Role: Lead Commercial Advisor
Contract Length: 9 months
Location: Hybrid/London, Bristol or Manchester as base site, number of days at base site is flexible. Expectation to be in London 4 days a month if residing outside of London
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £650 - £775 per day
Security Clearance: BPSS
Spinwell is recruiting for a Lead Commercial Advisor for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEAD COMMERCIAL ADVISOR
Develop an understanding of the strategic outcomes the team is working towards, and plan and conduct your work to contribute to the delivery of those outcomes. Be a credible SME in the commercial profession and lead the debate on how your specialism needs to be applied and developed in the context of addressing the public sectors Legacy IT challenge.
Demonstrate an understanding of the complexity of government and potential blockers to delivering excellent services.
Align new and existing work to the priorities in to appropriately prioritise and deliver maximum benefit of limited resources.
Work with teams across the public sector to ensure a joined-up and consistent approach, be an ambassador for the team in all external engagements and interactions.
Seek to continuously improve your performance in all of the above, including seeking feedback and looking externally at best practice.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE LEAD COMMERCIAL ADVISOR
- Deep domain expertise including (but not limited to):
- Knowledge of existing commercial frameworks including how they are created.
- An understanding of the key suppliers working in the technology sector across the UK public sector.
- Experience writing procurement strategies or policy documentation
- The ability to develop innovative commercial proposals and consider new ways of contracting.
- Deep industry relevance including (but not limited to):
- Understanding who the major suppliers to the UK public sector are for digital services. Including their areas of speciality.
- Experience working with significant public sector suppliers including what common challenges there are
- Functional requirements and process design/optimization using more than one leading Automation tools (e.g., Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere)
- Advanced automation technologies including BPM/case management, Machine learning, etc.
- Designing and implementing at least 3 projects in business process management and automation, in similar role
- Knowledgeable practitioner (e.g., attends relevant industry conferences to stay up to speed on process optimization approaches)
- Work effectively in a multidisciplinary, agile environment and can deliver iteratively
- Communicate clearly and influence stakeholders within and across teams and Organisational boundaries
- Have knowledge about the wider digital economy, advances in technology and the costs and benefits of different technology choices
- Know how to lead on the strategy for a whole organisation, represent their team, programme or department across government and create an inclusive, productive environment where other people’s views and constructive challenge are welcome
- Understand the bigger picture and impact of their work, can plan strategically for the future and can communicate effectively with senior leaders to influence future strategies
- Work in an accessible, equitable and user-centred way, understanding the wider social context of their work, and making clear, practical and manageable plans for delivery
- Share work early and often, can work collaboratively with other teams, professions and organisations, and can build strong interpersonal relationships, actively maintaining networks of colleagues to achieve progress on shared objectives
If you are a Lead Commercial Advisor, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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