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On behalf of The Home Office, we are looking for a Commercial Officer - (Inside IR35) for a 3-MONTH contract based REMOTELY

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 Commercial PNC/S Team requires an experienced Commercial Interim to provide Senior Executive Officer (SEO) cover, capacity, and capability for three critical PNC-related and ‘adjacent’ PNC/Hendon Data Centre functions:

The PNC/S, which is Critical National Infrastructure, operating on a 24/7, 365 days/year basis, and enables frontline policing operations and ultimately, public safety outcomes.

The small, expert, and dedicated Commercial PNC/S Team comprising x1 FTE CS G7 and x1 FTE Interim SEO provides high-quality, pragmatic, and compliant commercial delivery outcomes, advice, guidance, and constructive challenge to not just the critical PNC/S business area, but also ‘PNC-adjacent’ functions.

As a Commercial Officer - (Inside IR35) , your main responsibilities will be:

• The role demands an experienced commercial professional SEO/ACM, focusing on procurement requirements and contract management of PNC/S’s key suppliers providing software, hardware, and services which will require re-competing, early termination by negotiation, extension by negotiation, or/and running competitive selection exercises as needed, alongside stakeholder and supplier relationship management.
• The Commercial Officer will work closely with internal, delivery and operations-focused stakeholders as well as policing partners, e.g. NPCC, OCiP, and PDS, alongside their Commercial Lead/G7 and fellow Interim Commercial SEO/ACM.
• The role advises on procurement routes, commercial risk and opportunity, identifies savings opportunities and leads on negotiating services and costs with suppliers.
• The role also involves the frequent joint review of supplier activity and benefit along with programme colleagues via traditional performance management tools and processes.

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 CCS Frameworks within Digital procurement
• Track record of delivery within ICT environment
• Experience of running competitions
• Contract Management experience
• Highly developed Stakeholder relationship management skills
• Experience of using E – procurement systems

Desirable

• MCIPS
• Public Sector experience

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".