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On behalf of The Home Office, we are looking for a Senior Commercial Officer - Inside IR35 for a 12 month contract working on a Hybrid basis (3 days in London office and remaining WFH)

The first duty of Government is to protect the public. Since 1782, the Home Office has led work to keep the country safe from those who seek to do it harm; in doing so, we make a vital contribution to HM Government’s plan for a stronger, fairer, outward-looking and united Britain.

The Home Office covers three systems Homeland Security, Public Safety and Borders, and Immigration and Citizenship. These systems work collaboratively to deliver our cross-cutting priorities, whilst providing increasingly efficient and secure services for the public. These are difficult areas that can rapidly change in the global environment we work in – this makes us one of the most exciting and stimulating government departments in which to work.

The Home Office Enterprise Services Commercial Team is seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Manager (SEO) to provide critical commercial support to Data Services and Analytics (DSA) and Quality Assurance and Testing (QAT) within HO Digital

You will play a pivotal role in delivering high‑value, complex digital procurements and supporting contract management and transition activity throughout 2026

As a Senior Commercial Officer, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Lead and support major public sector digital procurements and re‑procurements for DSA and QAT
• Support implementation of a £350m procurement consolidating several DSA contracts, with contract award expected in March 2026
• Manage significant transition and exit activity throughout 2026
• Support procurement of two new QAT contracts to be completed by June 2026
• Develop procurement strategies for multiple additional QAT requirements
• Provide ongoing contract management, stakeholder engagement, and commercial advice
• Work closely with digital, technical, and delivery stakeholders across HO Digital

PLEASE NOTE:

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance

Essential:

• Experience of working in a Public Sector Commercial environment
• Experience of running procurements /contracts
• Digital background
• Experience of using CCS frameworks
• End to end procurement experience
• Stakeholder management experience

Desirable:

• CIPS
• High Value procurement experience
• Experience of using Jaggaer

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the Home Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Home Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".