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This position can be based out of MOD Abbey Wood, BS34 8JHJob SummaryLed by a 2* Director Defence Support Joint Support the Operational Energy Authority (OEA) team is responsible for a £2.2bn portfolio of work across 25 contracts. Responsible for the planning a delivering performance excellence, compliance, and shared services across Support. The OEA is responsible for the acquisition and delivery for Defence bulk fuels and fuel services (for ground, aviation and maritime fuels)This role is to provide first class commercial delivery and advice across the spectrum of Defence Support commercial activity ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and MOD Commercial policies, negotiating and managing contracts to achieve value for money.You will provide support of Procurement and Contract management of a broad portfolio of contracts including;Global Bulk Fuels Services Defence Fuel Global Resupply Capability Government Pipeline and Storage System Germany Bulk Ground FuelsWhere business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.Job DescriptionCommercial are offering a unique opportunity to work in a diverse, interesting and fast paced environment delivering essential procurement and contract management activities includingDeveloping Sourcing strategies in conjunction with Business stakeholders - establishing requirements and appropriate route to Preliminary market engagement Support to the approvals process and Business Case process (Requisition, financial and commercial approval, as well as MOD/Cabinet Office approvals if required) Delivery of Procurements Contract Implementation and liaising with suppliers and stakeholders Develop and maintain excellent Customer and Supplier relationships throughout the sourcing and contract management phases. Contract Management and administration. Document Management – Creation and management of Commercial documentation in accordance with good data handling practices Meetings with customers, suppliers to manage all aspects of the procurement lifecycleThis role is within the Defence Support Operational Energy Authority team and offers you the opportunity to work in a diverse and interesting environment. You will play a crucial role cultivating the team, displaying significant commercial experience as detailed above.Commercial are offering a unique opportunity to work in a diverse, interesting and fast paced environment delivering essential procurement and contract management activities includingDeveloping Sourcing strategies in conjunction with Business stakeholders - establishing requirements and appropriate route to Preliminary market engagement Support to the approvals process and Business Case process (Requisition, financial and commercial approval, as well as MOD/Cabinet Office approvals if required) Delivery of Procurements Contract Implementation and liaising with suppliers and stakeholders Develop and maintain excellent Customer and Supplier relationships throughout the sourcing and contract management phases. Contract Management and administration. Document Management – Creation and management of Commercial documentation in accordance with good data handling practices Meetings with customers, suppliers to manage all aspects of the procurement lifecycleThis role is within the Defence Support Operational Energy Authority team and offers you the opportunity to work in a diverse and interesting environment. You will play a crucial role cultivating the team, displaying significant commercial experience as detailed above.Person specificationYou will be an enthusiastic and proactive individual who loves problem solving; the ability and confidence to engage and establish/form excellent working relationships with key collaborators.ResponsibilitiesWorking with your team to meet the Commercial’s vision Developing networks across UKStratCom, Ministry of Defence, Other Government Departments, Crown Commercial Services, to enable effective engagement with all stakeholders Develop tender documentation and run procurement's, ensuring that best practice and lessons learned are incorporated from the wider Strat Com Commercial Actively manage and monitor contracts in line with Contract Management Plans, ensuring compliance to the appropriate processes and operating procedures Develop sourcing strategies in partnership with project and customer stakeholders in line with current legislation and Government/MOD policy and procedures Actively seek out and promote 'Commercial Awareness' opportunities Being an active member of the Commercial community, sharing best practice and LFE, actively seeking out opportunities to support the development of commercial skills both within the function and in the wider business Act as a role model for others, demonstrating effective communication and appropriate behaviours, whilst ensuring compliance with standards and policiesEssential CriteriaThe successful candidate must provide evidence of CIPS level 4 (or equivalent) or be willing to work towards this by commencing study within one year of appointment. Previous experience in a commercial/procurement environment is highly desirableBehavioursWe'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Making Effective Decisions LeadershipWe only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:Communicating and Influencing Delivering at PaceTechnical skillsWe'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:Sourcing – Executing the Sourcing Strategy (Practitioner Level)Alongside your salary of £36,530, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,582 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.UKStratCom Commercial is passionate about delivering excellent commercial outcomes for our customers but we also understand you will have a life outside of work; we respect your priorities, and our industry leading flexible workings practices will give you real freedom to achieve a work life balance. We employ talented people who challenge and guide each other whilst providing a culture of diversity and inclusion.Learning and development tailored to your role. An environment with flexible working options. A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity. 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service. Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year. Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments. Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year. Enhanced parental and adoption leave. Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing. Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club and Gyms. A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.The post does not offer relocation expenses.External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.Any move to MOD 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 Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.Selection process detailsThis vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.Stage 1 – ApplicationTo Apply For This Job, Please Submit:CV – A CV outlining your job history, full qualification details and previous skills and experience.Personal Statement – A Personal Statement (maximum 1000 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience meet the role description and responsibilities.Success Profiles: Behaviours -Delivering at PaceCommunicating and InfluencingTechnical Skills -Executing the Sourcing StrategyYou should ensure that you read and understand the criteria within the Success Profiles: Behaviours and the Commercial Skills and Competency Frameworkdocuments and provide evidence of those criteria using the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) format.When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.Stage 2 – SiftWe will sift all applications week commencing 26/05/2025. We aim to release sift results to applicants 28/06/2025. Depending on the volume of applications, these dates may be subject to change.Stage 3 – InterviewsAll candidates who are successful at the sift stage will be invited to undertake a single virtual video interview which will be conducted via Microsoft Teams and will take around 60 minutes. During the interview we will be asking questions to assess you against the Civil Service Behaviours and Commercial Technical Skills as referenced below.Success Profiles: Behaviours -Delivering at PaceCommunicating and InfluencingMaking Effective DecisionsLeadershipTechnical Skills -Executing the Sourcing StrategyInterviews are scheduled to take place between 02/06/25 and 06/06/25. These dates may be subject to change depending on the volume of candidates we have tointerview.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawnFeedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.SecuritySuccessful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (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.Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (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 requirementsThis Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil ServiceFurther information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)Working for the Civil ServiceThe 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.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.Diversity and InclusionThe Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.Contact point for applicantsJob Contact :Name : David Chester Email : teamEmail : informationPlease ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: . #J-18808-Ljbffr