Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber About the job Job summary This position is based nationally. Job description Job Description Job Title Commercial Manager Job Grade SEO Job Location National Contract Type Fixed Term Duration Until 30/09/2026 Business Area Ministry of Justice Commercial Working pattern Full-time Number of Posts 2 Commercial The Ministry of Justice has one of the largest and most complex spending profiles in central government. Each year we spend more than £5 billion with our suppliers and its our job to help coordinate the sourcing of what we need. We support the management of our contracts across the department, its agencies and non‑departmental public bodies. Commercial is responsible for coordinating procurement and contract management across the MoJ, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies. Commercial is organised into category teams, each with an interesting portfolio of contracts and diverse customers and suppliers to manage. We also have systems, programme management office, supplier relationship and risk management teams who work across all areas. Construction Portfolio Vacancies: 2 This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious construction commercial management professional to join the New Prison Capacity Programme with the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice has one of the largest and most complex estates within Central Government with 150 prisons. The New Prison Capacity Programme is responsible for delivering 20,000 new prison places, which includes the construction and delivery of small secure houseblocks at existing prison sites. This is a hugely exciting major Government programme, delivering a key priority within the policy and infrastructure space. The New Prison Capacity programme predominantly uses NEC4 forms of contract, with each project typically valued between £80m and £500m. There is a possibility of an extension for the roles beyond September 2026. Role Summary In this role you will contribute to delivering commercial excellence for the department, providing a customer-focused service, understanding the business need and stakeholder drivers, with the aim of becoming a trusted commercial advisor. You will also develop relationships with the departments key and strategic suppliers, driving value for money and risk management excellence across the category. You will lead and own elements of the overall commercial lifecycle, including strategy and policy development, understanding needs and sourcing options, contract and supplier management and the procurement process itself. You will work both independently and part of a larger team by drawing on your commercial experience to drive performance and manage setbacks. You will be able to prioritise and manage your own workload to deliver to deadlines, mitigate and escalate any emerging risks and to respond swiftly to changing operational demands. Key Responsibilities These roles are varied, and individual remit is subject to both size of category, and/or level of complexity, value and risk within a category. Typically, key responsibilities for a commercial professional in this role may include (but are not limited to): Ensuring effective Commercial Contract and Supplier Management within the category: Evaluating the performance of suppliers against the specification and reporting regularly Actively contributing to the management of the supply chain portfolio, including the development and implementation of supply chain and supplier relationship strategies Acting as commercial lead, managing one or more medium to high complexity contracts, ensuring effective stakeholder management, governance, performance management frameworks, escalation, risk management, issues resolution, financial management, change control and compliance Developing and maintaining positive commercial relationships with the supply chain to maintain and enhance performance, improve service delivery and create additional value On an ongoing basis, tracking operation demand and patterns, introducing demand management mechanisms where applicable Analysing and assessing supplier risk, understanding impact on contingency and business continuity, driving value for money whilst protecting the departments risk position Tracking and owning risks relating to specific contracts, taking steps to mitigate commercial risks Building and maintaining key relationships across the department and with important external stakeholders: Developing effective working relationships with supplier organisations to establish appropriate governance and relationship arrangements, ensuring the effective management of clarifications and change requests Provision of commercial advice to stakeholders on all aspects of commercial Engaging, where required, with the relevant senior business lead, ensuring that business requirements are supported by category strategies Enabling and developing the department: Championing procurement best practice and working collaboratively with others to create a proactive and intelligent function Contributing to the maintenance and updating of systems throughout the procurement lifecycle Playing a role in building capability of new starters and those on development programmes In addition: Mentoring and providing guidance to junior members of the team Working within a secure environment on sensitive projects as required Some of the roles may involve line management As part of your own personal career development in the Commercial team, there could be opportunities to move roles at the same grade. In some circumstances, we may need to move you on to business-critical priorities at the same grade to meet business need. Essential Criteria Commercial Focus: Has good experience within a procurement, commercial or buying role. Has a good understanding of the principles of end-to-end commercial lifecycle management, and sourcing and procurement methodologies. Evidence of leading and securing value for money in