About Barnet CouncilBarnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces,.....
About Barnet Council
Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces, and diverse communities all help make it a wonderful place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Caring, Learning to Improve, Inclusive, Collaborate.
About Directorate
Customer and Place brings together many of the council’s universal services including waste management; parking; street cleansing and maintenance of green spaces; the customer contact centre; and registration of births, deaths and marriages. It provides a range of council-wide support services, including leading the improvement of customer experience; managing the council’s commercial relationships with its strategic partners; procurement; ICT and digital services; and oversight of the council’s programmes, performance and risk frameworks.
About the role
You will be joining the Commercial and Procurement team at a very exciting time. We are aiming to reach BarNET Zero as a Council by 2030 and as a borough by 2042. Our new vision is to put Caring for People, our Places and the Planet at the heart of everything we do. As a senior member of the Commercial team, you will support and deliver high quality commercial activities across procurement and contracts.
As Assistant Business Lead Procurement, you will work as part of a dynamic Commercial and Procurement team delivering a highly effective service; supporting, and advising senior stakeholders and staff across Barnet on Commercial principles and processes to drive maximum benefit and efficiencies, whilst managing an integrated team to deliver effectively and efficiently all procurement and contract management activity. The post holder will support the Business Lead Procurement and Contracts in the provision of effective, high quality and well-coordinated procurement activity, capable of meeting all statutory, regulatory and Council requirements ensuring alignment with the activity of the organisation.
About you
Educated to degree level in a relevant academic subject with significant technical knowledge or have the relevant practical experience to demonstrate a commensurate level of technical knowledge.
Excellent knowledge of Public Procurement Requirements.
Excellent Procurement skills including cost control and contract negotiation and management
Excellent communicator - Provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
What we offer
31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time
A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
Excellent training and development opportunities
Employee well-being training programs including confidential employee assistance
How to apply
Read the job description and person specification before clicking ‘Apply’ to commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying, please contact Tim.Campbell@Barnet.gov.uk.
Interviews will take place between the 10th - 17th April 2024.
Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.
To deliver Barnet Council’s commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement.
Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and remote working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed. Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible. Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.
