Commercial Officer

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

- 385952

**Salary**:

- £35,175 - £39,480
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer
- GPA HEO National

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- GPA - Chief Operating Office - Commercial

**Type of role**:

- Commercial
Policy

**Working pattern**:

- Full-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

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**Benefits**:
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Location
- Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Swindon

About the job

**Job summary**:
The GPA is committed to representing the communities we serve by making Diversity, Equality and Inclusion part of everything we do.

The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, with more than £2.1 billion in property assets and over 55% of the government’s office estate.

We are transforming the way the Civil Service works by creating great places to work, leading the largest commercial office programme in the UK, working towards halving carbon emissions from government offices, and achieving greater value for taxpayers. And we are looking for innovative, solutions-focused people to join our team.

Representing the best covenant in the UK - His Majesty’s Government - we are leading transformational programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme and Net Zero Programme, as well as delivering modern, cost-effective real estate service solutions.

Innovation and progress are at the heart of our behaviours. We foster a culture of lifelong learning, where curiosity and self-improvement are encouraged. And we’re dedicated to becoming a leading, inclusive employer both in the external market and throughout the Civil Service. Our strong emphasis on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is not just about driving inclusion across our organisation, it is also about ensuring our services meet the needs of government departments and the civil servants who use our spaces.

Join our dynamic and diverse team that leads with purpose, improving sustainability, nurturing social value, driving inclusivity and flexibility, and kickstarting economic growth. We are driven by purpose, and you can be part of it too: where you make a meaningful impact; where you influence; where your voice really matters; where you help to shape our future direction.

**Job description**:
The new Procurement Act 2023 creates many opportunities for the Government Property Agency to evaluate how we operate and provide new flexible procurement routes in the future. To build GPA’s resilience and capitalise on the opportunity presented by the new act, the Commercial Policy team will have the scope and freedom to develop new commercial policies and ensure compliance with the act while also improving outcomes for GPA. Your role will be to develop and support a suite of commercial policy documents, enabling innovation and driving efficiencies for the GPA.

This role will report to the Commercial Policy Lead.

Key Responsibilities:

- Support to implement the Procurement Act 2023 and the broader Transforming Public Procurement initiative into all of GPA Commercial Policy, ensuring alignment with the Act and Cabinet Office guidance.
- Support the development of a Commercial Toolkit for use across GPA Commercial to drive best practice and consistency across GPA. This will require consultation with commercial colleagues, legal support, stakeholder groups and utilise Cabinet Office guidance to create a robust collection of guidance and templates for use across all stages of the procurement lifecycle and to cover the range of scenarios that may occur across different procurement routes.
- Support the development of Commercial Policy documents, in addition to those related to the Procurement Act, to enable GPA to have a clear collection of policies to refer to and drive consistency across GPA teams.
- Build commercial knowledge to develop understanding of commercial practices and procedures, attending training and upskilling sessions when appropriate.
- Support the team on procurements and contractual matters, as they arise, providing guidance and advice to colleagues.
- Support the team with governance and secretariat duties to enable commercial governance chambers to function effectively.

**Person specification**:
You will be:

- Organised and methodical with an ability to collate a range of varied data to support decision making.
- A strong communicator, able to work with a range of audiences and provide information that is clear and concise to support GPA decision makers.
- Able to think creatively and innovatively about problems and explore solutions based on evidence and data to support the goals of GPA.
- Collaborative in your approach, encouraging challenge and discussion from stakeholders to drive effective solutions.
- Enthusiastic about driving value for money for the UK taxpayer and delivering tr