Grade 7, Senior Commercial Capability and Business Operations Manager -

Details

Reference number

302837

Salary

£49,955

Location Allowance FCDO new joiners/loan in: London Allowance at KCS – £2,000, Hanslope Park – £1,750, Abercrombie House – £0/zero

Job grade

Grade 7

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Commercial

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Location

East Kilbride, London

About the job

Job summary

The FCDO pursues our national interests and projects the UK as a force for good in the world. We promote the interests of British citizens, safeguard the UK’s security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners.

FCDO is seeking an experienced individual with strong leadership, business management and organisational skills. The role will support the integration and cross-working of Commercial Capability and Business Operations teams ensuring the Directorate complies with corporate policies and is resourced to meet business needs in line with FCDO budget. The role will also provide management of the Commercial budget and co-ordinating a number of key business administration activities to ensure the smooth running of the Directorate. This is a critical strategic role to lead successful delivery of FCDOs Commercial Strategy, enabling the Directorate to maximise value for money for taxpayers, deliver a high quality service and driving efficiencies for internal stakeholders.

Job description

Please refer to the Candidate Pack attached at the bottom of this page.

Person specification

Please refer to the Candidate Pack attached at the bottom of this page.

Behaviours

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

Benefits

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension

Please note any move to the FCDO from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Candidates will be assessed using Success Profiles, please refer to the attached Candidate Pack at the bottom of this advert for additional information.

Application:

To apply for this job, please complete the online application process via civil service jobs. As part of this process youll be asked for:

An anonymised CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last three years.

A Personal Statement; This should highlight how your skills and experience meet the minimum criteria set out in the Person Specification.

Applications will be sifted anonymously so please remove any biographical data that would identify you. You will receive an acknowledgment of your application through the online system.

If selected for interview this will be arranged directly with the hiring manager. Interviews and additional assessment activities will be assessed against the criteria outlined in the Job Profile.

The successful candidate will be asked to obtain the required security clearance (as outlined in the Job Profile) prior to starting in the role. Failure to get the required level of security clearance will result in the job offer being withdrawn.

Circumstances that may impact on obtaining security clearance:

Candidates with close links of heritage from the country/region where they are applying to work should be aware that security considerations will apply in relation to the FCDO’s duty of care to you (and your family), which may result in the FCDO needing to withdraw the offer of employment.

Applicants who feel any of the above may apply to them are advised to contact Personnel Security Team email esd.pst@fcdo.gov.uk (attaching the job description from this advert and a summary of your concerns) who can explain any likely security clearance limitations.

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

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Thady Senior
Email : thady.senior@fcdo.gov.uk

Recruitment team

Email : resourcing@fcdo.gov.uk

Further information

If you wish to make a complaint you should email HRDirectUK@fcdo.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the FCDO you can contact the Civil Service Commission.