Guidance
Commercial Risk Management - Associate Commercial Specialist
Published 8 July 2024
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Job Pillar 搁辞濒别听颁辞尘辫辞苍别苍迟 |
ENABLING Commercial Risk Management |
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| Commercial Professional Level |
Associate Commercial Specialist (Grade 6 equivalent) |
| Role Summary | In this role you will contribute to delivering commercial excellence for your department through leading risk and opportunity management. You will be responsible for a range of activities spanning first line and second line assurance in relation to the discussion, analysis, escalation, mitigation, governance and reporting of commercial risks. The role will also include responsibilities spanning capability, resourcing and financing risks for the department鈥檚 commercial team. You will lead a team, building their confidence and commercial capability to drive performance and manage setbacks. The role will also require you to use your commercial expertise to identify opportunities for improvement and implement these changes at a local level by working with affected parties to identify and overcome challenges. |
| Key Responsibilities | Typically, the key responsibilities in this role will include (but are not limited to): 鈼徧齀dentifying and communicating perceived and relevant areas of risk early in the commercial lifecycle and at regular refresh points (to include supplier risks, supply chain risks and strategic risks) 鈼徧齃eading the risk discussion, both in relation to commercial liability and indemnities and contingent liabilities as well as the reporting and approval process via finance and into the HM Treasury 鈼徧齇verseeing the Commercial risk log, driving regular updates and reporting, and escalating risks and issues where needed to relevant stakeholders 鈼徧齅anaging and mitigating complex and high value contract and supply chain risks in accordance with the organisation's commercial risk management approach. For high risk contracts, carrying out stress tests and scenario analysis to classify risks 鈼徧鼶riving improvements in the organisation鈥檚 commercial risk management approach in line with best practice 鈼徧齅anaging the alignment of commercial and department鈥檚 risk registers 鈼徧鼶riving a consistent risk management methodology for commercial risks as well as resourcing and capability risks for the department鈥檚 commercial team 鈼徧鼳pplying a strong visual project management approach 鈼徧齃eading engagements with senior stakeholders with an understanding of their motivations and behaviours in order to effectively communicate messages and support decision making 鈼徧齅aintaining good relationships with internal and external stakeholders and involving them in relevant decisions and discussions |
| Essential Criteria |
Commercial Focus: 鈼徧鼿as a strong practical understanding of market and commercial drivers as well as contract law 鈼徧鼶emonstrates the ability to draw conclusions from a wide range of complex data from different sources 鈼徧鼿as a practical understanding of the concept of 鈥榲alue for money鈥� and can articulate what a successful return on investment looks like for a particular project/programme Risk and Assurance Management: 鈼徧鼶emonstrates the ability to take calculated risks in an area of responsibility in order to implement efficient and innovative solutions 鈼徧鼶emonstrates the ability to conduct analysis of options, risks and margins of error to provide assurance on decisions and manage subsequent trade-offs 鈼徧�听Has an understanding of Corporate risk management frameworks/approaches in order to link successfully into corporate models/reporting Commercial Ethics: 鈼徧鼳bility to influence stakeholders to take active steps to eliminate corruption, fraud and unethical behaviour in supply chains, taking appropriate actions in the event of any alleged breach of standards Team Management: 鈼徧鼶emonstrates the ability to manage a team, understands their commercial capability and where they have development gaps and can build their confidence to deal with setbacks 鈼徧鼿as an understanding of the cumulative impact of implementing change in their business area to include: culture, structure, service and morale Build Relationships: 鈼徧鼶emonstrates strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to demonstrate resilience in interactions with suppliers in order to defend the department鈥檚 position 鈼徧鼶emonstrates the ability to present technical issues to senior stakeholders in order to help them arrive at decisions by acting in an advisory capacity |
| Civil Service Behaviours | Ability to show examples across all of the following behaviours for level 4 of the : Changing and Improving: 鈼徧鼸ncourage, recognise and share innovative ideas from a diverse range of colleagues and stakeholders. Give people space to take initiative and praise them for their creativity. Create an environment where people feel safe to challenge and know their voice will be heard. Make changes which add value and clearly articulate how changes will benefit the business. Understand and identify the role of technology in public service delivery and policy implementation. Consider the full impact of implementing changes on culture, structure, morale and the impacts on the diverse range of end users, including accessibility needs. Identify early signs that things are going wrong and respond promptly. Provide constructive challenge to senior management on change proposals Communicating and Influencing: 鈼徧鼵ommunicate with others in a clear, honest and enthusiastic way in order to build trust. Explain complex issues in a way that is easy to understand. Take into account people鈥檚 individual needs. Deliver difficult messages with clarity and sensitivity, being persuasive when required. Consider the impact of the language used. Remain open-minded and impartial in discussions, whilst respecting the diverse interests and opinions of others. Introduce different methods for communication, including making the most of digital resources whilst getting value for money. Monitor the effectiveness of own and team communications and take action to improve where necessary Developing Self and Others: 鈼徧齈rioritise and role-model continuous self-learning and development. Identify areas individuals and teams need to develop in order to achieve future objectives. Support colleagues to take responsibility for their own learning and development. Ensure that development opportunities are available for all individuals regardless of their background or desire to achieve promotion. Ensure individuals take full advantage of learning and development opportunities available to them, including workplace based learning. Encourage discussions within and between teams to learn from each other鈥檚 experiences and change organisational plans and processes accordingly Leadership: 鈼徧齈romote diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity, respecting difference and external experience. Welcome and respond to views and challenges from others, despite any conflicting pressures to ignore or give in to them. Stand by, promote or defend own and team鈥檚 actions and decisions where needed. Seek out shared interests beyond own area of responsibility, understanding the extent of the impact actions have on the organisation. Inspire and motivate teams to be fully engaged in their work and dedicated to their role 听 |
| Department Context | To enhance the generic commercial role profile, additional information can be added by a department to outline the specific nature of the role. This may include: 鈼徧鼳n additional short paragraph in the role summary 鈼徧鼳dditional key responsibilities based on the department context 鈼徧鼴espoke essential skills/experience required for the role |