puestos en EA en United States

Birmingham, Liverpool, Newport (Gwent), Norwich

Job Summary

Have you always wanted to start a career in the fast-moving, innovative world of procurement? Do you want to work for the biggest procurement company in the UK?

Do you want to earn whilst you learn a new skill? This apprentice position could be your chance to start!

Job Summary

Responsible for supporting procurement project teams in the day-to-day work streams and processes required to produce compliant procurements. This includes managing the CCS governance processes, managing invoices, producing detailed MI including dashboards, pipeline reports and all relevant corporate information and maintain knowledge management information by keeping the shared folders relevant and up to date.

Job Description

Apprenticeship Details

Level Up Your Career, Become an Apprentice and Shape the Future!

Crown Commercial Service are on the hunt for bright, motivated individuals to join our team as apprentices in Procurement. We're not just about training; we're about empowering the next generation of talent and building a thriving workforce!

This is an exciting opportunity to begin a career in commercial Procurement and Supply. In this role, you will work as part of a fast-paced procurement team and undertake the Level 4 Commercial Procurement & Supply Apprenticeship.

An Apprenticeship provides work-based, on the job training and development. The training is fully funded so it doesn’t cost you anything – and you’ll earn whilst you learn. It will provide you with the skills, knowledge and behaviours you need to be fully effective in a designated role. With very few exceptions, you don’t need to have related work experience or qualifications to apply.

What is important throughout the Apprenticeship is that you put into practice what you learn, and capture evidence of this so your progress and increasing capability can be assessed.

We want you to get the most out of your Apprenticeship. To help you manage your learning we will give you, over the duration of the Apprenticeship, a minimum of 20% of your paid working hours to focus on skills development. This means you won’t be asked to study in your own time.

However, both the role and the Apprenticeship are very demanding and you will need to work hard. You will be assessed throughout and at the end of your Apprenticeship by submitting coursework, undertaking exams and presenting your work to others.

There is plenty of support and you will be part of a larger apprentice community and, where possible, we will get you involved in apprenticeship related activities, so you’ll get to know people outside of your own team or Department.

Further information can be found in Apprenticeship Standard – you should read this to see the skills, knowledge and behaviours you will need to have learned by the end of your apprenticeship.

There you can also find a link to the assessment plan. This will give you details of how the apprenticeship is assessed. For this programme, you will undertake nine exams in the first 12 months and once successful in these, you will undertake a 5,000-word project in 3 months.

https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/commercial-procurement-and-supply-formerly-public-sector-commercial-professional-v2-1

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria:

This is a development role so to be eligible to apply, the training and development you receive during this apprenticeship must provide you with significant new skills and learning. This is an essential requirement for apprenticeship funding and means you must not already be over-qualified or over-experienced in this type of work.

In Addition, You Must:

• Not hold or be working towards a similar level or higher-level qualification to the apprenticeship unless this is in a significantly different subject/business area.
• Be aged 18 or over (there is no upper age limit).
• Have the permanent right to work in the UK and have been ordinarily resident in the UK/EU/EA for 3 consecutive years before starting the apprenticeship.
• Have left full-time education by the time the apprenticeship starts and not be in receipt of funding for other learning programmes (including another apprenticeship)
• 5 GCSEs or equivalent in Maths and English at Grade 4/C or above or equivalent.
• 2 A-levels or equivalent
  
  

Please Note:

If you do not meet the above apprenticeship criteria, we cannot progress your application for this role and your application will not be considered.

If you are not sure whether or not you meet the criteria please contact recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Key Responsibilities:

• Adhere to established procedures to provide administrative, clerical, and data support to procurement teams and customers in accordance with regulations and procurement policy.
• Support the management of projects, including updating project plans, risk and issues logs
• Arranging project meetings, booking venues, drafting agendas, recording actions, communicate updates, progress and action required and coordinate all responses
• Support risk management by identifying risks relating to own activities, taking action or escalating as required
• Support the drafting of tender documentation
• Responsible for managing the clarification processes
• Assist with the coordination of the evaluation of tenders
• Responsible for the production of commercial agreement contracts
• Develop strong working relationships with the Procurement and Category teams in addition to external Customers
• Support in the development and publication of written material for the maintenance and update of the CCS website, e-Sourcing systems and Contracts Finder and other corporate material as required
• Support continuous improvement across the team through proactive participation in improvement projects and via identification and communication of improvements via the appropriate channels
  
  

Apprenticeship Details

Level Up Your Career, Become an Apprentice and Shape the Future!

Crown Commercial Service are on the hunt for bright, motivated individuals to join our team as apprentices in Procurement. We're not just about training; we're about empowering the next generation of talent and building a thriving workforce!

This is an exciting opportunity to begin a career in commercial Procurement and Supply. In this role, you will work as part of a fast-paced procurement team and undertake the Level 4 Commercial Procurement & Supply Apprenticeship.

