Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Manchester/Salford, Sheffield, Birmingham and Croydon. Occasional Travel required for priority/critical engagement Relocation costs will not be reimbursed. About the job Job summary The Home Office works to keep our citizens safe and our country secure. As well as working to reduce crime, enforce the law and protect our borders, it also works to protect the most vulnerable and is at the forefront of public policy making - our work is among the most challenging and rewarding in Government. Our commercial teams have been at the forefront of the Departments responses to the protection of our borders and society. The Home Office spends approximately £8bn each year with third party suppliers and this is managed by the Commercial Directorate, a team of around 300 procurement and contract management professionals. The range of goods and services acquired is huge and includes services and complex programmes that are unique. Job description The role is extremely challenging and exciting. You will lead the commercial team and our stakeholders through a significant step-change in the way we deliver a commercial service. You will ensure that we deliver and drive best in class commercial outcomes. You will lead a significant portfolio of commercial spend, leading business and category strategies, and delivering excellent commercial outcomes for the Home Office key priorities. You will be specifically responsible for Asylum Support, Resettlement and Non-Detained Accommodation. You will have the opportunity to join a trusted, empowered team where everyone can fulfil their potential. Person specification We are seeking a leader with senior level experience across the procurement lifecycle and a track record in delivering procurement strategy, with detailed knowledge of the borders and immigration suppliers and markets You will inspire confidence within the team and externally with senior stakeholders, and have strong personal resilience with the ability to develop this in others and build capability within your team. You will be a driver of change, with a passion for innovation and collaboration If you are interested in finding out more, please download the attached candidate pack. Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Risk Mindset To be aware of political sensitivities of the area of spend and work closely with Ministers, business and Policy leads to mitigate this risk Resilience Resilience when met with ambiguity in highly complex & stressful situations across a range of commercial contexts, building resilience amongst team; having a growth mindset to overcome negativity, demonstrating self-confidence Builds Relationships - Influences key senior stakeholders, colleagues, and suppliers in an extraordinarily complex, fast-moving, commercially focused environment with a record of achieving results through building commercial capability Coaching Manager A record of accomplishment of achieving strong results through successfully building capability at all levels of a commercial function Understanding Sourcing Needs Builds successful procurement strategies adhering to relevant policy & processes, significant procurement & commercial experience across the end-to-end lifecycle including knowledge of the new Procurement Act Commercial Focus Significant procurement and commercial experience across the end-to-end lifecycle with detailed knowledge of the borders and immigration suppliers and markets 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. Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Experience and Technical skills. Please be advised that the Virtual ADC is taking place on 20th February 2025 and will require a full day's attendance. Please contact commercialresourcinghubcabinetoffice.gov.uk in advance if you are unable to attend this date. Details of schemes available are attached in the advert. For full details of our process, and a likely timeline, please read the explanation provided in the attached candidate pack. Throughout our selection process, we will make decisions about your capability to do the job, based on evidence you provide against the essential criteria for the role which are detailed in the attached Candidate Pack. Your application will be reviewed by a panel and should you be successful at sift we will invite you to attend a Virtual commercial Assessment and Development Centre (VADC). The panel will review results of the VADC and determine which candidates will go through to a subsequent final panel interview. IMPORTANT: If you do not receive an acknowledgement of your application within 2 working days please contact: commercialresourcinghubcabinetoffice.gov.uk Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise. As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). 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. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. 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. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window). 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 : Rachel Whyte Email : commercialresourcinghubcabinetoffice.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : commercialresourcinghubcabinetoffice.gov.uk Further information If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should direct this to the Head of Commercial Resourcing Hub at the following email commercialresourcinghubcabinetoffice.gov.uk quoting the vacancy reference number (if applicable) and the details of your complaint. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission via the following web page: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/ Attachments 385901 - Candidate Pack - Deputy Commercial Director, Asylum Services - Home Office.docx Opens in new window (pdf, 979kB) Guaranteed Interview Schemes Opens in new window (pdf, 70kB) Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail