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On behalf of the MOD, we are looking for a Senior Commercial Officer Inside IR35 for a contract until 31st March 2027 working on a Hybrid basis (1 day per week in London office and remaining WFH)

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

The MOD is one of the biggest public procurement organisations in Europe and the single largest customer for UK industry. It currently manages approximately £20 billion of spend on capital investments in equipment and infrastructure every year. Over the next decade the MOD is committed to spending over £190 billion on equipment and support. The MOD’s customers include both the armed forces and national security agencies, and it has a diverse range of requirements, including military fighting vehicles, education services, nuclear submarines and facilities management.

The MOD’s aim is to provide its armed forces with the best capabilities to enable them to protect the UK’s security and advance national interests, both now and in the long term.

To do this the MOD has an annual budget of almost £53 billion and a workforce comprising 197,000 people. of which 54,000 are civilians working for the UK MOD.

The work really matters; the MOD offers a range of engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services they provide, in many locations across the UK. We support teams working in HR, Primary Health Care, Corporate Services, and many others.

Background: 

CSM (Corporate Services Modernisation) is a multi-year transformation initiative, cementing MoD’s ambition and providing it’s response to the Government Shared Services Strategy. It is a digitally enabled Transformation Portfolio, bringing together multiple programmes of work under one umbrella and introducing its target solution, a single software as a solution instance. The aims of the Portfolio include:

• Simplifying and standardising policies, processes and data
• Reducing MoD’s reliance on numerous complex legacy systems and tolls, lessening service disruption risks and on-premise system maintenance costs;
• Transitioning services to a consolidated Cloud based Enterprise Resource Planning, Enterprise Performance Management and Human Capital Management systems;
• Establishing a more efficient and sustainable model for operating MoD’s future shared services;
• Taking advantages of the latest opportunities to adopt automation and artificial intelligence;
• Putting the customer first, leverage value from investments in technology, and streamline the end-to-end experience.

Job Purpose: 

This role sits within the Strategic Commercial Team of CSM which has been established specifically to develop and deliver strategies and undertake procurements for technical solutions that are required CSM offers an exciting opportunity to make a difference in supporting the successful delivery of the aims of the Portfolio.

The main duties and responsibilities of the Senior Commercial Officer would be: 

• Providing wide-ranging commercial support to the Strategic Commercial Team including supporting the development of commercial strategies, contract management delivery of service delivery partners, and procurement for technology and services.
• Supporting the development of procurement plans, RAID management and tracking the delivery of outputs against an outputs matrix using JIRA as the logging tool
• Analysing data to ensure we have effective tracking of deliverables and ensuring we maintain effective expenditure management against the commercial portfolio.
• Providing a co-ordination role in the development of relevant Statement of Requirements ensuring they are cohesive and fit for purpose to drive optimum value for money from the market
• Building effective and sustained relationships across the Portfolio and with the market and other government departments as appropriate
• Someone with a flexible approach, capable of managing uncertainty, adapting to changing priorities and providing direction to others to overcome ambiguity
• A great listener and influencer with excellent communication skills (written, verbal and presentational), ability to adapt communication style and language to fit the needs of the audience
• Highly motivated individual with a proven track record of supporting delivery of large scale or within high-risk projects and programmes and stakeholder management in a complex environment
• Someone who is happy to lean in and support delivery in a complex changing environment.

Essential: 

• Experience of working across a diverse and complex operating model in supporting the development and implementation of effective commercial strategies
• Experience of Digital, IT and/or technology procurements
• Experience of Public Procurement Regulations
• Experience of supporting the co-ordination of the development of Statement of Requirements
• Experience of supporting the development and delivery of complex Invitations to Tender working closely with the Senior Commercial leads
• Experience of providing robust contract management support to the commercial lead
• Experience of building positive relationships across diverse stakeholder groups; able to understand and manage multiple perspectives, build consensus and influence stakeholders.

Desirable:

• Experience of working in the public sector
• CIPS/MCIPS qualification

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 MOD 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 MOD 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.