Commercial Policy Lead

4 days ago

London, United Kingdom Government Commercial Function Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 284953**Salary**:

- £65,500 - £73,000- GCO Pension, GCO Terms. Up to 15% performance-related-pay available on accreditation.**Job grade**:

- Grade 7- Commercial Lead**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- GCF - Department for Transport**Type of role**:

- Commercial**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed Hours**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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- Birmingham, Hastings, Leeds, London, SwanseaAbout the job

**Job summary**:
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.

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 Department for Transport commercial team delivering departmental objectives.

**Job description**:
This role will also be responsible for drafting and implementing new commercial policies across the DfT Group (Group). This includes assessing the impact of new commercial policies on the Group.

The role will be responsible for communicating changes to policy colleagues, DfT Staff, senior stakeholders and wider industry and suppliers. In particular the role will be the DfT champion for the Government’s Transparency agenda.

**Person specification**:
The post-holder will consult with key stakeholders from the cross government, DfT Group and the wider transport sector, to develop, embed and communicate commercial policies. **The main responsibilities are likely to include**:

- Play a pivotal role in supporting the implementation and roll out of procurement reforms in the Group, and ensure the procurement reforms meet the needs of the Group;
- Develop, implement, and maintain commercial policy in the Group;
- Ensure robust commercial policies and processes for the DfT centre;- Work closely with the Government Commercial Function in Cabinet Office to develop commercial policy and ensure that they are fit for purpose for the Group;
- Act as the champion for the Sourcing, Consulting and Digital, Data and Technology Playbooks in the Group;
- Work closely with the DfT Commercial Capability team to ensure commercial policy development and implementation has a robust capability offering alongside it;
- Maintain robust lines of communication and facilitate collaborative engagement with commercial policy teams across the Group;
- Maintain and improve DfT standard terms and conditions, and templates and guidance for commercial professionals;
- Review and assure all new Free Trade Agreements to ensure that procurement chapters meet the needs of the DfT.

The post-holder will take a leadership role in supporting and enabling delivery of the work, helping to identify and resolve barriers and engendering an ethos of continuous improvement across the Group**.**

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

- **Assertive**: Ability to present commercial initiatives in a positive way and manage resistance or challenges to deliver a mutually beneficial outcome; Ability to adapt and remain focused in the face of change and uncertainty.
- **Builds Relationships**: Ability to influence and build strong relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, representing senior levels from both within the organisation and with key external organisations.
- **Coaching Manager**: Ability to promote knowledge and resource sharing across multiple teams, building confidence in teams, encouraging development and improvements.
- **Strategy and Policy Development**: Knowledge of procurement policy to translate strategic aims into effective commercial policy objectives and challenges risk averse behaviours where appropriate.
- **Procurement Process**: Ability to advise on procurement processes and measure performance, challenge inefficient processes and practices and make proposals for improvement.

**Benefits**:
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 th

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