DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Demonstrable Contract Management experience
• Ability to challenge and hold stakeholders, create an environment that acts as a catalyst for continuous improvement

We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by James Rhodes and will take place on:

• Tuesday 26th August at 12.45pm

The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.
Please register your interest by filling out this form and you will be sent an invitation. The invites will be sent the night before the session.
Please note that the session will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process - please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to recruitment.team@dcms.gov.uk

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

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Lead the development and implementation of the Independent Football Regulator’s commercial strategy, ensuring alignment with commercial policies.
• Oversee and lead complex procurement processes and contract negotiations to secure best value for money.
• Provide expert commercial advice to senior stakeholders, including executive leaders.
• Ensure compliance with UK public procurement regulations and best practice standards.
• Develop and manage key supplier relationships, ensuring high-performance contract delivery.
• Identify and mitigate commercial risks across procurement and supply chain operations.
• Drive innovation and efficiency within commercial operations to improve outcomes.
• Being able to shape a robust governance and assurance processes for commercial activity.

Responsibilities include:

• Enthusiastic professional with an ability to handle and lead multiple procurement strands and commercial activities with multiple, varied stakeholders concurrently;
• Evidence of confidence in providing clear and concise commercial advice to senior teams and external stakeholders;
• Significant experience of delivery at pace;
• Exceptional knowledge of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 and understanding of their application;
• Practical experience of managing varied procurement operations working in a corporate procurement environment;
• Sophisticated understanding and experience of government frameworks, including sourcing routes;
• Ability to adhere to the DCMS commercial governance/assurance protocols for procurements
• Demonstrable experience in forming and implementing governance/assurance commercial protocols.
• Have or working toward MCIPS/MRICS professional qualification or equivalen

To apply for this vacancy, you will need to submit the following documents which will be assessed against the experience success profile:

• A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you provide employment history that relates to the essential and desirable criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained. The CV should not exceed more than 2 x A4 pages and you should insert your CV into the “Job History” section on Civil Service Jobs on the Civil Service Jobs application form