About the job

Job summary

We are Britain’s national equality regulator and a United Nations accredited ‘A status’ national human rights institution.

We uphold people’s rights without fear or favour. We use the full force of our legal powers to defend people from unfair or unequal treatment and to challenge breaches of the law. We advise on developing laws and provide guidance, training and support to enable compliance.

We bring people together to create change. We work with employers, governments and a wide range of organisations, to promote understanding of equality and human rights and we support them to make improvements in practice.

Our strategy for 2022-25 gives us a strong platform to show that we will use our powers to protect and promote equality and human rights, and that we have identified the main challenges in society where we can make a difference in our role as a regulator.

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Procurement Officer to support all procurement work across the Commission. You will be based in the Finance and Procurement Team in the Corporate Services Network. You will need to work flexibly and collaboratively with colleagues across the Commission in England, Scotland and Wales to ensure successful delivery against challenging timeframes.

Our Senior Associates have many opportunities for autonomy and responsibility, contributing to the success of specialist areas of work. You will be a self-starter who requires minimal supervision and oversight from senior colleagues and be keen to continue to hone your judgement and professional/technical skills, taking pride in your work and supporting/developing others.

You will need to fulfil this role in a way that is in keeping with our values of fairness, dignity and respect, and display a high degree of flexibility, accountability and initiative.

Reporting to and supported by the Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for supporting all procurement work across the Commission. As such, you will need to have recent experience of working in procurement to fulfil your duties.

This role is central to the team’s ability to manage the procurement requirements across the Commission. It enables decisions to be taken at the right level in line with our scheme of delegation and provides essential support for prioritising and managing procurement activities.

Person specification

The full list of Knowledge, Skills and Experience required for the role can be found in the Candidate Pack.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £34,219, Equality and Human Rights Commission contributes £9,913 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

For this role, please submit your CV, along with a statement outlining your suitability for the position. Your statement should be no more than 500 words.

We will use your CV and statement to assess your knowledge, skills and experience against the criteria in the Candidate Pack, which will help us decide whether to invite you to the next stage of the recruitment process.

We will be continuously reviewing applications and scheduling interviews on a rolling basis until we find the right candidate. While there is no official closing date, we encourage interested individuals to apply at their earliest convenience to ensure consideration.

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

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.