About the job

Job summary

We are looking for a Commercial Deputy Director to join the Parliamentary Commercial Directorate (PCD) at the House of Lords. You will be responsible for owning and developing our Works Category, working on high-profile and unique projects within a uniquely political organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of the PCD Senior Leadership Team, working at the heart of operational delivery, capability, capacity and pipeline planning, stakeholder management and making sure that the commercial processes and templates needed are being properly utilised to deliver compliant procurements.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is a leader, organised and self-motivated as well as an active team player.

Job description

You’ll be accountable for –

• Direct line management of 5 Heads of Commercial and significant delegated financial and operational autonomy in line with the schemes of delegation for both Houses of Parliament.
• Leadership of your Works team and the wider function, acting as an ambassador for the values and behaviours of both Houses by demonstrating Respect, Inclusivity, Professionalism and Responsibility.
• Identifying, owning and actively managing senior stakeholder relationships with the relevant directorates and programmes, and coordinating the work of the PCS on their behalf to ensure service delivery is smooth and issues are addressed.
• Ensuring the delivery of successful procurement activity across the Works category for UK Parliament in line with the needs of the requirement owner and in compliance with our procurement policies and internal governance. Including setting and delivering against category strategies for subcategories within the Works cluster.
• Supporting effective supplier and contract management through ensuring all procurements transition in a supported way to contract management. Also, by identifying, owning and actively managing strategic supplier relationships in conjunction with the Contract and Supplier Management team and the standards they will set,

For full details of the role and responsibilities, please see the full job description.

Person specification

What we’re looking for –

• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply at Level 6(MCIPS) or Level 5 CIPS, equivalent experience or other relevant qualifications.
• Deep subject matter expertise on NEC suite of contract terms and contracting options.
• Proven experience of leading a high-performance successful procurement or commercial function.
• Expert commercial knowledge and experience on the procurement and management of high value Works contracts including Facilities management, construction, cost management, design and other services, and detailed knowledge of compliance requirements associated with public sector procurement regulations.
• Team Management – experience of leading change and improving service delivery.
• Proven experience in influencing Senior Internal and External stakeholders.

 

It would be even better if you had or if you’re willing to learn…

• Category / Procurement Leadership – being able to drive forward relevant strategies whilst demonstrating category expertise.

• Contract Management – ensuring robust management practices are in place with a keen focus on financial control.

Benefits

What you’ll get in return

• 30 days annual leave (increasing to 35 after one years’ service)
• Generous pension scheme
• Hybrid working
• Discounts from well-known brands and retailers
• Parliamentary health and wellbeing programme
• The opportunity to witness history in the making!

 

The work we do is vital to House of Lords, and you will be a pivotal member in the team strengthening the work of the House. The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK parliament. It is independent from and complements the work of the House of Commons to:

• Make laws
• Check and challenge the actions of the government through questions and debates
• Investigate public policy and provide a forum of independent expertise

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Please complete your online application by 23.55 on 28 February 2024.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact hlrecruitment@parliament.uk or call 020 7219 5973.

The House of Lords Administration is committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of their age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender/sex, gender reassignment/trans status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation and socio-economic status. The Administration will also consider flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. For this role we particularly welcome applications from groups which are currently underrepresented within the team, including applications from Black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates and candidates with disabilities.

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

Security

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 counter-terrorist 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 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.