Commercial and Partner Lead - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Social Work England

Social Work England

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Social Work England are the specialist regulator for social work in England, focused on enabling positive change in social work.

Every day, social workers support millions of people to improve their chances in life. We are taking a new approach to regulating social workers in their vital roles.

We believe in the power of collaboration and share a common goal with those we regulate - to protect the public, enable positive change and ultimately improve people's lives.

The role of commercial and partner lead is responsible for leading a small commercial and partner team of 4 individuals tasked with overseeing and leading the procurement of a range of goods and services.

The role manages spend across a number of contracts which are currently in place.

The role also focuses on providing support to our partners and their internal leads. We have around 260 partners who are self-employed individuals who sit as members of our regulatory panels.

What you will do

Lead, motivate and develop the commercial and partner team of 4 people.
Ensure that the procurement process is proportionate to the needs of Social Work England.
Provide clear procurement advice and challenge process and practise.
Lead robust tender exercises to ensure that both value for money and compliance with relevant public sector policy and legislation.
Develop innovative commercial solutions to meet objectives and increase efficiency
Support directorates with the recruitment and onboarding of partners.
Ensure the partner portal and handbook is kept up to date and is relevant for partners.
Work with the relevant directorates, including the learning and development team in the delivery of partner training and annual appraisals.
Ensure that queries are answered promptly and within agreed KPIs.
Engage and influence stakeholders so that they support and understand commercial and partner related processes.

Your skills, knowledge, and experience

Experience of procurement and creation of contracts for a range of services ideally within a public sector environment.
Experience of leading a team of people including their motivation and development.
Experience of developing and embedding processes and systems.
The ability to analyse statistics and data to produce effective management Information.
Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to create and present clear, wellstructured business cases and reports.
Excellent oral and listening skills with the ability to make sound and considered decisions and judgements.
A strong team player, capable of developing effective relationships at all levels within our organisation.
The ability to identify process improvements and successfully manage changes that deliver great commercial outcomes
Experience of developing and implementing commercial plans.
Highly confident and strong interpersonal skills in order to maintain effective working relationships with a diverse set of colleagues, partners and other stakeholders.
A proactive and flexible approach to work, with the ability to remain calm under pressure and respond to business needs accordingly.
A track record of respectful, open and honest behaviour including a demonstrable commitment to inclusion and diversity.
MCIPS qualified or working towards qualification.