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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. We especially welcome applications from underrepresented groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, candidates with a disability and candidates with gender-diverse identities. Appointments will be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

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 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office commercial team delivering departmental objectives.

FCDO is seeking a curiosity-driven, systems and data-minded commercial professional.

This role will involve the following:

• Identifying and support delivery of enhancements and improvements to the configuration of Commercial systems, processes, and tools.
• Supporting the development and implementation of the Commercial systems strategy and roadmap.
• Developing, building, and sustaining relationships with Commercial, Finance and Digital stakeholders inside and outside the FCDO.
• Driving the development of Commercial intelligence, converting contract, spend and pipeline data into actionable insights, enabling the development of robust Commercial category strategies.
• Taking a leadership position in the Operations & Performance team reporting to the Head of Commercial Systems & Analysis and will lead a team to drive the activities referenced above.

• Develop and implement the commercial systems and data strategy;
  
• Lead a team to maintain and improve the systems, tools, and data that are used by the Commercial team;
  
• Represent Commercial at various cross-Government forums maintaining knowledge of best practice in use of technology across government;
  
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives (such as system amalgamation, process automation and integration);
  
• Manage input from stakeholders to identify improvement opportunities;
  
• Champion the benefits of commercial MI, improving data quality, building capability across FCDO to utilise commercial information to make effective decisions;
  
• Where system functionality issues are identified, take the lead with Finance Operations and IT Support teams to ensure system solutions are delivered in a timely manner;
  
• Provide effective governance of Commercial systems reporting regularly to senior stakeholders and users; and
  
• Contract management of suppliers and acting as the intelligent client for procurement of new tools and systems.

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

• Manages Complexity: – Able to manage various systems, tools & data sources, ensuring compliance with various Central Government policies. Able to lead development of actionable intelligence relating to commercial opportunities, risks, and trends
• Commercial Focus: - Champion the benefits of commercial intelligence, improving data quality, and building capability across FCDO to utilise commercial information to make effective decisions.
• Builds Relationships: - Experience in project management and delivery, leading teams, effective stakeholder engagement and of working to deadlines and meeting targets.
• Coaching Manager: Lead, manage, motivate and co-ordinate x-functional teams, often with no direct authority over key stakeholders/team members. Promotes a supportive culture that values positive change and diversity.

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.

Job contact :

Name :
Lynsey Munro
Email :
[email protected]

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