Commercial Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £24,779 - £27,945
  • London: £27,229 £27,945, National: £24,779 £25,430 + benefits.
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:
  • Executive Officer
  • C
    Contract type:
  • Fixed Term
  • Loan
    Length of employment:
  • 2 years
    Business area:
  • DCMS
  • Commercial
    Type of role:
  • Commercial
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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  • London, ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:

Commercial and Projects is an agile and dynamic directorate with a positive culture. We embrace change and drive continuous improvement.


The role holder will work cross-functionally providing support in a number of specialised areas, that may include supporting procurement processes, contract management, supporting the commercial assurance process, or administrative activities, such as the management of the Commercial mailbox and key Commercial Boards.

The role holder will work across these areas and help to provide much needed capacity to test, adapt and improve our project delivery offer.


Job description:


Some of the responsibilities will include:

  • Support the set up, coordination and analysis of commercial assurance activities for major programmes within DCMS and our Arm's Length Bodies (ALBs);
  • Provide continuous support to the improvement of systems and processes;
  • Collate, analyse and present a variety of data sources to a variety of stakeholders;
  • Manage and respond to enquiries from a variety of stakeholders via the Commercial Mailbox;
  • Support DCMS's engagement activity with it's ALBs;
  • Provide support and assurance on Contract Management activities across the directorate and DCMS;
  • Provide analysis and audit of compliance with Contract Management processes and systems;
  • Effectively manage and work with the department's Commercial team with confidence and willingness to develop technical skills;
  • Maintain good record management;
  • Provide secretariat duties for a wide variety of commercial boards and meetings, including writing agendas, engaging with speakers, managing attendees etc;
  • Support the consistent use across DCMS of a standard set of commercial management tools and methodologies;
  • Provide diary management support to the Commercial Deputy Director.

Person specification:

Essential Requirements

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail with an awareness of how your work impacts the wider organisation.
  • Ability to collate, analyse and present a variety of different information sets in various formats, and demonstrate excellent IT skills including Microsoft and Google systems.
  • Be able to operate with autonomy, working flexibly and innovatively with policy colleagues across all of our work areas including senior stakeholders.
  • Take personal responsibility; challenging and holding stakeholders to account, helping us to develop innovative solutions to meet Departmental objectives and continuous improvement.
  • Demonstrable evidence of your commitment to personal development.
Desirable Skills

  • Familiarity with Programme and Project Management techniques and experience of delivering results using these methodologies.
  • Awareness of Government Commercial and Procurement policies and procedures, including EU Directives.

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Working Together

Benefits:


  • Alongside your salary of £24,779, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport contributes £6,690 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We're committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department.

To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include:


  • Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working
  • DCMS
staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home.

  • 26.5 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 31.5 days after 5 years' service.
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
  • 3 days of paid volunteering leave.
  • Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave.
  • Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year.
  • Occupational sick pay.
  • Active and engaged staff networks to join including the LGBT+, Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Gender Equality Networks.
  • Exceptional learning and development opportunities that you can explore alongside your day to day work.
  • Season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and much more
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