Deputy Commercial Director, Asylum Services

This Commercial, Deputy Director, role supports a wider transformation programme across the Home Office and because of this and an opportunity to change our ways of working, we are recruiting for a Commercial Deputy Director post for Asylum Support and Non-Detained accommodation within the Home Office.

This is a Senior Civil Service Commercial position leading and complementing the existing business partner facing model whilst integrating a new category management operating model. The role is extremely challenging and exciting. You will lead the commercial team and our stakeholders through a significant step-change in the way we deliver a commercial service. You will ensure that we deliver and drive best in class commercial outcomes. You will lead a significant portfolio of commercial spend, leading business and category strategies, and delivering excellent commercial outcomes for the Home Office key priorities.

The Missions team will commercially support the Home Office primary mission to keep our citizens safe and secure our border. Migration and Borders includes the future Borders and Immigration system, sovereign Borders, Migration and Citizenship, Asylum, protection and enforcement, Borders, Visitors, and International Migration including Systems and Strategy. You will be specifically responsible for Asylum Support, Resettlement and Non-Detained Accommodation.

You will have the opportunity to join a trusted, empowered team where everyone can fulfil their potential.

In this senior commercial role, you will be responsible for leadership, driving people development, change, innovation and creating a cohesive, positive mind-set to deliver great commercial outcomes with real accountability and collaboration with business and project teams.

The Asylum Act places an obligation to protect those claiming refuge. The role will provide an end-to-end commercial business partner role. The portfolio includes our largest contracts for Asylum Accommodation valued at over £3bn annually, nearly half of the Home Offices third party spend. This includes approximately £6m per day on hotels. This role will work with stakeholders to manage this expenditure. This will include exploring alternative options explored through a delivery model assessment and guide the re-procurement of the Asylum Accommodation contracts. This is a high-profile role that will require significant engagement with Ministers, Policy and operational colleagues and No.10.

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.