become an FDMer, you'll be provided with expert training from our London academy, as well as two years of commercial experience working on-site with our prestigious clients. At the end of the two-year placement, many of our consultants transition to permanent employment with the client or continue working at FDM as senior consultants. If you're looking for a fast-paced role with excellent career progression, look no further. What we offer you: Commercially relevant training and development of employability skills including Microsoft Excel and interview techniques alongside access to industry-recognised qualifications Continuous support throughout your entire FDM career journey, including continued professional development, mentoring and networking events Work with our market leading clients as part of their integrated teams Opportunity to work across the UK and beyond, with relocation support where available The ideal FDMer has: A passion to succeed within the IT industry Excellent communication skills and an ability to build relationships An analytical mindset and strong decision-making skills Educated to degree level (2:2 or higher), all degrees considered An interest in working nationally to support our clients Commitment to a two-year contract with FDM upon completion of the training period There's never been a better time to start a rewarding career in technology. With assessment centres running all year round and multiple start dates available, make an application today and see where your career will take you! Please note, applying for this role does not guarantee a place on this particular programme, you will be assessed at the assessment day to align you to a best suited role for your skillset.

We are looking for talented technical practitioners with 2+ years' experience who are seeking to develop their skills as Java Developers. Already on an upward trajectory, you are likely to be recognised by your peers as a leader and communicator who is drawn to the idea of helping others grow their talents and capabilities in the same way as you have grown you own. About Our Company FDM Group is a multi-award winning FTSE250 global professional services provider. We recruit the best Graduates, Returners, and Ex-Military professionals in order to turn them into motivated and self-actualising IT and business consultants ready to add value to our 200+ large and well recognised clients world-wide. FDM Global Academy trains our new recruits in contemporary high-demand working practices our clients especially value. Rather than teaching textbook theory, our training is highly experiential; delivered by seasoned consultants with significant time served in their discipline. We believe our approach is unique to us; blending various learning styles and media, we deliver realistic training scenarios requiring a mix of remote working and time in the office too, very much mimicking contemporary working practices in a modern business environment. About the Role We are offering a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to upskill and grow their technical capabilities by joining our training team to become a Java Trainer. After a period of formal training to build up your Java expertise as well as appropriate people skills, the role will involve training our pool of talented graduates to succeed as Java Consultants. Based at either of our London, Leeds, or Glasgow Academies you will be working as part of a global team of exceptional individuals nurturing the next generation of IT specialists. Commercial training experience along with agile delivery approaches and relevant professional qualifications are desirable but not essential; it's what you add that counts, everything else we can provide for the right candidate. We are looking for a two year commitment. After this time you may choose to continue as a substantive Java trainer as part of our Global Academy, or become a Java consultant working for one or more of our prestigious clients. Essential Criteria · 2+ years coding experience in one or more of the following languages: Java, C/C++, Python, JavaScript, C# · Experience with databases and SQL queries (i.e. MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) · Basic HTML and CSS skills · Experience using version control systems (i.e. Git, Mercurial, SVN) · General understanding of SDLC Eligibility to work in the UK Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of what we value as an organisation. FDM Group is an equal opportunities employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other status protected by law. Our recruitment team are happy to support with any reasonable adjustments that are needed within the recruitment process.