Guidance
Commercial Assurance & Governance - 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 |
STRATEGY AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT Commercial Assurance and Governance |
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| Commercial Professional Level |
Commercial Lead (Grade 7 equivalent) |
| Role Summary | In this role you will contribute to the delivery of commercial excellence for your department by providing assurance and advice to senior stakeholders to ensure that commercial work is controlled, on track and aligned with the policies, commercial strategies and security requirements. 听 You will lead a team, building their confidence 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): 鈼徧齅anaging the delivery of commercial assurance across the organisation, taking into account time, cost, quality, compliance and ongoing viability 鈼徧齀dentifying, mitigating and escalating risks and issues 鈼徧齅anaging assurance on the implementation of commercial policies 鈼徧鼳pplying an understanding of the difference between guidance, policy and legislation to ensure delivery teams understand their risks and opportunities and can successfully operate within the agreed 鈼徧鼳pplying an understanding of costs, risks and value through different tiers of the supply chains 鈼徧鼸ngaging with senior commercial leaders on complex commercial arrangements and risks across the department and with wider government 鈼徧齅anaging the commercial assurance pipeline 鈼徧齊eviewing complex, high value business cases to assist with briefing the commercial director prior to endorsement decisions 鈼徧齈roviding reports on assurance activity and commercial considerations for an area of responsibility 鈼徧鼳pplying an understanding of procurement rules, security requirements and intellectual property rights to assurance activity |
| Essential Criteria |
听Strategy and Policy Development: 鈼徧鼿as considerable experience in translating the needs of the business into policy objectives 鈼徧鼿as practical experience in the development and implementation of business unit strategies through supply chain management and has the ability to challenge risk averse behaviours where appropriate 鈼徧鼿as the ability to practically apply the procurement rules and link them to the implementation of policy objectives 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 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 鈥榲alue for money鈥�. 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 |
| 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 |