Higher Commercial Officer

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom Public Sector Resourcing Full time

**Higher Commercial Officer - (Inside IR35)**

**Contract Term: 6 Months**

**Contracting Authority: DEFRA - Environment Agency**

**Location: Any DEFRA Hub - Hybrid**

**In the Defra group, we deal with a vast range of issues that profoundly impact on people’s lives. We are responsible for England’s environment, our countryside and rural economy, the food and farming sectors and have lead responsibility for protection from a wide range of natural threats and hazards. We have developed a set of three strategic objectives covering our policy outcomes and corporate objectives. These objectives help us to deliver our ambitious vision to build our green and healthy future and provide a framework for all the important work we carry out.**

Our objectives are:

- To pass on to the next generation a natural environment protected and enhanced for the future.
- To lead the world in food, farming, and fisheries with a sustainable model of food production.
- To be an outstanding organisation focused on making a difference, with world class delivery capability.

**As a Higher Commercial Officer your main responsibilities would be**:

- Deliver and support in the delivery of projects, procurements/ contracts / supplier management/grants across the full commercial life cycle providing functional / specialist input to improve ways of working and business change and efficiency.
- Be responsible for explaining specialist commercial guidance to operational teams in order to influence compliance with Defra policy / legislation / best practice ways of working and contribute to the delivery of business plans.
- Keep up to date on changing legislation / best practice externally, to inform internal priorities and appropriate alignment.
- Contribute to the development of Defra policy / process at national / local level and monitor and advise on effective implementation in the business, in line with environmental targets.
- Build and sustain effective relationships with operational customers to understand issues and provide effective response / steer for operational needs.
- Train and help others on policies, procedures, practices and techniques equipping them with the knowledge and skills to deliver their work in an effective and efficient manner.
- Support team members to deliver results on time, to required quality standards and cost to fulfil the business plan and achieve / support environmental goals.
- Support the delivery of contracts or grants such that sustainable impacts and opportunities are identified and managed throughout the commercial lifecycle.
- Support the development of Defra sub-category and category plans and develop your own market category knowledge and expertise.

**You’ll have relevant experience in**:

- Commercial skills - experience of working in a commercial role
- Understanding and experience using Atamis (e-procurement system) desirable
- Self-starter
- Experience working on low value projects under £100k from the commercial perspective
- Stakeholder management
- Time management
- Understanding of public sector procurement

**Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.**

**If you consider yourself to have a disability or if you are a veteran, and you meet the essential criteria for the role, PSR provides a ‘Guaranteed Interview’ scheme whereby you will have the opportunity to discuss this role and your suitability with a member of our PSR Sourcing team.**- Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas._

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