Details
Reference number
430459
Salary
£42,665 - £50,495
National: £42,665 - £46,765
London: £46,060 - £50,495
For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under he heading 'Salary'.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
Job grade
Senior Executive Officer
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
DEFRA - Environment - Resource & Waste - The Scheme Administrator for the UK Programme for Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) is a new organisation, hosted by Defra group but working with the four nations of the UK and with partners across the packaging and recycling sectors.
Type of role
Business Management and Improvement
Operational Delivery
Other
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
Number of jobs available
1
Contents
* Location
* About the job
* Benefits
* Things you need to know
* Apply and further information
Location
Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, York
About the job
Job summary
The Scheme Administrator (SA) for the UK Programme for Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) is a new organisation, hosted by Defra group but working with the four nations of the UK and with partners across the packaging and recycling sectors. The Scheme Administrator will be responsible for the delivery and oversight of the scheme, calculation of costs and disbursement of funds to Local Authorities, working with the administrations and regulators across the four nations of the UK, and driving improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of collection and processing services.
UK pEPR will require obligated packaging producers to pay the full costs of managing the packaging for which they are responsible. It will incentivise them to use less unnecessary packaging and encourage sustainable design, production and use of packaging; and it will work to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of collection and recycling services thereby ensuring the supply of sufficient good quality recycled materials.
The administrator will bring together a diverse team of talented individuals who are passionate about recycling, sustainability and the wider contributions this can make to our environmental objectives, including reaching net zero by 2050 while boosting the economy.
Job description
Role Purpose
As Supplier Contracts Manager you will provide strategic support to SRM, enabling best in class approaches monitoring and contract management functions on behalf of PackUK. You will support the SSRM closely to build critical relationships with commercial professions across Defra, Devolved Governments and other government departments.
You will be comfortable operating in a complex, fast paced and changing environment, ensuring the provision of an effective commercial function to Devolved Governments and Governance forums that drives business outcomes through excellent service and strong stakeholder relationships.
You will be comfortable working at pace but also able to lead your team to deliver. This role exposes you to a broad range of duties, working to support key business areas and inform strategic and operational decisions. You will need to be skilled at listening, interpreting, influencing, negotiating, inspiring and challenging, which are all vital to the role.
Key Responsibilities
* Working directly with Contract managers to ensure that contractual deliverables are tracked and that all data is fed into Power BI via excel to populate a client dashboard / scorecard.
* Providing regular Supplier Contract Analysis, supporting the SSRM on strategic contracts and tendering activities.
* Implementing and monitoring systems to capture and review supplier performance, including KPI's, milestones and service objectives.
* Work with key stakeholders and suppliers to meet agreed targets and contractual arrangements.
* Maintain relationships with stakeholders who are party to the contracts of strategic suppliers.
* Maintain a strong working relationship with key Supplier's to facilitate delivery of high-quality performance in both cost and service.
* Making strategic recommendations based on actual performance data to drive out effective delivery from all suppliers.
* Advise and support the SSRM and other key stakeholders, responding accurately with reference to contractual issues in a timely manner.
* Develop and implement a robust Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) framework.
Person specification
We are looking for people who:
* Have extensive knowledge and experience in managing high profile strategic supplier contracts, with a focus on commercial contract management and performance analysis
* Demonstrably strong inter-personal and written communication skills with experience in building supplier dashboards /scorecards using Power BI
* Possess excellent relationship management skills and the ability to build personal credibility with senior stakeholders across a broad network both inside and outside of government.
* Have experience of managing high value contracts for specialist services, preferably within the financial services sector.
* Have experience in developing, maintaining and using contracts registers to prioritise procurement activities.
* Are experienced in developing and maintaining Supplier Contract systems that are up to date, enabling the production of accurate management reports for decision making.
* Can provide guidance and support to operational contract managers overseeing ensuring best practices are followed.
* Experienced in managing commercial risks and management actions, identifying and mitigating potential risks in supplier relationships.
* Fosters a commercial culture that encourages the application of good Supplier Relationship and Contract management practices.
* Possess strong negotiation skills to deliver optimum outcomes whilst balancing the needs of suppliers.
Essential criteria:
* High competence in the use of Excel, Power BI and creation of informative dashboards.
* Experience working within a government.
* Experience in Contract Management.
* Project Management experience.
* SharePoint experience.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Communicating and Influencing
* Changing and Improving
* Managing a Quality Service
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £42,665, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs contributes £12,360 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
* Learning and development tailored to your role
* An environment with flexible working options
* A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
* A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:
* A CV detailing your career history (Including any relevant qualifications). Your CV will be used for information only and will not be scored.
* A Personal Statement (max. 500 words) demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the job description, responsibilities, experience and essential criteria.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Using the STAR process will help achieve a structured document. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Sift
The sift panel will use the information in your Personal Statement and CV to assess your experience and knowledge.
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the Personal Statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
Sift and Interview dates are to be confirmed.
Interview Process Details
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to a video interview. This vacancy is using Civil Service Success Profiles and we will assess your experience, Behaviours and Strengths.
During the interview candidates will be asked to deliver a 5-minute presentation.
You will also be asked questions based on the following Civil Service Behaviours;
* Communicating and Influencing
* Changing & Improving
* Managing a Quality Service
And in addition two Strength based questions.
A presentation or additional exercise may also be assessed.
Further Information
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application. However, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate, and based on your own personal experience. Submitting content that has been generated by AI or copied from others and presented as your own may be considered plagiarism. Applications found to contain such content may be withdrawn, and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please refer to our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Location
As part of the pre-employment process for this post, successful candidate(s) will be able to agree a contractual workplace from those locations listed in this advert. The agreed contractual workplace is then the substantive and permanent place of work for the successful candidate(s).
Where the location is 'National' the successful appointee should discuss and agree an appropriate contractual location in line with both Defra's location policy and site capacity, prior to proceeding with pre-employment processes.
Successful applicants currently employed by the hiring Defra organisation for this post may choose to remain in their current contractual location or may choose to change contractual location to one of those listed above. This should be discussed and agreed prior to proceeding with pre-employment processes.
The agreed amount of time spent at a workplace for this post will reflect the requirement for Civil Servants to spend at least 60% of their working time in an organisation workplace with the option to work the remaining time flexibly from home. Working time spent at a workplace may include time spent at other organisational locations including field-based operational locations, together with supplier, customer or partner locations. This is a non-contractual agreement which is consistent with common Civil Service expectations.
Travel costs to non-contractual workplaces will be subject to departmental travel and subsistence policies. Travel costs to contractual workplaces are the responsibility of the employee.
The successful candidate is required to carry out all their duties from a UK location, and cannot do so from an overseas location at any time.
Defra includes the core department, APHA, RPA, Cefas and VMD.
Salary
New entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. The internal roles rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e. level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.
Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Childcare Vouchers
Any move to DEFRA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.
Reasonable Adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Contact Government Recruitment Service via as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the 'Assistance required' section in the 'Additional requirements' page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Accessibility
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Visa Sponsorship Statement
Please take note that Defra does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.
Merit Lists
Where more than one location is advertised, candidates will be appointed in merit order for each location. You will be asked to state your location preference on your application.
Criminal Record Check
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service/Disclosure Scotland/Access NI on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre- stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email
For further information on the Access NI confidential checking service telephone: the Access NI Helpline on and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email
Higher Security Clearance
All of these posts require the successful candidate to hold basic security clearance. Candidates posted to London may be subject to a higher level of clearance because of the security requirements for that location. Job offers to these posts are made on the basis of merit. Security vetting will only take place after the receipt of a job offer.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.
Please be aware the levels of national security clearance are changing which may impact on the level needed for this role by the time of appointment. All efforts will be made to keep candidates informed of any changes and what that will mean in terms of vetting criteria. For more information please See our vetting charter
Internal Fraud Database Check
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
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)
* 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
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code 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 .
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 and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .
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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans 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).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
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Further information
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