Commercial Officer

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

- 227404**Salary**:

- £28,588 - £39,691**Grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support
- Commercial**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Homeworking, Job share, Part-time, Compressed Hours**Number of posts**:

- 3Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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- Remote working (anywhere in the UK)About the job

**Summary**:
Our Commercial teams played a critical role during the COVID-19 pandemic; managing complex contracts and working at pace to secure laboratory services, source test kits and put in place all of the supporting infrastructure to respond to COVID-19.

UKHSA’s Commercial team plays a central role in priority activity - building on the legacy of the COVID-19 response to ensure a resilient and scalable infrastructure to secure the UK in the strongest position to protect the public from future threats to health.

Our Commercial team deliver strategic and operational activities across the end-to-end commercial cycle, supporting early supplier engagement, understanding and tracking markets, sourcing, right through to contract management.

We influence the strategy and decisions being made, working with scientific and academic stakeholders as well as putting in place vital contracts that keep us operating as an organisation and as a nation. Within the team, we also have business development expertise and a vaccine and countermeasures team making this a truly unique and exciting commercial team to join.

**Job description**:
As a Commercial Officer within the Commercial team you will be a key part of a wider team, providing commercial support to a range of activities.

Role will include:

- Working closely with Senior Executive Officers supporting all aspects of the Commercial objectives
- Supporting team members, stakeholder's and suppliers to deliver high quality commercial solutions for the UKHSA.
- Supporting specific portfolio of sourcing / tenders / contracts as well as other projects.
- Supporting supplier performance and commercial meetings to ensure contract obligations are met and additional value is achieved. Following up and dealing with queries, questions and issues across the portfolio of work.
- Delivering cashable and non-cashable savings for the team through your portfolio of work and delivering social value through your contracts.

**Responsibilities**:
The Commercial Officer will have a range of responsibilities and could include the below:

- Supporting the senior managers in delivering commercial solutions in their team
- Supporting competition exercises using the e-tendering portal (Atamis), including mini competitions, open competitions and if necessary direct awards or single tenders
- Supporting drafting business case documentation and compliance with necessary approvals, working with stakeholders on ensuring these are robust.

Supporting on aspects of contract and supplier management, using when available e-solutions to capture changes and contract management progress.
- Supporting drafting commercial documents, including tenders, contracts, contract change notes working closely with finance and legal partners where necessary.
- Publishing notices and opportunities in line with expected timescales, including redacted contracts.
- Leading on the full compliance of data and data entry to ensure reporting is robust and accurate.
- Managing record keeping for commercial documents and records. Collect and collate business data ensure records are up to date.
- Ensuring all commercial activity is in compliance with legislative obligation, UKHSA Standing financial instructions and government best practice.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders to deal with queries and questions.
- Involved in responding to Freedom of Information requests (FOIA’s); Parliamentary Questions (PQ’s) and other media queries.

Selection process details

Send your CV and a statement of suitability (500 words) telling us about yourself and how you meet the criteria

Eligibility

We are looking for people who have the following

Desirable:

- MCIPS or equivalent commercial qualification or working towards a qualification

Essential:

- Graduate/Post qualification or experience of working in similar level in a commercial environment.
- Experience of working in a commercial role or involvement in procurement or contract management
- Good communication, written and verbal and stakeholder management skills
- Awareness of public sector procurement legislation
- Willingness and eagerness to join a newly formed team and support health security and public health

**Benefits**:

- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension

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