Dio - Commercial Officer

**Details**: **Reference number**: - 375025**Salary**: - £35,290- If applicable, this role may attract the Commercial Market Skills Allowance of up to £1500 per year.- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%**Job grade**: - Higher Executive Officer- C2**Contract type**: - Permanent**Business area**: - MOD - Defence Infrastructure Organisation - Security Services Group (SSG)**Type of role**: - Commercial Operational Delivery Security**Working pattern**: - Flexible working, Full-time**Number of jobs available**: - 1Contents Location About the job **Benefits**: Things you need to know Location - Shrivenham, South East England, SN6 8LA : Andover, South East England, SP11 8HJAbout the job **Job summary**: Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and care for the Defence Estate? DIO enables Defence to live, work, train and deploy, all with sustainability in mind. From net carbon zero accommodations to runways for the F35 fighter jets; our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe **About DIO** View our YouTube video to see more about our work: **About Security Services Group (SSG)** The Security Services Group is a business unit within the DIO which assists the MoD and the wider Government Estate in meeting its security requirements. SSG has over 230 staff located throughout the UK, Germany, Cyprus and Gibraltar who are responsible for the design, installation and maintenance of security systems across the MOD and Government Estate. This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. **Job description**: This vacancy is for the role of a commercial officer to join SSG's Commercial Team which has its HQ based in Shrivenham Defence Academy. We are looking for a proactive and knowledgeable individual with a strong reputation for innovation, delivery, and commercial excellence to join our commercial team in an exciting and variable role. This is an interesting and challenging role within Government Security at high profile and technically complex Defence sites, Other Government Departments and Critical National Infrastructure security programs. Successful applicants will join a team described by industry auditors as "hard working and talented individuals - among the best in the business." **Person specification**: Your primary function will be the delivery of commercial services and support to SSG teams and their priority customers, which comprises commercial support throughout the life of projects and programmes from initial Procurement Strategy development through to project / programme closure. Key responsibilities include: - Review and approve sales quotations to MOD and OGD customers. - Develop understanding of the supply markets, categories and business context providing options and opportunities from a commercial perspective looking at aspects such as developing requirements, options analysis for routes to market, risks, benefits, and Social Value. - Supporting Supply Chain Risk Assessments - Undertaking deep dives analysis and reports. - Support negotiation and contract placement above level of delegation when required, highlighting novel and contentious issues to the Senior Commercial Officer to ensure satisfactory resolution. - Supporting the Senior Commercial Officer in ensuring SSG adhere and conform with all agreed Government commercial processes and procedures and for assuring all the commercial activity undertaken is in accordance with the terms of your Commercial Letter of Delegation. In addition, you will need to ensure compliance with regulations, policy and commercial standard process. - Maintain awareness of developments in procurement policy and commercial case law. - You will require stakeholder leadership skills to help lead and develop SSG as a business unit and there will be ample opportunity to develop your own skills further by continuing professional development.*** **Qualifications**: **Desirable Experience and Skills**: - Overview and understanding of sourcing processes from initiation to contract award - 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 **Allowances**: - If applicable, this role may attract the Commercial Market Skills Allowance of up to E1500 per year. **Behaviours**: We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: - Communicating and Influencing - Working Together - Making Effective Decisions - Delivering at Pace - Communicating and Influencing **Benefits**: - Alongside your salary of £35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,223 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years' service - Continuous profession