This position sits within the Commercial, Vaccines and Countermeasures Delivery (CVCD) Operations team, the team that are at the heart of ensuring that the CVCD Directorate operates to the best of its ability. There is a ‘dotted line’ to the Commercial Delivery teams due to the integral part the team play in enabling with planning, assurance and reporting process and practice.
Providing leadership and direction across multiple teams to enable fulfilment of Commercial Regulatory requirements and Government Commercial Functional Standards.
Undertaking concise packages of delivery work which may consist of undertaking analysis, facilitating or leading solution design, co-ordinating operational delivery or creating handover materials.
Building collaborative relationships with strategic and operational stakeholders, within the Directorate, Wider UKHSA and across Government
Delivering insight, information and recommendations to drive performance and decision making at the appropriate level within the organisation.
Understanding the future landscape, being alert to risks and opportunities and providing thought leadership to prepare and respond.
Line management of a small team
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The G7 Business Management Lead will develop and lead the Commercial Business Management Team within CVCD. This team is critical in enabling our Commercial Delivery teams to fulfil their obligations against Government Commercial Functional Standards and Regulatory requirements leading important external relationships with DHSC and Cabinet Office to enhance UKHSA’s reputation across Whitehall and also Industry.
The postholder will have responsibility for significant operational and complex policy areas working across multi-disciplinary teams. They will provide leadership and direction for projects including planning, monitoring and controlling activities whilst providing expert advice and guidance, support, insight and decisions on performance to senior managers across and out with the organisation. These decisions have a far-reaching impact for UKHSA, the reputation of the Government Commercial Function and across the industries that we rely on to meet our organisational objectives.
They will have the autonomy to drive this area of work and will be required to work independently on day-to-day issues providing a strategic view on operational delivery and compliance and contribute significantly to the achievement of the Directorate achieving its strategic priorities and business objectives.
They will build and maintain constructive relations across the organisation to influence, understand and respond to the needs from the directorate and external organisations to meet statutory and regulatory obligations.
They are responsible for leading and delivering recommendations and decisions that will impact the directorate and influence across the health family and wider government commercial teams.
With a forthcoming review of operating model this role will lead the new directorate governance portfolio working closely with senior internal and external stakeholders, ensuring operational performance is measured and tracked, facilitating strategic decisions which the impact of will be felt throughout UKHSA and with our suppliers and citizens.
This role involves the line management of a small team.
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Essential Criteria
A good understanding of working in the public sector and a sound working knowledge and experience of working in a commercial environment or equivalent experience.
Ability to anticipate impacts on work based on the wider landscape and environment are key in addition to impacting change proposals.
Significant leadership, communicating and influencing skills, with the ability to guide others to think and act differently
Strong skills and experience in resource management, planning, scheduling, risk and issue management in complex environment.
Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret and convey large, complex and often incomplete data.
Desirable Criteria
Demonstrable in-depth knowledge and experience in project management methodology and practice (e.g. PRINCE 2 Practitioner, APM Practitioner)

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