Commercial Business Partner - FTA 2 Years

for a Commercial Business Partner with demonstrable experience in procurement and contract management to support and lead relevant activities.

This is an opportunity to be involved in several exciting initiatives to improve commercial capability together with our ALB's and business areas. The successful candidate will lead on procurements for multiple DCMS business areas and be responsible for wide varieties of goods and services.

The successful candidate will be expected to advise on commercial risk management and compliance. Furthermore, the successful candidate may be asked to support on Contract Management, Memorandums of Understanding, licenses to occupy and be involved with briefing notes for seniors. The successful candidate will be expected to deputise for Head of Procuremnent as required.

This post will work in a matrix organisation, with interaction across the Commercial Directorate, ALB's and other DCMS business areas at all levels.,

• Lead on procurements of varying complexity, sometimes against tight timelines in line with Public Procurement Regulations. Interacting with the relevant business areas (or ALB's) on progress and requirements;


• Support on other procurement operations concurrently when required. Provide professional procurement advice and assist the Head of Commercial Operations and Head of Procurement to provide a framework that enables the Business Areas to ensure the department meets any and all central government requirements, achieve best value and effectively manage risk for third-party goods and services;


• Provide clear and concise commercial advice to seniors and external stakeholders, when required. Take personal responsibility; challenge and hold stakeholders to account, create an environment that acts as a catalyst for continuous improvement; help us to develop innovative commercial solutions to meet Departmental objectives and increase efficiency whilst operating with a high degree of technical competence;


• Advise and undertake Contract Management activities, Assist with the implementation and embedding of supplier relationship management and Contract Management processes in the department;


• Lead on implementing and drafting Memorandums of Understanding, licenses and other agreements as required;


• Manage consistent commercial policies and procurement processes across the Department in line with Managing Public Money, supporting with policy and process improvements; input to and follow the governance/assurance protocols for procurements;


• Support the Commercial Directorate as a key adviser in providing commercial assurance across the DCMS and its ALB and to the Commercial Director and represent DCMS Commercial internally and externally when called on;


• As a member of the Commercial Function, be involved in Commercial Team activities, including improvement activities;


• Plan and oversee the professional development and training of any staff that you have responsibility for in the core Commercial team;



• You will actively promote DCMS Values, plan and oversee the professional development and training of any staff that you may have responsibility for in the core Commercial team. Set high performance expectations, developing the capability of all those you activity manage, valuing difference to deliver results, inspiring people and creating a shared sense of purpose across the Department;


• Apply knowledge and application of public sector procurement procedures and regulations;


• Bring into practice Contract Management experience ;


• Work in a fast-paced environment: identifying opportunities and reprioritising actions based on customer demands, criticality and interdependencies.


• Ideally the successful candidate will be working toward MCIPS/MRICS or equivalent professional qualifications


With this role comes the opportunity to apply your commercial capability at the outset of important and prestigious DCMS business areas and inject commercial advice and practices across the department and associated organisations to proactively enable the delivery of best value outcomes.

Please note if we receive high levels of applications we may choose to only sift against two of the Technical Skills (essential criteria) outlined in the advert and candidate pack.,
• UK nationals


• nationals of the Republic of Ireland


• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK


• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)


• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)


• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020


• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  Risk Mindset - Ability to identify and manage risk through commercial lifecycle


• Decisive - Ability to challenge and hold stakeholders to account, leverage stakeholder relationship to create an environment that acts as a catalyst for continuous improvement and delivers value for money


• Commercial Focus - Be able to demonstrate experience of working with variety of stakeholders to deliver commercial outcomes


• Procurement Process - Demonstrable public procurement experience (applying public procurement legislation) leading on multiple procurement strands that has helped deliver great value for money outcomes and great customer outcomes
  
  DCMS is helping to make Britain the world's most creative, digital and engaged nation - an exciting place to live, visit and do business. Our work supports strong and resilient


communities. It is about creating a world-leading digital economy, promoting the UK's cultural, sporting and artistic heritage and building a bigger, stronger civil society. Wherever people live and whatever their background, we want their life to be enriched by what we (and the sectors we support) do.

Our sectors are important not only for their economic contribution and growth; they are critical to creating a global UK, an essential partner for trade and investment. And they enrich lives and connect us.

We are there in the big moments of national life that bring us together - cheering on our athletes to gold, the Kings Coronation, the silent reflection of Remembrance Sunday - and in the community spirit of local charity volunteers. We are promoting the UK as the best place for digital investment and innovation, and as the safest place to be online and to start and grow a digital business. From the Arts Council to UK Sport, the DCMS family reaches across the country and into every community.

Commercial is an agile Business Area with a diverse culture which embraces change. In

support of a dynamic department and supporting our family of Arm's-Length Bodies (ALB), we are on a commercial transformation journey, providing opportunities for commercial staff to get exposure to incredible national and policy programmes and make a differenceWe understand the extent of the challenge, and have the building blocks (people, process and policy) in place to create the 'Commercial Culture' to address future change.

As a valued employee of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO), you will have access to all the benefits the centre has to offer; including flexible working, generous benefits, Career Coaches, Mentors, L&D, a Commercial College, active talent management and, most importantly, access to commercial projects that will far exceed the scale and complexity on offer elsewhere in the UK.

For existing Civil Servants: For full details of the impact on any move across the civil service on your existing terms and conditions, please read the candidate pack. Please note that any move across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to continue to claim childcare vouchers.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.

Please be advised that the Virtual ADC is taking place on 18th June and will require a full day's attendance.

If you are invited to attend a virtual ADC, but for any reason are unable to meet the date outlined then please get in touch with the team at commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible. The ADC is booked and paid for in advance by departments, therefore it is only in certain circumstances we are able to accommodate alternative dates.

Details of schemes available are attached in the advert.

For full details of our process, and a likely timeline, please read the explanation provided in the attached candidate pack.

Throughout our selection process, we will make decisions about your capability to do the job, based on evidence you provide against the essential criteria for the role which are detailed in the attached Candidate Pack.

Your application will be reviewed by a panel and should you be successful at sift we will invite you to attend a Virtual commercial Assessment and Development Centre (VADC). The panel will review results of the VADC and determine which candidates will go through to a subsequent final panel interview.

IMPORTANT: If you do not receive an acknowledgement of your application within 2 working days please contact: commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.