AMS PSR

On behalf of The Ministry of Justice, we are looking for a Commercial Manager Inside IR35 for a 12 month contract based Hybrid working (2 days per week in London office and remaining WFH)

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) priorities include improving public safety and reducing reoffending by reforming prisons, probation and youth justice, and building a justice system which makes access to justice swifter and more certain for all citizens whatever their background. Project professionals in the MoJ help to improve the government’s ability to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public.

About the role:

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make a real difference to society by providing professional commercial support to the Prisoner Integrated Communications Service (PICS) project. PICS will replace the prisoner telephone service. Prisoner communication with family, friends, support services and legal organisations is critical to prisoner wellbeing, order and discipline, rehabilitation and reducing the likelihood of reoffending.

Candidates for this Digital & Technology Commercial post will provide direct support to PICS to prepare for procurement of telecoms services contracts.

The main duties and responsibilities of the Commercial Manager would be to:

• Manage end-to-end procurement for telecoms services contracts, ensuring compliance with public sector regulations and frameworks
• Collaborate with technical and business leads to create robust business cases, ensuring alignment with governance requirements and strategic objectives.
• Prepare, review, and negotiate complex contracts to secure favorable terms while mitigating risks and ensuring legal compliance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Finance, Legal, technical teams, and suppliers, to achieve project goals.
• Identify, assess, and manage commercial risks throughout the procurement lifecycle, ensuring adherence to regulatory and policy frameworks.
• Work closely with technical teams to translate service requirements into clear, commercially viable specifications for procurement.
• Analyze complex data and market intelligence to inform tactical and strategic commercial decisions, ensuring value for money and optimal outcomes.

Essential:

• Experience of analysing complex information to make informed commercial decisions, both tactical and strategic;
• Strong experience of helping business and technical leads in developing service requirements
• Designing and implementing approaches which ensure effective delivery of the right outcome for the organisation:
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and experience of working with and to a broad range of stakeholders;
• Working with Finance, Legal and other specialist functions to understand and manage risks and to realise potential benefits;
• Proven ability to deliver high quality work to tight and competing deadlines;

Desirable:

• Experience in Telecommunications / Telephony / IT services
• Experience of public sector contracts (e.g. Crown Commercial Service framework agreement call-off contracts)

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, MOJ 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 Ministry of Justice 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".