Guidance
Systems and Information - Commercial Lead
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 Systems and Information |
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| Commercial Professional Level |
Commercial Lead (Grade 7 equivalent) |
| Role Summary | In this role you will contribute to delivering commercial excellence for your department by contributing to systems and information management. You will be expected to manage and improve the appropriate commercial systems and data in order to promote process efficiency, robust controls, compliance and effective decision making as well as managing information to support the development of the commercial strategy and plan. You will lead a team, building their confidence to drive performance and manage setbacks. The role will 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 |
听Typically, the key responsibilities in this role will include (but are not limited to): 鈼徧齇verseeing the team and management of key business-as-usual activity (e.g. system admin activity, query resolution, support with PO management, reporting requirements etc) 鈼徧鼸nsuring all commercial systems and digital capabilities are functional, meet user needs and are aligned with best practice听 鈼徧鼵oordinating the work of systems and data analysis to ensure business needs are translated into solutions against identified timelines 鈼徧鼶eveloping and maintaining a systems and data strategy for the department鈥檚 commercial teams in line with wider government context (e.g. 听SaaS, transition to the Cloud, GSSS) 鈼徧齊epresenting the department in Cabinet Office and cross-government initiatives 鈼徧齏orking with digital and system partners to develop innovative solutions that will deliver commercial value and efficiencies for the organisation 鈼徧齅anaging the collection, collation, cleansing, analysis and interpretation of data to derive meaningful and actionable insights and reports 鈼徧齇wning a range of commercial reports and ensuring they meet the needs of the audience including for senior stakeholders 鈼徧鼳pplying a strong visual project management approach 鈼徧齅aintaining good relationships with internal stakeholders and involving them in relevant decisions and discussions 鈼徧齊esearching, encouraging and applying new ideas and ways of working to include the review of existing and future contracts to foster and maintain best practice, 鈥榲alue for money鈥� and to ensure alignment with business needs 鈼徧齅anaging and implementing systems change with a strong understanding of the impact on culture, structure, service and morale 鈼徧鼶efining and implementing business continuity planning 鈼徧鼵oaching and mentoring individuals as a trusted leader and displaying strong motivational capabilities to create a department culture focused on performance and priorities |
| Essential Criteria |
Systems and Information: 鈼徧鼿as technical experience in developing, designing and implementing new systems 鈼徧鼿as experience in carrying out change programmes to embed beneficial and sustainable systems change 鈼徧鼿as strong data management and analysis skills Commercial Focus: 鈼徧鼿as strong commercial knowledge, understands the need for trade-offs in an area of responsibility, can apply the commercial principles within the boundaries of contract law 鈼徧鼶emonstrates the ability to lead on securing 鈥榲alue for money鈥� through achieving good return on investment on commercial projects Risk and Assurance Management: 鈼徧鼶emonstrates the ability to analyse risks and understand margins of error in developing recommendations and making effective decisions Commercial Ethics: 鈼徧鼶emonstrates the ability to communicate standards to eliminate corruption, fraud and unethical behaviour in supply chains, taking appropriate actions in the event of any alleged breach of standards Team Focus: 鈼徧鼶emonstrates the ability to manage and build confidence in a team in order to deal with setbacks, resolve internal issues and can implement change at a local level by working with affected parties to identify and overcome challenges Build Relationships: 鈼徧鼿as strong stakeholder engagement skills and can present technical advice successfully in order to influence internal and external decision making 鈼徧鼶emonstrates the ability to articulate commercial motivations and expected behaviours of stakeholders, suppliers and networks |
| 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 Managing a Quality Service: 鈼徧鼶emonstrate positive customer service by understanding the complexity and diversity of customer needs and expectations. Deliver a high quality, efficient and cost effective service by considering a broad range of methods for delivery. Ensure full consideration of new technologies, accessibility and costings. Make clear, practical and manageable plans for service delivery. Ensure adherence to legal, regulatory and security requirements in service delivery. Proactively manage risks and identify solutions. Establish how the business area compares to industry best practice. Create regular opportunities for colleagues, stakeholders, delivery partners and customers to help improve the quality of service 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 |
| 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 |