Communities of Practice Lead - London, United Kingdom - Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £38,046 - £44,767

London: £41,412 £44,767, National: £38,046 £41,053
Job grade:
Senior Executive Officer
Contract type:
Fixed Term
Loan
Length of employment:
24 months
Business area:
CO
Government Commercial Function
Type of role:
Procurement and Contracts Management
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Homeworking, Compressed Hours
Number of jobs available:
2Contents

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Location

Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Norwich, YorkAbout the job

Job summary:

To fully leverage the benefits of public procurement reform it is key that the nationwide commercial population is aware of the changes to current legislation and has a transition plan underway to harness the benefits these changes offer. The Commercial Capability team is planning to develop and deliver a comprehensive package of guidance, learning and development and support for communities of practice to ensure that the new regime is effectively embedded.

Job description:

As a Community Lead within the Transforming Public Procurement programme you will report into the Head of Communities of Practice and take a lead role in the development of communities of practice to support the planning and preparation for the go-live of the new regime and future embedding of a new learning and development programme.

This will involve stakeholder management, organisation of community meetups and delivery of experiential learning sessions. You will have a collaborative approach, working alongside Commercial Policy leads, the Strategic Engagement team and the Subject Matter Experts who will support throughout the whole life of the project

Key Responsibilities**- Support the planning and preparation for the implementation of the new regime leading into work supporting the strategy, design, delivery and execution of the Communities of Practice product for the programme

Independent responsibility to engage and develop key identified stakeholder groups across the Wider Public Sector, Central Government or Suppliers, supporting and enhancing their procurement capability
Continuously grow, support and nurture key procurement stakeholder relationships through specific designed and developed 121, team or group workshops or programmes
Organisation of community meetups
Continuously support the growing community through consistent and continuous communication with contracting authorities in order to understand user needs
Develop close and collaborative internal relationships with colleagues in the Commercial Policy and Learning and Development teams
Work with Subject Matter Experts to create community collateral
Provide feedback, advice and input into the programme

Person specification:

Essential Criteria:

***Commercial and procurement background with experience in a fast-paced environment

Knowledge of the Public Sector Procurement process
Stakeholder management experience
Professional gravitas with interpersonal skills enabling rapport building with a range of stakeholders
Ability to think on your feet and flex your style to the audience based on their learning needs
High attention to detail and a strong desire to deliver a topquality customer experience
Strong organisational skills with programme delivery (planning and execution) in a range of areas
Ability to deliver on time and to the highest quality even in ambiguous circumstances
High level of IT skills including experience with a range of Microsoft IT packages

Desirable Criteria:

Experience with CRM systems
Learning and development experience
Experience working as part of a virtual team
Experience of working with policy teams

Behaviours:

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

Delivering at Pace
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together
Communicating and Influencing
Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills:

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

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Benefits:

Learning and development tailored to your role.
An environment with flexible working options.
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%.
A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.

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Selection process details:

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Application process
As a highly visible programme all content will be heavily scrutinised so an exacting eye for detail and an ability to translate complex information into an appropriate format is essential.
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