JOB SUMMARY

DIO provides the infrastructure which supports the ability for this country’s Defence operation to live, work and train in the UK and abroad. Our teams play a key role in delivering the UK’s Defence objectives and are responsible for a land mass which represents 2% of the entire UK.
Our estate is incredibly complex but highly interesting, and for the right candidate who’s interested in empowering a Commercial team to deliver great supply chains to deliver across the Estate this would be a fantastic role.
Our commercial teams manage ~300 contracts at any one time with a total value of £25BN+. This huge scale means that we link closely into MOD and Government commercial networks and best practice via the GCO.
Commercial is a major corporate function in Government
The Government Commercial Function (GCF) People Standards for the Profession sets out the standards expected from commercial professionals within Government.
The eight professional levels covered in this document supports commercial staff who are responsible for ensuring that the Civil Service achieves excellence in all its commercial activity.
Please refer to these standards to ensure that you fully understand the attributes for Government Commercial Professionals for each professional level.
We may also wish to make reference to these documents that have been published on Gov.UK:
DIO Commercial Strategy: This strategy explains how the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), part of the Ministry of Defence, aims to transform the way it does business. The strategy focuses on increasing supplier numbers, offering greater opportunities to small and medium-sized enterprises as well as to larger suppliers. The strategy also gives information on the types of opportunities available to prospective suppliers.
DIO Procurement Pipeline: DIO spends around £3-billion each year buying infrastructure services in the UK and overseas. The Procurement Pipeline replaces the Procurement Plan and complements the DIO Commercial Strategy. It aims to inform industry of what DIO plans to buy on behalf of its Armed Forces customers. The pipeline is updated regularly to ensure that the latest information is available.
A drop in session will be held by Stephen Adamson for potential applicants to find out more about this opportunity.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Experience of managing high-value, high-profile complex, procurement, risk management and contract management activities within the public or private sector will be essential.
• Capable of conducting a procurement and negotiating the contract package with a clear view towards future contract management requirements and continuous delivery of Value for Money.
• Experience of collaborating with a diverse range of stakeholders and customers in an environment of complex procurement including market engagement before and after procurement activity.
• Previous experience on a complex programme in the pre-sourcing market engagement phase and internal options analysis (SOC and OBC phases).
• Demonstrate an understanding of Public Sector Procurement processes including the new Procurement Regulations.

IMPORTANT: IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF YOUR APPLICATION WITHIN 2 WORKING DAYS PLEASE CONTACT: COMMERCIALRESOURCINGHUB@CABINETOFFICE.GOV.UK

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

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

Please refer the Job description for details