Commercial Lead - London, United Kingdom - Government Commercial Function

Government Commercial Function
Government Commercial Function
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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Reference number:


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
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
    Type of role:
  • Commercial
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime, Compressed Hours
    Number of jobs available:
  • 2Contents
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Location

  • Birkenhead, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Hastings, Hemel, Newcastle, Leeds, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Plymouth, Sheffield, Truro, Warrington, WolverhamptonAbout 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.


The Government Commercial Organisation is an employer which is truly committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and are able to perform to their potential.

We understand the importance of diversity and inclusion and strive for a workplace that reflects the communities which we serve.

This role will sit within the GCO, but based in our DLUHC commercial team delivering departmental objectives.


Job description:

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a small, dynamic, customer-focused team leading commercial engagement across
- a wide range of stakeholders, including service users, Ministers, policy groups, suppliers and arm's length bodies
- a variety of projects including high-profile, complex, strategic procurements.
- a range of Contract Management processes and categories of contract spend e.g. IT, Consultancy, Professional Services, Financial Services, Construction and Research.

We have 2 x Commercial Lead roles on offer, working primarily in the Safer Greener Buildings Directorate

A flavour of type, scale and stretch of the projects our Commercial Team support is included here;


You'll play an important role in embedding clear processes and ways of working helping shape the future of the Commercial function in DLUHC.

Within your category you'll have a broad commercial remit as well as the freedom to manage your community of day-to-day service delivery managers in delivery of strategically important commercial activities across this innovative Department.


Person specification:


  • Deliver the contract management strategy for a range of complex, high value and/or strategically important contracts, feeding directly into design and delivery alongside policy, commercial, analytical, legal, and finance colleagues
  • Lead on customer relationships and relationship management, providing commercial leadership and advice to the day to day operational contract managers
  • Ensure the department fully complies with contract management requirements and manages contracts for in line with best practise, functional standards and Department policies and procedures
  • Champion the role of contract management within DLUHC, developing effective relationships with key departmental stakeholders to ensure early engagement in departmental initiatives requiring a procurement or wider commercial angle
  • Provide sound commercial advice to a range of stakeholders, including development and scrutiny of business cases
  • Design and implement appropriate contract strategies and commercial models that deliver value for money solutions and, where relevant, incorporate key commercial policies (e.g. Small and Medium Enterprises; Social Value)
  • Support the wider initiatives in the Department to improve commercial capability.

Technical skills:

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


  • Commercial Focus
  • Implement strategies and models to deliver vfm and ethical solutions, maintaining strict adherence to organisational policies and procedures. Applies commercial knowledge and expertise to the effective delivery of contracts

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Builds Relationships
  • Can foster and manage relationships, internally and externally, challenge without alienating and embed approaches to deliver collaborative working, able to remain resilient and influence in challenging circumstances

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Coaching Manager
  • Evidences leadership qualities with the ability to clearly coach and motivate others to effectively prioritise workloads and maximise potential of self and others whilst en
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