Senior Commercial Manager (Financial Services)

This role sits within the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO) but is based in the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) Commercial and Contract Management Directorate (CCMD).The MoJ is a major government department, at the heart of the justice system. Responsible for courts, prisons and probation services. You would be joining a high performing Commercial Directorate with one of the largest and most complex spend profiles in central government. CCMD is responsible for coordinating procurement and contract management across the MoJ, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies.The MoJ spends 3.5bn a year and manages over 1000 active contracts, all of which are sourced and managed by CCMD. The scope of our contracts range from building, maintenance and the operation of Prisons, Courts and Young Offender establishments through to food for prison dogs. The directorate also buys and manages contracts for feeding up to 80,000 prisoners, the secure escorting of prisoners from numerous establishments based around the country and translation services. This role is responsible for leading the Financial Services team within the Core Services portfolio which also incorporates Corporate and People services. Financial Services is a busy category covering a wide range of contracts, including high-profile and critical Gold contracts and a selection of Silver and Bronze Contracts. These contracts need proactive management in collaboration with the Ministrys operational contract management teams. The team manages annual Contract spend in excess of 100m, investments in excess of 250m and supports income collected from Fines/Fees in excess of 600mThe Financial Services team are responsible for the procurement and management of 25 contracts in total (including 4 critical Gold Contracts) across a range of Financial Services including Investments, Payment Acceptance, Payment Solutions, Insurance, Claims and Compensation, Pensions and Banking Services. As the Senior Commercial Manager you will be responsible for the leadership and management of a team of 6 staff.Locations The successful candidate(s) will be able to agree a contractual workplace from those locations listed in this advert. When selecting your location listed in this job advert please be aware that this will be your contractual base location with a requirement to spend a minimum of 60% of your working time in this organisational workplace. Your time spent on official duties at workplace locations other than your contractual office such as supplier, customer or partner locations required to perform your role is included in the 60% attendance. This requirement will however take into consideration any reasonable adjustments agreed upon appointment for people with a disability, flexibilities agreed for those with specific caring responsibilities, or other similar temporary flexibilities.