Job summary
The Home Office has a compelling mission: to keep our borders secure and our citizens safe. Across the three main systems � Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Migration and Borders, Corporate and Delivery functions � over 40,000 people carry out critical work to make this happen, through our policies, programmes, and front-line operations.
Job description
The Commercial function will be at the heart of the department, shaping, leading and directing the management of third party spend in Government, while building project delivery capability across the Home Office.� This role sits within the Senior Leadership Team and is accountable for everything that takes place within the commercial sphere. The role will require strong leadership skills and a focus on continuing to improve capability to support and influence the wider business in a very challenging financial environment.��
The commercial environment in the Home Office is complex and broad, ranging from significant IT infrastructure investment and digital development of services, to major outsource contracts that deliver frontline services across the UK.� Third party spend accounts for a significant proportion of our operating budget, so it is vital that we achieve Value for Money from these contracts and commercial activities.
Person specification
We are looking for a passionate, experienced commercial leader who can support transformation to improve the function and deliver the best commercial function across Government.�You do not need experience of working within the Civil Service in order to apply - if you would like more information please click the apply button and download the candidate information pack.
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
1. Be an outstanding, collaborative, commercial leader with excellent business judgement and highly effective decision making, influencing and negotiation skills, coupled with the ability to use data in decision making
2. Strong evidence of successfully developing and managing complex senior stakeholder relationships across functions, and with a Ministerial team or equivalent senior management, to deliver strong outcomes for the Department
3. Significant experience leading a large & complex commercial function with an annual spend of several billion, providing systems leadership to support delivery of commercial efficiencies & development of a strong corporate services Commercial function
4. Experience building high performing teams � in particular, teams that operate across organisational boundaries, growing confidence and capability, employee engagement, and an inclusive culture
5. A strong track record of driving continuous improvement of core services to achieve increased value for money and efficiencies whilst delivering complex and challenging programmes future proofing organisational sustainability
Benefits
As a valued employee of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO), you will have access to all the benefits the centre has to offer; including flexible working, generous benefits, Career Coaches, Mentors, L&D, a Commercial College, active talent management and, most importantly, access to commercial projects that will far exceed the scale and complexity on offer elsewhere in the UK.
For existing Civil Servants: For full details of the impact on any move across the civil service on your existing terms and conditions, please read the candidate pack. Please note that any move across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to continue to claim childcare vouchers.