Head of Digital

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

- 385108

**Salary**:

- £54,857
- This role attracts an additional allowance of up to £4,000 per annum, depending on level of qualification.
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

**Job grade**:

- Grade 7

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- DVSA - Policy, Digital and Data

**Type of role**:

- Digital
Procurement and Contracts Management

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

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Location
- Birmingham, Bristol, Chadderton, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Swansea

About the job

**Job summary**:
Are you a strong leader, with the ability to motivate a team effectively?

Do you have experience of building excellent supplier relationships in a multi-sourced environment?

Can you communicate effectively with internal and external key people?

If so, we’d love to hear from you

This is a new and exciting role at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, where you would be responsible for the commercial oversight of Digital and Data contracted services.

**Job description**:
The successful role holder will be responsible for contract management and improvement of the current and future Digital and Data contracts throughout the Commercial Cycle:

- Pre-procurement planning and market engagement.
- Procurement and benefit realisation - working with the Digital Services & Technology Commercial team
- Contract Management and business improvement.

The role holder will also be responsible for the management of Digital and Data Supplier relationships and will contribute to determining the contractual model for future delivery of the service. This will be achieved by managing the output and will be a key stakeholder in Digital and Data providing expertise of contract and commercial matters.

The role holder will build expertise in the team to enhance current and future contract outcomes and deliver positive and enabling management of the Digital and Data Contract management team through current contract and the transition, mobilisation and go live of new contract(s). As a member of the Corporate Senior Leaders group the role holder will have responsibility for associated corporate activities.

**Responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

- Work with the senior leaders of Digital and Data to deliver the policy aspirations of Digital and Data
- Contribute to the early consideration and testing of all commercial options.
- Contribute to a procurement strategy that**delivers fit for purpose commercial arrangements that deliver the required business outcomes.
- Delivery to time, cost, and quality agreed at award throughout contract life.
- Maintenance of contractual delivery through a high level of interaction with other areas of the business and with stakeholders/customers
- Work with key stakeholders to ensure their business strategies take account of market developments and support them in the exit or transition of existing contracts.

**Person specification**:
To succeed in this role, you have experience of managing a portfolio of multi-vendor contracts ranging from large multi-million-pound contracts to small specialist contracts. You have a proven track record of negotiation with suppliers at a senior level.

You can demonstrate extensive experience in a commercial management role and have strong leadership skills to guide and motivate a team effectively.

**Additional Information**

Please take note that DVSA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.

**Allowances**

You will be entitled to an allowance if you are MCIPS Qualified:
Level 1 - £2000 - Part Qualified - foundation stage of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply, Certificate of Competence in Purchasing and Supply, NVQ Level III in procurement.

Level 2 - £4000 - Full membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply. NVQ Level IV in procurement or equivalent business qualification.

**About Us**

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.

We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.

We’re working hard to:

- make roads safer
- improve services for our customers
- make road transport greener and healthier
- harness the potential of technology and data
- grow and level up the economy

**_ To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our _**_Careers website_**_._**

**Qualifications**:

- Applicants are required to be MCIPS qualified or prepared to obtain this qualification post a