Job summary
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is tasked with �delivering security of energy supply, ensuring properly functioning markets, greater energy efficiency and seizing the opportunities of Net Zero to lead the world in new green industries�.� This is a fantastic chance to work at the centre of the Department as its Commercial Director, offering challenging work on some of the biggest issues facing the country.�
Job description
This is the most senior Commercial role in DESNZ and as such, you will provide leadership to the Commercial directorate, develop and deliver the overall commercial strategy for the Department and be accountable for all commercial arrangements and supplier performance.�
Importantly, you will also have a wider functional role, overseeing all commercial activity with our Partner Organisations and Arms Length Bodies which include Nuclear Decommissioning Agency, Great British Nuclear and UKAEA.
Within the department you will be accountable for ensuring that DESNZ is making sound commercial decisions that support the development and delivery of great policies in areas such as Energy Security, Energy Affordability, and Net Zero.�
Person specification
We are looking for a leading commercial professional with the creative ideas, sound judgement, experience and leadership skills to enable the department to deliver its goals.�
If this sounds like you, and you'd like more information on the role, recruitment process and what we are looking for in a candidate, please download the candidate information pack.�
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
1. Significant experience of leading a commercial function in a complex and ambiguous environment, with strong procurement expertise and given the portfolio of work, ideally obtained within an infrastructure delivery capacity
2. Expert commercial understanding of the development of markets & suppliers with the ability to work successfully with stakeholders including suppliers & building effective senior relationships across multiple functional areas, for example HR & Finance
3. The ability to deal with the complexity of delivering across a matrix operating model, with a variety of cultures and strategic aims
4. Excellent business judgement, effective negotiation skills and evidence of ability to lead decisions and constructively challenge
5. Evidence of being an engaging leader with a clear strategic mind-set and vision. Expertise in leading the development of high-performing teams to deliver outstanding outcomes
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.