About the job

Job summary

The Finance team covers finance, procurement, business planning, business management, internal audit and financial governance. As a result of these activities and its position at the centre, the team works closely with all directorates within the ORR.

Job description

ORR currently spends c£10 million per annum on the purchase of goods and services in all procurement categories. The purpose of the job is to manage the interaction between internal customers and potential third party suppliers and to ensure that ORR obtains best value for money in its procurements. This includes ensuring that ORR’s requirements are adequately articulated, chosen suppliers are fit for purpose and that ORR’s contractual position is maintained. In addition, it is vital that ORR abides by legal requirements, its internal policy and procedures and directions from of the Cabinet Office including its spend control requirements. This role is the most senior procurement role in ORR.

Person specification

For key responsibilities please see the attached job description.

Benefits

Details of our employee benefits can be found in the attached Candidate Information Pack.

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Selection process details

For information on the selection process, please see the attached Candidate Information Pack and Job Description.

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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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Working for 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.