DIO - Commercial Practitioner - Sensitive Projects
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Kouara, Niger
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Job Summary
Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and play a key role in keeping our country safe through caring for the Defence estate and those that depend on it? DIO manages the Defence estate, one of the UK’s largest and most diverse property portfolios, enabling the armed forces and Defence civilians to live, work, train and deploy. From net carbon-zero accommodation to runways for the F35 fighter jets, our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe!
Learn much more about DIO in our Candidate Information Guide attached.
About DIO
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Job Description
About our Sensitive Projects Team:
Part of the DIO Commercial directorate, Sensitive Projects’ team are a dedicated team providing Commercial support to delivery of Sensitive Defence infrastructure projects across the UK. We manage large construction projects on high security military bases working with teams with the highest levels of security clearance. We provide Commercial support throughout the life of Projects and Programmes from initial Procurement Strategy development through to Project / Programme closure. We do everything from compiling and issuing tenders, negotiating, and placing contracts including changes and contract management activities.
As a Commercial Practitioner For Sensitive Projects
You will provide Commercial support to an Associate Commercial Lead and senior Commercial colleagues on the projects and programmes delivered from within the Sensitive Projects team. You would be required to support and work with Associate Commercial Lead 's who will lead the Commercial activity involving supplier selection, running the tender process, awarding the contract and then contract management of the delivery. It is a challenging yet absorbing role liaising with customers, colleagues and suppliers to help achieve best value for money for the public purse operating within the Commercial regulations, whilst observing the strictest security protocols in all we do.
Why Join Us
Sensitive projects are a unique and interesting environment due to the secret and sensitive nature of the projects. You will learn and build your Commercial skills through working on challenging and diverse projects, with different customer bases which have very different needs. Their often-unique requirements will highlight the many ways that Commercial can contribute to the Defence mission, and you can be part of this exciting journey.
DIO’s mission is to Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique. To enable this DIO recognises that a diverse workforce is at the heart of different insights, ideas and innovation. A workforce diverse in background and life experience produces trusted public services and better decisions. We want our people to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, ambitious and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation.
To Enable This DIO Commits To Offering Its Employees
• The ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by DIO.
• Free membership for professional qualifications including CIPS.
• Professional and Personal Development of skills.
• Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning, some free or paid by DIO.
• Opportunity to join 6 networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers.
• Opportunity to drive and embed sustainable practices and solutions through delivering and managing sustainable procurement for Defence estates.
Join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.
Person specification
Responsibilities
• Support for Sensitive projects to deliver their requirements on time and to budget through good sourcing strategies and actively implementing good contract management
• Taking ownership of different reporting lines to support the wider DIO Commercial team to fulfil the reporting requirements for the Centre and locally, ensuring that information management is delivered accurately and on time;
• Ensuring the MOD contracting & finance system is updated to allow the effective payment of contract invoicing demands for our suppliers to ensure they remain viable and support their supply chain
• Working with senior colleagues on the more complex and high-profile projects to deliver the Commercial input as required
• Task management of commercial officer(s), including overseeing staff development, mentoring & support. Ensuring all mandatory and role specific training is undertaken
Essential Criteria
• CIPS level 4 or willing to study to achieve this level within 2 years of joining.
• Ability to undertake travel to overseas and UK establishments on occasion.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to quickly synthesise, distil and draw conclusions on large amounts of disparate data.
• Experience of negotiations.
Please be aware that as part of this role you must achieve a CIPS Level 4 and sit a MOD accreditation panel to be granted a letter of delegation (authority to place and amend contract on behalf of Defence).
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Working Together
Technical Skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
• Section 2 Sourcing 3.Executing the Sourcing Strategy- Developing and issuing the bidder’s pack.
• Section 3 Contract Management 5. Contract Administration: Managing the commercial record
Benefits
• Highly competitive Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Alternative working practices such as working from home.
• Opportunity to join one of our several D&I Networks. We value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.
• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.
• Enhanced Parental Leave.
• Most sites have free car parking, Sports & Social Clubs, Gym, on site shops and subsidised canteens.
To learn more about our full range of benefits, view our Candidate Information Guide attached.
Allowances
£1,500 Commercial Market Skills Allowance (MSA); individuals are eligible once essential criteria for this allowance is met. Please note that this allowance will be pro-rated for Part Time staff.
This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Working Pattern
The post advertised is for 37 hours net, however the Ministry of Defence offers a range of flexibilities to enable a better work-life balance for employees. Part-time, Job-sharing, and Flexible working patterns will be considered.
Alongside the advertised locations, other DIO locations may be offered
