Contracts, Grants and Income Manager

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Contracts, Grants and Income Manager to join our team. This role offers the opportunity to lead meaningful change, manage high-impact services, and contribute to a safer, more resilient community.

Key Responsibilities

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of victim services and community safety. You ll play a central role in delivering a forward-thinking commissioning and income generation strategy, ensuring services are impactful, innovative, and aligned with the Police and Crime Plan.

You ll manage a substantial portfolio of grants and contracts, influencing how public funds are invested to deliver meaningful outcomes. You ll be responsible for holding suppliers to account through robust performance management, ensuring services deliver value for money and meet the needs of victims and communities.

You ll oversee the full commissioning cycle from needs assessment and service design to procurement, implementation, and evaluation. This includes developing clear, evidence-based service specifications and introducing new services that respond to emerging needs and priorities.

You ll be instrumental in identifying and securing new funding streams, from government grants to commercial partnerships. This is your chance to bring in fresh investment, pilot new ideas, and establish what works.

As a integral member of the team, you ll represent the organisation on strategic boards and partnerships, giving you a platform to shape policy, build partnerships, and drive system-wide change. Your ability to influence and collaborate will be key to delivering shared goals.

You ll also take responsibility for risk management and compliance, ensuring our commissioning and funding practices are robust, transparent, and legally sound. This includes drafting contracts, SLAs, and MoUs, and ensuring adherence to procurement regulations and the Victims Code of Practice.

About You

We re looking for someone with:

• At least 3 years experience in contract management and commissioning, including performance management and quality assurance.
• A strong understanding of procurement policies and processes.
• Proven project management skills and the ability to manage complex programmes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

Strong awareness of the wider public sector landscape and the ability to work effectively in sensitive, multi-agency environments.

• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement.