Abercrombie House, East Kilbride, Glasgow or King Charles Street, London You will be required to work from this location in line with FCDO policies on Hybrid Working (minimum 60% in the office) Job Summary The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office pursues our national interests and projects the UK’s role in the world. We promote the interests of British citizens, safeguard the UK’s security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners. We employ more than 17,000 staff in 179 countries and territories, across our diplomatic and development offices worldwide, which consists of 282 officially designated Posts. Our UK-based staff work in King Charles Street, London, Abercrombie House in East Kilbride and in Milton Keynes. Our Commercial teams are responsible for the entire procurement lifecycle, and our projects are more varied than you might think. We provide expert advice to safeguard commercial decisions and activities, end-to-end procurement delivery, supply chain and supplier management, building the organisations understanding of Commercial, whilst supporting in areas of contract and grant management. Job Description In this role you will work across the procurement process, contributing to delivering commercial excellence for FCDO and providing a customer-focused service. The role is varied as you will be expected to work on all stages of the procurement process, from gathering requirements from across the business in line with market research, through to the handing over of the contract to contract and supplier management. You will work independently and as 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. Roles And Responsibilities We all have a responsibility to embrace the changes of the FCDO as it transforms, building the culture we want to see and delivering our cultural statement in how we lead and behave towards others; how we make decisions and how we get the job done is everyone’s responsibility. The Successful Candidate Will Be: Leading on end-to-end sourcing activities for the department and serving as a subject matter expert with key stakeholders to develop a clear and agreed view of business and commercial requirements, including input to business case, route to market/sourcing models, tender documents through to evaluation and delivery of compliant goods and services contracts. Contributing to the maintenance and updating of systems throughout the procurement lifecycle. Building stakeholder relationships and advising stakeholders on complex contract management and supplier issues to ensure successful delivery of requirements or suspending/terminating contracts where necessary. Providing leadership, support, advice and best practice, working collaboratively with others to create a proactive and intelligent function. Influencing and shaping future procurement policy and standards across the department whilst demonstrating ‘value for money’ and being accountable for sourcing compliance and frameworks. Engaging, where required, with the relevant senior business lead, ensuring that business requirements are supported by category strategies. Developing effective working relationships with supplier organisations to establish appropriate governance and relationship arrangements, ensuring the effective management of clarifications and change requests. Understanding the department’s commercial strategy and feeding into the planning process based on commercial approaches that deliver requirements in line with business needs, category strategies and market trends. Providing Commercial expertise to support operational and commercial contract management activity, including contract variations and supplier negotiation. The FCDO also operates an agile workforce. To facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require. Candidates who secure a role that is considered specialist/technical, may be required to affiliate to the relevant specialist network, if not already a member. In this role you will work across the procurement process, contributing to delivering commercial excellence for FCDO and providing a customer-focused service. The role is varied as you will be expected to work on all stages of the procurement process, from gathering requirements from across the business in line with market research, through to the handing over of the contract to contract and supplier management. You will work independently and as 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. The Successful Candidate Will Be: Leading on end-to-end sourcing activities for the department and serving as a subject matter expert with key stakeholders to develop a clear and agreed view of business and commercial requirements, including input to business case, route to market/sourcing models, tender documents through to evaluation and delivery of compliant goods and services contracts. Contributing to the maintenance and updating of systems throughout the procurement lifecycle. Building stakeholder relationships and advising stakeholders on complex contract management and supplier issues to ensure successful delivery of requirements or suspending/terminating contracts where necessary. Providing leadership, support, advice and best practice, working collaboratively with others to create a proactive and intelligent function. Influencing and shaping future procurement policy and standards across the department whilst demonstrating ‘value for money’ and being accountable for sourcing compliance and frameworks. Engaging, where required, with the relevant senior business lead, ensuring that business requirements are supported by category strategies. Developing effective working relationships with supplier organisations to establish appropriate governance and relationship arrangements, ensuring the effective management of clarifications and change requests. Understanding the department’s commercial strategy and feeding into the planning process based on commercial approaches that deliver requirements in line with business needs, category strategies and market trends. Providing Commercial expertise to support operational and commercial contract management activity, including contract variations and supplier negotiation. The FCDO also operates an agile workforce. To facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require. Candidates who secure a role that is considered specialist/technical, may be required to affiliate to the relevant specialist network, if not already a member. Person specification It is essential in your application that you provide evidence and proven examples in each of the following Minimum Criteria, the Behaviours and the Technical question as far as you are able to do so. These responses will be further developed and discussed with those candidates invited for interview. You must be a British Citizen at the time of application and, if invited to interview, you will need to bring proof of identity (British Passport/Driving Licence etc.) with you. This role requires you to attain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance. For more information about this process, click here. Attaining DV will require you to have been resident in the UK for five of the last ten years. At least one year of this must have been a consecutive twelve-month period. Serving overseas with HM Forces, in some other official capacity as a representative of His Majesty’s Government or having lived overseas as a result of your parents’ or partner’s Government employment counts as UK residency for the purposes of security clearances. Minimum Criteria Experience in conducting the end-to-end procurement process across an area of responsibility taking into consideration the type of commodity being procured, complexity, value and strategic importance demonstrating strong commercial knowledge, understanding of commercial law and use of appropriate key commercial tools. Ability to support risk management (including cyber, personnel, and physical risks) within your category, and apply standards that help tackle corruption, fraud, and unethical behaviour in supply chains, taking appropriate action in the event of any alleged breach of standards. Ability to work as part of a team to support performance, manage setbacks and resolve issues internally. 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. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Delivering at Pace Communicating and Influencing Working Together Making Effective Decisions We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form: Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Motivation question at Interview. Five minute presentation at the interview. Relevant knowledge/experience across the full procurement life cycle We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form: Relevant knowledge/experience across the full procurement life cycle Alongside your salary of £44,500, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office contributes £12,891 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. A Civil Service Pension. 25 days Annual Leave per annum. 9 days Public and Privilege holidays per annum. Learning and Development tailored to your role. See the attached candidate pack. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Please see the attached candidate pack for the selection process details. 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 fcdorecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk 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. Further Information A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made. Any move to FCDO 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. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band. 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. If you are experiencing accessibility problems reading the Candidate Pack, such as through screen reader software, please contact our Team via fcdorecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk and we will share a Word version of this. The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences. If there is any evidence of plagiarism, including presenting the ideas and experience of others as your own, your application will be withdrawn. 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 or Disclosure Scotland 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-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk 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 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. 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 developed vetting (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. 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 developed vetting (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 Open to UK nationals only. 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. 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). 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 : FCDO Recruitment Team Email : fcdorecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : fcdorecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk Further information The FCDO’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should, in the first instance, contact External.Recruitment@fcdo.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the FCDO, you can contact the Office of the Civil Service Commissioners.