An Apprenticeship provides work-based, on the job training and development. The training is fully funded so it doesn’t cost you anything – and you’ll earn whilst you learn. It will provide you with the skills, knowledge and behaviours you need to be fully effective in a designated role. With very few exceptions, you don’t need to have related work experience or qualifications to apply.

What is important throughout the Apprenticeship is that you put into practice what you learn, and capture evidence of this so your progress and increasing capability can be assessed.

We want you to get the most out of your Apprenticeship. To help you manage your learning we will give you, over the duration of the Apprenticeship, a minimum of 20% of your paid working hours to focus on skills development. This means you won’t be asked to study in your own time.

However, both the role and the Apprenticeship are very demanding and you will need to work hard. You will be assessed throughout and at the end of your Apprenticeship by submitting coursework, undertaking exams and presenting your work to others.

There is plenty of support and you will be part of a larger apprentice community and, where possible, we will get you involved in apprenticeship related activities, so you’ll get to know people outside of your own team or Department.

Further information can be found in Apprenticeship Standard – you should read this to see the skills, knowledge and behaviours you will need to have learned by the end of your apprenticeship.

There you can also find a link to the assessment plan. This will give you details of how the apprenticeship is assessed. For this programme, you will undertake nine exams in the first 12 months and once successful in these, you will undertake a 5,000-word project in 3 months.

https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/commercial-procurement-and-supply-formerly-public-sector-commercial-professional-v2-1

Key Responsibilities:

• Adhere to established procedures to provide administrative, clerical, and data support to procurement teams and customers in accordance with regulations and procurement policy.
• Support the management of projects, including updating project plans, risk and issues logs
• Arranging project meetings, booking venues, drafting agendas, recording actions, communicate updates, progress and action required and coordinate all responses
• Support risk management by identifying risks relating to own activities, taking action or escalating as required
• Support the drafting of tender documentation
• Responsible for managing the clarification processes
• Assist with the coordination of the evaluation of tenders
• Responsible for the production of commercial agreement contracts
• Develop strong working relationships with the Procurement and Category teams in addition to external Customers
• Support in the development and publication of written material for the maintenance and update of the CCS website, e-Sourcing systems and Contracts Finder and other corporate material as required
• Support continuous improvement across the team through proactive participation in improvement projects and via identification and communication of improvements via the appropriate channels
  
  

Person specification

Essential Criteria (To Be Assessed At Application Stage):

• Ability to build and develop internal and external stakeholder relationships, including managing expectations and conflicting priorities.
• Communication skills, including the ability to provide/obtain information, seeking clarified detail, explain and implement policy and procedures.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills with the ability to proactively manage workloads, undertake independent decisions and an eye for detail.
• Ability to confidently handle data with good IT skills in a Microsoft Windows environment including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  
  

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
  
  

Alongside your salary of £28,790, Crown Commercial Service contributes £8,340 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

What we will offer you, here are some of the benefits you can expect:

• Competitive salary
• Generous pension scheme
• A discretionary non-contractual performance related bonus
• Working remotely in addition to working in advertised office location
• Flexi time scheme (available for B1-B6)
• Minimum 25 days annual leave to a maximum service related 30 days excluding bank
  
  

Explore Fully How We Will Reward your Work.

Want to make a difference? Find out more about the rewarding work that we do in our candidate pack

At CCS, we actively support, promote and celebrate our differences for the benefit of our employees, suppliers and customers. CCS is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. CCS believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people.

We want to make our recruitment process accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you, please contact

Working flexibly, delivering outcomes

CCS is a flexible business with a smarter working model where our colleagues benefit from a mix of home and office working. Successful candidates are expected to work from one of the office locations listed. Our current office attendance approach requires a minimum of 26 days per quarter (approx 2 days per week, which may be subject to change) in CCS office locations or off site meetings with suppliers, customers, partners, networking / industry events. This is pro rata for those who work part time. Our smarter working principles mean that our people have the advantage of both office and offsite based collaboration and learning, as well as working from home. This way of working allows us to honour our commitment to being a responsible business, offer flexibility and better work life balance as well as ensuring we deliver our business with confidence and in accordance with our CCS values.

recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.

Selection Process

Candidates who are successful at sift will be contacted as soon as possible following the closing date and advised of the interview process in more detail. The sift and interview times and dates to be confirmed. (Subject to change)

To find out more about our recruitment process please click here

Please note: Applicants can make use of artificial intelligence but the information presented at application must be factual.

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, which the Civil Service may use to fill future suitably similar vacancies across government for candidates who are considered appointable following interview. Should you be placed on a reserve list and want to be removed please contact recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk.

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

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.

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.

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
  
  

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.

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job Contact :

• Name : The recruitment team
• Email : recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk
  
  

Further information

Complaints Procedure:

Our recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles details of which can be found at http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk in the first instance.

If you remain unsatisfied with the response you receive you can then contact the Civil Service Commission at info@csc.gov.uk

https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/careers-with-ccs