Responsible Procurement Manager (Ref: 80168)

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Job Title:                    Responsible Procurement Manager  

Job Grade:                 SEO

Reporting to: Responsible Procurement Lead        

Job Location:            National

Contract Type:          Permanent

Business Area:          MOJ – Commercial & Contract Management Department

Type of role:              Policy Advisor

Working pattern:       Flexible working, Full-time

Number of Posts:      1

About the Department

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is a major government department, at the heart of the justice system. Responsible for courts, prisons and probation services, we work to ensure sentences are served and offenders are given rehabilitation opportunities to become law-abiding citizens.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has one of the largest and most complex spend profiles in central government. The Commercial and Contract Management Directorate (CCMD) is responsible for coordinating procurement and contract management across the MoJ, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies.

The MoJ spends £6.7bn a year and manages over 1000 active contracts, all of which are sourced and managed by CCMD. We are running some of the most groundbreaking programmes such as Prison Reform and His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service Reform. The scope of our contracts ranges from building, maintenance and the operation of Prisons, Courts and Young Offender establishments through to food for prison dogs. The directorate also buys and manages contracts for feeding up to 80,000 prisoners, the secure escorting of prisoners from numerous establishments based around the country and translation services.

CCMD is organised into category teams, each with an interesting portfolio of contracts and diverse customers and suppliers to manage. We also have systems, programme management office, supplier relationship and risk management teams who work across all areas.

Scope

Portfolio

MoJ Commercial and Contract Management Directorate (CCMD)

The postholder will sit in the Responsible Procurement Team, which, along with the Commercial Policy and Governance Team, forms the Commercial Standards Team in CCMD’s Operating Centre.

The Responsible Procurement Team is responsible for four key areas: –

• Promoting compliance with social value policy and developing ways of working to capture and share outcomes across the MoJ.
• Delivery of the CCMD Sustainability Action Plan in collaboration with the wider commercial and sustainability team
• Delivery of the published MoJ SME and VCSE Action Plan
• Promoting compliance with modern slavery policy to minimise the risk of modern slavery occurring in our supply chains.

Key Responsibilities

This is a varied and busy role within a small friendly team where you will be able use your knowledge, experience, and organisational skills to drive projects as MoJ continue to embed responsible procurement activity into all aspects of its commercial operations. Contribution to a strong team ethos as well as commitment to continuous improvement, collaboration and knowledge sharing is essential.

The post-holder will be required to work with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels across the Commercial and Contract Management Directorate, other MoJ functions, as well as representing the Commercial function in internal / external collaborative discussions, forums and working groups.

The post-holder will be responsible for: –

• Sharing expertise in responsible procurement policies to commercial and contract management staff across the MoJ and ensuring they keep abreast of changes to relevant policies.
• Developing expertise in particular areas of Responsible Procurement policy with a view to becoming a subject matter expert
• Developing, managing and sharing Management Information dashboards with relevant stakeholders and analysing results to further contribute to internal strategy.
• Developing guidance and resources as required for use by our commercial teams and delivering training as required.
• Responding to internal and external commissions
• Leading the successful delivery of the SME & VCSE Action Plan
• Conducting compliance checks on key policies
• Representing the views and interests of MoJ commercial staff to policymakers in Cabinet Office

Experience

It is essential that the candidate has experience of:

• Interpreting and communicating responsible procurement policies, preferably in a commercial context.
• Supporting commercial staff to implement responsible procurement policies.
• Working and delivering projects effectively both independently and as part of team.
• Using interpersonal and communication skills to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
• Balancing a heavy and varied workload.
• Working with Microsoft Office 365.

It is desirable that the candidate has experience of:

• Working in a commercial environment in the public sector

Application stage (Sifting):

An initial sift will be performed against the following elements:

Experience:

• CV
• Statement of Suitability (max 500 words)

Behaviour:

• Changing and Improving (max 250 words)

Provide an example of when you have identified an opportunity for change and improvement within an area or aspect of your work. Summarise the steps taken to identify the need and any obstacles/challenges, to ensure a successful outcome.

If shortlisted, you’ll be invited to an interview and will be assessed on the selected success profile elements at the interview stage. Please carry a valid proof of Id that has your photo on it (passport, BRP, driving licence etc) at the interview.

Interview stage:

There is one interview stage for this vacancy and as part of the interview process you will be required to provide evidence on the following:

Behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working together

Experience:

• You will be asked one question at interview that will assess your experience for the role.

Please use STAR approach to structure your examples.

• Situation – Describe the situation you found yourself in and what happened.
• Task – The Hiring Manager will want to understand what you tried to achieve from the situation that you found yourself in.
• Action – What actions did you take and how did you do it. Make sure to use “I”, not “we” to explain how your actions lead to a result.
• Result – Use facts and statistics to demonstrate the results that your actions produced. Explain whether it was a successful outcome, and if not, what you learned from the experience.

Further information on the Success profile elements can be found on Success Profiles – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Job contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
• Telephone : 0845 241 5359

Recruitment team

• Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com