Infrastructure North-East Hub Commercial Officer

Details
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Reference number

479259

Salary

£35,895 \- £38,192
For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading ‘Salary’.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28\.97%
GBP

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer### Contract type

Permanent### Business area

DEFRA \- DGCS \- Commercial### Type of role

Commercial### Working pattern

Flexible working, Full\-time, Job share, Part\-time### Number of jobs available

1
Contents
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• Location


• About the job


• Benefits


• Things you need to know


• Apply and further information

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LeedsAbout the job
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Job summary

Are you passionate about delivering value for money to customers? Have you got experience of working in a project delivery environment?

If so, we'd like to hear from you.

As a Higher Executive Officer (HEO) Commercial Officer you will report to a Senior Executive Officer (SEO) Senior Commercial Officer and will undertake activities at the appropriate level.

Defra Group Commercial (DGC) is part of Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), the central Government Department responsible for growing the rural economy; improving the environment; and safeguarding animal and plant health. DGC is responsible for providing a commercial service to organisations within the Defra Network.

As an HEO you will have the opportunity to be involved in the procurement and delivery of the Environment Agency’s Flood Defence Programme and will be involved in a range of different projects including new flood defence schemes, existing asset refurbishment and habitat restoration projects.

The role is to assist customers to deliver value effectively and innovatively through the procurement of key contracts to meet the customer organisations outcomes and objectives, whilst also fulfilling its Spending Review targets.

Job description

The role involves promoting commercial policies and procedures whilst influencing final outcomes. It includes the provision of expert advice to internal customers on commercial issues and governance, and operational support to the team.

You will:

• provide support to internal customers to deliver value effectively and innovatively, so the customer organisation outcomes and objectives can be met alongside achievement of key corporate targets


• be required to award and monitor low\-medium value, lower risk contracts in accordance with Defra’s commercial policies and procedures


• be expected to act with integrity and deliver value for money whilst applying commercial principles and life cycle


• engage with colleagues across the country, building their Commercial network both internally and through the wider Defra network and Government Bodies


• receive development opportunities for higher value and risk contracts

Person specification

We are looking for candidates who:

• demonstrate excellent communicating and influencing skills


• are well organised and able to prioritise tasks


• form positive working relationships with colleagues, customers and suppliers including influencing and challenging to gain the best outcome as well as seeking to improve processes and ways of working


• experience of analysing information including financial information and make recommendations based on the evidence


• work within agreed policies and processes and promote those standards in the way you work


• experience of identifying risks and issues and developing plans to mitigate


• invest in their own development which might include keeping up to date on legislation, best practice or developing industry knowledge


• are proficient with Microsoft suite of products including Outlook, Excel and Sharepoint

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing


• Making Effective Decisions


• Managing a Quality Service

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Communicating and Influencing

Benefits
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Alongside your salary of £35,895, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs contributes £10,398 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .* Learning and development tailored to your role

• An environment with flexible working options


• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity


• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28\.97%

Things you need to know
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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.### Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.Application Process

As part of the application process you will be asked to provide a CV and complete a 500\-word Personal Statement detailing your suitability for the role based on the bullet points within the Person Specification section of the advertisement above.

You will also be asked to provide a 250\-word statement demonstrating how you meet the following Behaviour: Communicating and Influencing.

Further details around what this will entail can be found on the application form.

Sift

Should a large number of applications be received, there will be an initial sift assessing the Personal Statement. Those who pass the initial sift will be progressed either to a full sift or straight to interview.

Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.

Interview

If successful at application stage, you will be invited to interview where you will be assessed on Behaviour, Experience and Strength questions. The Behaviours are as follows:

• Communicating and Influencing


• Making Effective Decisions


• Managing a Quality Service

Your interview will be virtual via MS Teams.

Location

As part of the pre\-employment process for this post, successful candidate(s) will be able to agree a contractual workplace from those locations listed in this advert. The agreed contractual workplace is then the substantive and permanent place of work for the successful candidate(s).

Where the location is ‘National’ the successful appointee should discuss and agree an appropriate contractual location in line with both Defra’s location policy and site capacity, prior to proceeding with pre\-employment processes.

The agreed amount of time spent at a workplace for this post will reflect the requirement for Civil Servants to spend at least 60% of their working time in an organisation workplace with the option to work the remaining time flexibly from home. Working time spent at a workplace may include time spent at other organisational locations including field\-based operational locations, together with supplier, customer or partner locations. This is a non\-contractual agreement which is consistent with common Civil Service expectations.

Travel costs to non\-contractual workplaces will be subject to departmental travel and subsistence policies. Travel costs to contractual workplaces are the responsibility of the employee.

The successful candidate is required to carry out all their duties from a UK location, and cannot do so from an overseas location at any time.

Defra includes the core department, APHA, RPA, Cefas and VMD.

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Near Miss

Candidates who are judged to be a near miss at interview may be considered for other positions within Defra Group which may be at a lower grade but have a potential skills match.

Salary

New entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. The internal roles rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e. level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.

Criminal Record Check

If successful and transferring from another Government Department, a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government

Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre\-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

Internal Fraud Database Check

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre\-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Reasonable Adjustment

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