Commercial Lead - Government, Contract Management Capability Programme

Role: Commercial Lead

Contracting Authority: Government

Contract Length: March 2025

Location: Hybrid - Leicester, Cardiff or Harwell

IR35: Inside

Pay Rate: £650 per day

Clearance: BPSS

An exciting opportunity has become available with our prestigious client who is a prominent government department. The client is seeking an experienced Commercial Lead to join their welcoming team.

The Commercial Lead Role:

• Lead on the development of the commercial strategies which will form part of the business case for our major projects and programmes, including the assessment of commercial models to deter-mine the best mechanism to achieve our objectives (including catalysing investment)
• Development and implementation of new and innovative forms of intervention, including public private partnerships, equity shares and loans, to broaden the commercial offering to the market.
• To lead on Policy revision as a result of public procurement reform
• Support the Assistant Director Commercial to develop and maintain Agency policy and process standards for contracting and grant competitions reflecting government commercial principles while ensuring value-for-money solutions and effectively managing risks
• To support the Assistant Director of Commercial in undertaking oversight and assurance activity in accordance with Agency governance principles and the Commercial Functional Standards
• To engage proactively and provide commercial advice and support to major project and pro-gramme teams. This activity will include reviewing supplier and grant recipient proposals, change requests and deliverables, providing recommendations, identifying risks and issues, and negotiating excellent commercial outcomes
• Preparing briefs and guidance as required for a variety of internal and external audiences, including in-house teams, non-commercial specialists and potential suppliers
• To engage proactively within the Agency supporting the development of the commercial life cycle approach which supports their needs both in-year and across the medium-term while maintaining consistency with Agency standards
• To support the delivery of training and awareness for Agency staff in procurement matters appropriate to their needs
• To form positive working relationships with colleagues in the wider commercial function within DSIT and UK SBS as well as developing wider relations across government

What Commercial Lead Need:

• Must have Contract Management Capability Programme experience at expert level
• Experience of using commercial acumen to develop effective and value-for-money outcomes to meet business needs
• Strong negotiation skills to drive excellent commercial outcomes
• Ability to analyse a complex delivery environment to make effective commercial recommendations (including the development of commercial and procurement strategies) and present compelling business cases
• Proven track record of negotiating contract terms
• Ability to consider and influence the needs of others while observing compliance with government commercial service standards
• Ability to identify and mitigate commercial and procurement risk in delivering commercial out-comes
• Experience of working on complex projects or programmes
• MCIPS or working towards (Level 3 or above) or
• Experience of working of Grants and an awareness of the principles of the functional standards for Grants and the commercial operating standards for Grants
• Programme or project management qualification (such as from the Association of Project Managers, PRINCE2, Managing Successful Programmes or similar)

Minorities, women, LGBTQ+ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Interviews will take place this week, so please apply immediately to be considered for this exciting contract opportunity.