Assistant Commercial Manager
Home Office
Apply before 11:55 pm on Thursday 31st October 2024
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Job summary
The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, fire, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.
Corporate and Delivery Directorate works closely with the Home Office’s policy and operational commands to enable us together to deliver the department’s priorities. The directorate is comprised of different teams and professional functions, including Commercial, Finance, People, Portfolio and Project Delivery, Security, Estates and Information and Digital, Data and Technology.
Do you want to use your commercial skills to help keep our citizens safe and our country secure? To work on contracts or procurements that help to reduce crime, enforce the law and protect our borders, and to protect the most vulnerable in our society? If so, our roles in the Home Office are for you. Our teams are at the cutting edge of public policy making and our work is among the most challenging and rewarding in Government.
We have a role available in the Professional Services team which supports the whole of the Home Office to secure external resources and services such as Contingent Labour and consultancy services which partner with our teams to deliver key activities and programmes.
Job description
We are seeking a hard-working individual to work at HEO level to support the delivery of the Professional Service team which is undergoing a significant change programme, including the introduction of new automated ways of working and a move to a category management approach. This is an exciting time to join a team which is on a continuous improvement journey. The successful candidate will receive a programme of development with the opportunity to study towards professional commercial qualifications.
Working pattern
Due to the business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full-time basis. However, compressed hours are available.
Key responsibilities include:
• Taking ownership for supporting the business to secure value for money for contingent labour requirements.
• Support the sub-category lead to maintain a full audit trail for each requirement, embracing the continuous improvement programme including adapting to new ways of working such as automation of the request process.
• Develop understanding of the supply markets, categories and business context providing options and opportunities from a commercial perspective looking at aspects such as developing requirements, options analysis for routes to market, risks, benefits, and Social Value.
• Build and maintain relationships with key internal and external partners to ensure that requirements are on track, commercial risks are identified, and mitigations agreed.
• Support the development of a category management approach and data strategy to maximise value from significant spend on external resource across the Home Office.
• Acting as a contact for internal partners and external suppliers, supporting the management of the commercial and contractual relationship.
• Work with business partners and commercial business partners to procure services in a way which achieves value for money in accordance with procurement regulations, policy, and guidance and which contributes to savings opportunities where possible.
• Maintain awareness of developments in procurement policy and commercial case law.
Person specification
Essential criteria
• Exposure to commercial activities, either through working in a commercial team or supplier management or strong transferrable stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent organisational skills to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with one or more Crown Commercial Service (CCS) frameworks used for contingent labour and managed services, such as Public Sector Resourcing Framework (RM3749), Non-Clinical Staffing (RM6160 and RM6277), Digital Outcomes / Digital Outcomes and Specialists (RM1043), Digital Specialists and Programmes (RM6263), G-Cloud (RM1557), Technology Services (RM6100) and Management Consultancy Framework 3 (RM6187).
Desirable criteria
• Knowledge of MS Office based products specifically Excel, Outlook and Sharepoint, whilst also demonstrating skills in utilising digital tools to support delivery of wider objectives.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
Benefits
In addition to your salary, a career with the Home Office offers a range of benefits, including:
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
- In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.
- 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service to 30 days.
- Eight days of public holidays, plus one additional privilege day.
- Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office.
- See more of our benefits on our careers website.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
We will endeavour to conduct the selection process in line with the dates indicated below, but cannot guarantee that these will not, where necessary, be revised.
- Application – by 31st October 2024
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:
- Personal Statement (maximum 1000 words).
- Evidence of the Behaviours Delivering at Pace and Managing a Quality Service (maximum of 250 words per Behaviour).
The Personal Statement should be aligned to and demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience set out in the essential criteria, detailed in the job description.
For guidance and information on how to construct your application (Personal Statement and Behaviours), you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers website.
2. Sift – week commencing 4th November 2024
The sift will be held on the Personal Statement and Behaviours Delivering at Pace and Managing a Quality Service.
Should a high volume of applications be received, the sift will be conducted only on the Personal Statement.
3. Interview – week commencing 18th November 2024
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview that will be:
- Behaviours (as listed in the job advert) and Strength based questions.
The interview will be carried out via video. Candidates will be required to have access to:
• A laptop (personal or work) with a working webcam
• Good internet connection
• Microsoft Teams
For guidance and information on what to expect and how to prepare for an interview, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers.
Problems during the application process
If you experience problems accessing this advert, or you think you’ve made a mistake on an initial application, please contact hocandidates.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk, including the vacancy reference, at least two working days before the vacancy closes. Further information can be found on our website.
You can select up to two locations in order of preference. Please ensure that these are locations you are prepared to travel to. If you are offered a role at one of your preferred location(s) and you decline, your application will be withdrawn.
Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made. There is no guarantee that being held on a reserve list will lead to a job offer. Further information can be found on our website.
Reserve lists will be held for each location. Candidates will be appointed in merit order by location.
Candidates judged to be a near miss at interview may be offered a post at the grade below the one advertised without the need to go through a further selection process, providing the role has the same Success Profiles elements and essential skills. There is no guarantee that further such vacancies will arise.
All Civil Servants are expected to comply with the Civil Service Code, and its core values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.
Additional Security Checks
As well as successfully obtaining UK Security Vetting clearance, candidates will be subject to a range of additional checks. The range of checks carried out will depend on whether you are a current Home Office employee, existing civil servant or an external new entrant as well as the role requirements. Further details are included in the Notes to Candidates.
Further Information
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct.
If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
If you are invited to an interview, you will be required to bring documentation for the purposes of establishing your identity.
You will need to meet the nationality requirements for this role and obtain the necessary security clearance to take it up.
For meaningful security checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. Learn more on our website. Security Checks - Home Office Careers
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting
Visa sponsorship
We do not sponsor individuals via Skilled Worker Sponsorship / Tier 2 (General) work visas.
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
- Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Home Office Resourcing Centre
- Email : HORCCampaignTeamCorporateEnablers@homeoffice.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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