Policy and Governance Support – Commercial Operating Centre (Ref: 77146)

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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 – Commercial Operating Centre – Policy and Governance

The postholder will sit in the Commercial Policy and Governance Team, which, along with the Social Value Team, forms the Commercial Standards Team in CCMD’s Operating Centre. The Team is responsible for contributing to the development of procurement policy by Cabinet Office and for promoting compliance with procurement policy and commercial governance processes in CCMD. It also works with corporate policy owners in the MoJ, such as the Data Protection Team and the Security Team, to ensure that CCMD’s activities comply with their policies. As such, the postholder’s work will intersect with a wide range of policy areas.

Key Responsibilities

The jobholder will be responsible for:

1. Engaging with commercial staff on matters of policy and governance and directing their queries to appropriate specialists
2. Supporting with the maintenance of the team’s written policy and governance guidance in the Sourcing and Contract Management Handbook and CCMD’s SharePoint site and associated templates
3. Developing their own interests and expertise in procurement policy and governance
4. Liaising with Cabinet Office, which co-ordinates government procurement policy, and Senior Civil Servants and their private offices in the MoJ to help co-ordinate the works of the Commercial Policy and Governance Team
5. Administering the functional mailbox of the Commercial Policy and Governance Team.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria:

1. Experience of communicating with senior leaders in written and spoken English.
2. Experience of working effectively both independently and as part of a team.
3. Experience of using interpersonal and communication skills to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
4. Capacity to approach tasks proactively and enthusiastically.
5. Experience of working on several strands of work at the same time.
6. Experience of working with Microsoft Office 365.

Desirable Criteria:

1. Experience of administering a mailbox.
2. Experience of proofreading written work.

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

• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together

• 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