Deputy Commercial Head - London, United Kingdom - Government Commercial Function

Government Commercial Function

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £65,500 - £73,000

GCO Pension, GCO Terms. Up to 15% performancerelatedpay available on accreditation.

Job grade:

Grade 7
Commercial Lead
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
GCF
Ministry of Defence
Air Commercial
Type of role:
Commercial
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime, Compressed Hours
Number of jobs available:
2Contents

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RAF High Wycombe, London (Main Building), RAF Brize Norton (Carterton)About the job

Job summary:

Building a strong Commercial Function in Government, and with it the right commercial capability, is at the heart of a far-reaching programme of Civil Service reform.

We are building a cadre of commercial talent in all Government departments; people who can manage our commercial portfolios, who can lead our most complex and novel programmes and projects, people who have the gravitas and depth of experience to work alongside our policy and operational leaders to develop innovative commercial arrangements, whether through joint ventures, outsourcing or best-in-class contracts.

We have already made significant progress through the establishment of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO), our single employer of senior commercial talent across government.

This role will sit within the GCO, but based in our Ministry of Defence, Air Commercial commercial team delivering departmental objectives.

Job description:

The role is part of Air Commercial Major Projects and RCO (the Rapid Capability Office) team who are responsible for overseeing the design and execution of commercial strategies for Air Commands strategic project and programme portfolio including the RAF's research and development unit (the Rapid Capability Office).

The role is predominantly focused on project delivery and full lifecycle acquisition of equipment, services and information, using commercial skills to drive innovative project outcomes, value for money, and ensure commercial risks and opportunities are understood and well managed.

As the commercial lead for projects you will be responsible for the delivery of key commercial activities that will support the achievement of project objectives and ensure benefits are realised.

You will work closely with project teams and build extensive networks across Defence, Government and with Industry, developing a detailed understanding of the strategic commercial risks and opportunities relevant to your market and area of responsibility, helping Air Command to achieve increased value and reduced lead times through greater consistency, efficiency and effectiveness in its contracting approaches.

The role is part of the Air Commercial Senior Management Team and Commercial Delivery Hub, in addition to your immediate area of responsibility you will also play an important leadership role within Air Commercial, supporting continued commercial transformation within Air Command and MOD as well as contributing to wider government commercial initiatives.

Person specification:

Operate as part of the Air Commercial Senior Management Team, working collegiately to deliver Air Commercial's leadership objectives.
Manage and oversee a commercial team and portfolio of activity across innovative and complex projects, including research and development.
Support the production of business cases including ensuring the commercial case is drafted in line with project plans and objectives.
Lead the lifecycle of the procurement process to enable projects to achieve their objectives and demonstrate value for money.
Lead negotiations of projects with bidders.
Representing projects to industry including testing commercial options to inform robust commercial strategy and maintain market appetite.
Commercial landscape mapping both internally and externally to ensure market position and drivers are understood and Pan MOD and government LfE is being applied.
Provide commercial leadership to project teams, energising others to deliver high quality commercial outcomes.
Develop and contribute to a pan MOD and government network, share learning, and experience and ensure consideration and alignment with other relevant initiatives and projects.
Contribute to the Government Commercial Function and the Defence Commercial Function through participation and support of key initiatives.

Technical skills:

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

Risk Mindset: Proven ability to identify and articulate commercial risks in project delivery including understanding appropriate risk allocation and the behaviours and strategies this drives in commercial negotiation.

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Commercial Focus: Ability to develop and deliver procurement strategies that includes market management to ensure commercial constructs are deliverable and drive comp