a commercial environment. Has strong commercial knowledge, understands commercial law and can use key commercial tools appropriately Risk and Assurance Management: Demonstrates the ability to manage cyber, personnel and physical risks within an area of responsibility Commercial Ethics: Demonstrates the ability to apply standards to eliminate corruption, fraud and unethical behaviour in supply chains, taking appropriate actions in the event of any alleged breach of standards Team Focus: Demonstrates the ability to work as part of a team to support their performance, manage setbacks and resolve issues internally Build Relationships: Demonstrates the ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels using different communication styles to articulate the benefits that have been achieved and to establish governance and relationship arrangements Desirable Criteria Working knowledge of systems, e.g. Oracle and/or Jaggaer (Bravo), Awareness and understanding of public sector commercial principles and legislation Awareness of public sector commercial legislation including EU Rules and UK interpretations. Candidates must have one of the following or a willingness to work towards gaining the appropriate qualification in commercial management profession - CIPS, World CC or similar. Construction Construction-specific Desirable Criteria: Major projects/construction/infrastructure Application Stage An initial sift will be performed against the following elements and will be assessed against the Civil Service success profiles framework: Experience CV Statement of Suitability (Up to750 words). The statement of suitability should be based around how you meet the key responsibilities and essential criteria. Behaviours We will assess your application on the following behaviours. Please use the STAR method in your examples. Communicating & Influencing (max 250 words) If shortlisted, you will be invited to an interview and will be assessed on the selected success profile elements at the interview stage. Interview stage There is one interview stage for this vacancy which will be held remotely and as part of the interview process you will be required to provide evidence on the following, and will be assessed against the Civil Service success profiles framework: Behaviours Communicating and Influencing Working Together Making Effective Decisions Managing a Quality Service Strengths maybe assessed at the interview, and these are not shared in advance. To learn more about the Civil Service success profiles framework and how they are assessed please click here. Please use STAR approach to structure your examples for both the application and interview for behaviours. Using the STAR method can help you give examples of relevant experience that you have. It allows you to set the scene, show what you did, and how you did it, and explain the overall outcome. Situation : Describe the situation you found yourself in. You must describe a specific event or situation. Be sure to give enough detail for the job holder to understand. Where are you? Who was there with you? What had happened? Task : The job holder will want to understand what you tried to achieve from the situation you found yourself in. What was the task that you had to complete and why? What did you have to achieve? Actions : What did you do? The job holder will be looking for information on what you did, how you did it and why. Keep the focus on you. What specific steps did you take and what was your contribution? Remember to include how you did it, and the behaviours you used. Try to use I rather than we to explain your actions that lead to the result. Be careful not to take credit for something that you did not do. Results : Dont be shy about taking credit for your behaviour. Quote specific facts and figures. Explain how the outcome benefitted the organisation or your area. Make the outcomes easily understandable. What results did the actions produce? What did you achieve through your actions and did you meet your goals? Was it a successful outcome? If not, what did you learn from the experience? Keep the situation and task parts brief. Concentrate on the action and the result. If the result was not entirely successful describe what you learned from this and what you would do differently next time. Make sure you focus on your strengths. Commercial Roles New entrants are expected to join on the pay minimum. Higher starting salary and / or Recruitment & Retention Allowance may be available for successful candidates with exceptional skills and experience. We will consider applications from non-qualified candidates, who are willing to develop and work towards a recognised qualification in order to meet the full requirements of the role. The specialist allowance may apply to fully qualified applicants with a commercial professional qualification, for example CIPS, World CC, etc. Further details can be provided during the recruitment process Person specification Please refer to Job Description Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Communicating and Influencing Working Together Making Effective Decisions Managing a Quality Service Benefits Alongside your salary of £41,463, Ministry of Justice contributes £12,011 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Access to learning and development A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Annual Leave Public Holidays Season Ticket Advance For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page. Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience. https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiriesresourcing.soprasteria.co.uk Telephone : 0345 241 5359 Recruitment team Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiriesresourcing.soprasteria.co.uk Further information Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles. I you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiriesgov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. 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