Commercial Assistant - Security

The Cabinet Office and HM Treasury operate at the heart of the UK government. These iconic departments are responsible for ensuring the effective running of government, maintaining control over public spending and working to achieve strong and sustainable growth for the UK.

The Cabinet Office & HM Treasury (COHMT) Commercial team has a vision to be a top performing commercial function in government, setting best practices for others to follow. It offers a unique challenge to commercial professionals who want to work on some of the UK’s most important policy issues. The team works in partnership with all areas of the business, providing a commercial service that covers planning, commercial strategy, sourcing and contract management on circa £1bn of third party spend.

The COHMT Commercial team operates with our core values in mind which are:

We are Curious
, Collaborative and Kind
, we act with Integrity and are Focused on value for money.

We are looking for a Commercial Assistant to join our team, who will have the opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge required to build a successful career in Commercial whilst providing support to our customers and working with the team to build a highly-functioning and responsive Commercial team.

The COHMT commercial team has recently undergone a change to its operating model and is now organised into spend category teams which are supplemented by business partners and embedded commercial teams in specialist areas and programmes. The directorate is supported by a central team responsible for the overall strategy and enabling functions.

You will support the team in all areas of commercial activity, including procurement, contract and supplier management, as well as taking responsibility for the management of commercial records and data within the areas you are supporting.

You will also have responsibility for improving commercial knowledge within the business unit, working with stakeholders to enhance their understanding of commercial policy. This will be a busy and challenging role, requiring the ability to multi-task and move onto different projects, often at short notice. You will often be working on projects that require extra levels of sensitivity, making SC clearance a requirement for this role.