Head of Commercial Policy and Capability - London, United Kingdom - Insight Executive Group Limited

Insight Executive Group Limited

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Insight Executive Group is proudly partnering with UK Parliament to source 20 new exciting commercial roles that span a variety of entry levels within their Commercial Directorate team.

Each role offers the applicant an exciting career opportunity to work at the UNESCO world heritage site amongst a collaborative team of skilled commercial professionals.

You will be offered the chance to further your career with ongoing professional developmentamongst an expanding team and will be given the chance to make your mark in history by working on some truly unique projects.

Overview:

Following a comprehensive review, UK Parliament is undergoing an exciting commercial transformation.

They are taking a journey from a functional procurement unit to a dynamic, business-partnering function that consistently adds value throughout the commerciallifecycle.

With a new structure defined, the Parliamentary Commercial Directorate are now looking to recruit a Head of Commercial Policy and Capability so the department's new target operating model can be realised.

This role offers fantastic opportunities to applycommercial best practice in everything you do, whilst working with £1bn in annual spend and supporting transformational projects across a UNECSO world heritage site.

Working at PCD will be a perfect fit for highly motivated individuals who enjoy complex work and a collaborative environment.

It is not essential to have a background in the public sector - crucial will be your commercial acumen, judgment, and communicationskills.

Key Responsibilities:

Line management and leadership of team of 3 and the wider function.
Setting and delivering on a policy and capability strategy that will refresh Parliamentary commercial policy and uplift commercial capability.
Own and develop a capability strategy which meets the policy awareness, L&D and development needs of the team.
Own and develop our approach to, and content of, commercial policy.
Own and develop our response to the procurement rules reform across capability and policy.
Own and develop our commercial toolkit.

Experience and Skills Required:

Understanding of procurement and contract management approaches with the associated policy, template, process and training requirements.
Outstanding ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with senior management and staff and external advisors.
Understanding of procurement policy and processes, ideally with knowledge of public sector regulations and the planned changes.
Strong leadership capability, being able to illustrate how to successfully lead a team or manage a project.
Understanding of commercial controls and governance within organisations, ideally within the public sector context.

Benefits:

Generous pension scheme.
30 days annual leave (increasing to 35 after your first year).
Exposure to highprofile and unique projects at the Palace of Westminster.
A range of training programs, coaching, and mentoring opportunities as well as mental health and wellbeing support.

Other Campaign Roles:

Commercial Deputy Director, Indirect Categories £87.5k
Commercial Deputy Director, Strategy & Enablement £87.5k
Senior Commercial Manager £60k
Commercial Policy and Capability Senior Manager £60k
Commercial Manager £50k

This campaign is being handled by our experienced recruitment team Mike Kennedy and Joe Warne; To get in touch with them, and to see the full job descriptions and information about the excellent rewards and benefits of working at UK Parliament, please clickon the APPLY button below which will take you through to the bespoke website for this multi-role recruitment campaign.