Interim Senior Commercial Officer
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| Job Type | Fix Term |
| Location | Southwest London |
| Area | London, England |
| Sector | HousingProcurementSenior InterimHousing - Business NegotiatorProcurement - Procurement Business Officer |
| Salary | £355.00 per day – Inside IR35 |
| Start Date | Immediate Start |
| Telephone | 02039876660 |
| Job Ref | DBR04517 |
- Description
- Our client in Southwest London is recruiting an Interim Senior Commercial Officer– To assist two Commercial Managers with housing procurement and commercial activity, particularly as part of the Corporate Housing Improvement Programme (CHIP):
Responsibilities:
This role (SCO) will support temporary accommodation/homelessness and housing repairs/maintenance. Activity may include leading on smaller individual procurements and assisting the Commercial Managers on larger (higher risk/complexity) procurements. Experience within the public sector (ideally local government) and knowledge of the PCR's is significant, as is housing sector experience.
Qualification – Essential
· GCSE/O Level, 5 GCSE including English & maths
· A degree, equivalent qualification, or Experience that supports the skills and abilities required for the post.
· Advanced – Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, social media
Skills, Abilities & Experience – Essential
· Proven public sector (ideally local government) procurement experience.
· Able to demonstrate housing sector experience.
· Solid Experience working with private-sector landlords.
· Able to demonstrate at least 4-5 years of procurement experience.
· An understanding of the impact of national and local policies and how they influence local
government processes, drivers, structures and work practices.
· Proven experience working and negotiating with private organisations, the voluntary sector,
public sector organisations and local community groups.
· Able to identify new areas of housing need or housing-related policy changes and develop
initiatives to address these.
· Able to lead the day-to-day delivery of schemes to tackle homelessness and meet local
housing needs.
· Knowledge of the operation of the private sector rental market.
· Negotiating skills at the appropriate standard to liaise with landlords and agents.
· Ability to manage and direct own workload and act on own initiative.
· Ability to deliver at pace and quickly to tight timescales, balancing both immediate-term
priorities and longer-term goals.
· Ability to deal with complex and contentious cases and make bespoke recommendations to
senior management.
· Experience working on defined operational projects, working to tight deadlines and
objectives with minimum supervision.
· Advanced IT skills such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and CRM.
· Excellent working knowledge of all elements of housing needs: housing advice,
homelessness prevention, property allocation and choice-based lettings.
Essential Compliance Requirements
· Three Years of Reference
· A pre-engagement screening is mandatory for this role
Diamond Blaque is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Diamond Blaque is acting as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
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