About the job

Job summary

This position can be based at Lancaster House, Newcastle

Job description

This is a really exciting time to join the MMO as we become an independent coastal state, embedding new repatriated functions and services with an increased focus on the protection and enhancing of the marine environment.

The Accounts Payable and Purchasing Officer role is part of the Commercial function that sits within the wider MMO Finance Directorate who support the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in managing its resources across a variety of budgeted funding streams and support the wider Marine Outcome System to deliver outcomes effectively in response to fiscal constraints and EU Exit.

The MMO is delivery focussed, service centric organisation and requires its commercial arrangements to deliver maximum value for money. The Accounts Payable function is responsible for supporting the MMO with the right skills to demonstrate excellent management of financial and commercial governance, advice to internal and external stakeholders and prompt payment to suppliers

Job description   

Accounts Payable and Purchasing Officer role is part of the Commercial function that sits within the wider MMO Finance Directorate who support the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in managing its resources across a variety of budgeted funding streams and support the wider Marine Outcome System to deliver outcomes effectively in response to fiscal constraints and EU Exit

The Accounts Payable and Purchasing Officer role is part of the Commercial function that sits within the wider MMO Finance Directorate who support the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in managing its resources across a variety of budgeted funding streams and support the wider Marine Outcome System to deliver outcomes effectively in response to fiscal constraints and EU Exit

The Purchasing Officer role sits within MMO Finance and European Grants Directorate that provides a key support service to all MMO business areas.

Reporting to the Senior Commercial Business Partner, the role holder will provide support and advice on the end to end Accounts Payable process including Purchase Order and Invoice Management, liaison with MMO Shared Service

Provide general procurement and purchasing advice

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £27,489, Marine Management Organisation contributes £7,449 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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Selection process details

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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This 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 Service

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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.