Commercial Lead - London, United Kingdom - Government Commercial Function

Government Commercial Function

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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- £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
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Type of role:
Commercial
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime, Compressed Hours
Number of jobs available:
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King Charles St. London/ Abercrombie House, East Kilbride, Glasgow/ Hanslope Park, Milton KeynesAbout 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 FCDO commercial team delivering departmental objectives.

Job description:

You will play a critical role in ensuring our commercial model delivers excellent value, efficiency and development impact for FCDO, the UK Taxpayer and our Beneficiaries.

The role-holder will be responsible for supporting the Head of Commercial Management Office deliver the procurement pipeline, responding to market changes / conditions and deliver a first-class service to our stakeholders.

The role requires significant engagement with key stakeholders from across FCDO and wider His Majesties Government.

The Commercial Lead - Market Creation will report directly to the Head of Commercial Management Office, which is a cross functional team supporting the delivery of development and humanitarian programmes for FCDO through contracts.

Person specification:

Operate as a commercial expert advisor to the department in the development of optimal strategies for programme investment decisions and sourcing strategies for procured contracts. This will include providing advice on other routes to market to stakeholder teams & business units
Bring understanding of market and commercial drivers to support policy development and programme design teams to build and shape markets, and drive delivery partner innovation
Lead the development and delivery of the Market Creation Strategy for the FCDO Programme Delivery team, creating efficiencies and streamlining processes across the department
Be a champion for Small to Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs), leading the development and delivery of outcomes detailed within the SME Action Plan
Support and maintain the development of category strategies and contractual routes across all relevant funding modalities; and key suppliers/delivery partners in that thematic category to deliver improved results and impact
Provision of expert guidance & advice on market engagement activity and identify crossdepartmental synergies in how we engage with the market
Ensure appropriate prioritisation and allocation of commercial resource to support the achievement of the Directorate's commercial objectives and priorities
Coordinate delivery of commercial pipeline for internal analysis and external publication
Challenge strategies and business cases, where appropriate, to improve outcomes
Ensure timely and accurate reporting against key measures and targets for inclusion in a wide range of dashboards and wider Programme Delivery Commercial Team MI requirements
Engaging with and develop relationships with a variety of stakeholders to develop a clear and agreed view of business requirements and target outcomes
Provide guidance and advice on the commercial endtoend lifecycle/ process consistent with internal and His Majesties Government governance/procurement policies
Demonstrate leadership, influencing and driving transformational change and commercial thought leadership
Support the Head of Commercial Management Office by monitoring and tracking the divisional level commercial performance and customer satisfaction measures
Deputise for the Head of Commercial Management Office at key meetings, as required
Support the development of others within team and across the commercial directorate by sharing technical knowledge & coaching
Help to make our commercial team a better and inclusive place to work as a priority, participating positively in 'people' initiatives and demonstrating leadership behaviours includin