Contracts Officer - Procurement
Salary up to £33,499 per annum plus a £2,000 South East allowance and a generous benefits package
Permanent
Full Time, 37.5 Hours per week
Based in Culham, Oxfordshire (hybrid working)
The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) is an armed police service dedicated to the nuclear industry. Our vision is to be recognised nationally and internationally as the United Kingdom’s leading organisation for the provision of protective policing for the civil nuclear industry and other critical national infrastructure. Given the critical nature of our work, it’s vital that we recruit skilled and committed professionals to our team.
We’re looking for a Contracts Officer to join our in-house Procurement team to scope, evaluate, award, and manage a broad range of contracts – helping customers to realise their needs through providing professional advice and support. You’ll take overall responsibility for delivering a professional advice service, dealing with contractual arrangements, including the management of the tendering process, ensuring compliance with due process including scoping requirements, producing evaluation schemes, evaluating returns, and awarding of contracts. You’ll research and identify potential areas of supply for new contracts and framework agreements and use your excellent stakeholder management experience to negotiate with suppliers and award agreements.
A proactive communicator, you will support and provide expertise to Project Managers and handle the contractual aspects of projects, making informed recommendations. You’ll monitor spending on low-value, high-volume items, and high-value contracts. Within all of this, you’ll work to internal and Government guidelines and the Procurement Act 2023.
If you are a Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS) or actively studying towards the qualification with experience of commercial and public sector procurement, then this could be the role for you. You should be able to understand and take care of procurement issues relevant to the Public Sector and have experience of successfully negotiating and managing contracts with a working understand of contract law. You’ll be great communicator and able to develop excellent working relationships by providing professional guidance and develop successful strategies.
As police staff the public expect us to display the highest standards, values and professional qualities at all times. The CNC values and Code of Ethics applies to all police staff and sets out the principles and standards of behaviour we expect to see, and you are responsible for displaying and delivering these to the highest standards.
This role has been assessed as suitable for hybrid working with a 60% / 40% split of home and office working, details of which will be discussed and agreed with the successful individual.
Benefits of working for the CNC:
- 27.5 days annual leave (rising with service), plus bank holidays
- Generous pension scheme (20.7% employer contribution - equating to an employer contribution of up to £6,934 per annum)
- Bonus scheme – dependent on organisational and personal performance, up to a maximum of 7% of salary
- Officers and staff also have the opportunity to join the national Blue Light Card scheme which offers discounts on a variety of products and services to those working in the emergency services, NHS, and Armed Forces
- Free parking on site
- Free gym on site
- Enhanced family friendly and wellbeing policies
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Additional 30 minutes time worked (total of 37.5 hours per week) during the week to accrue additional 3 days leave, which can be used for period between Christmas and New Year on top of annual leave allowance
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At CNC we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.
Through the dedicated commitment of our affinity networks, ED&I team and wider HR departments, we are on a journey to embed our ED&I commitments, ensuring the CNC is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.
Please review the video links below which will give you an overview of the vetting process that you will be required to go through if you are successful in your application to join the CNC:
- Vetting: An Overview - https://youtu.be/lRit8RA7Zpo
- Vetting and Finances - https://youtu.be/JmZP7r-9MEE
- Vetting and Life Experiences - https://youtu.be/jVPHvgpB8nc
- Vetting and Internet Use - https://youtu.be/hvXPicGQmYg
If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with us at jobs@cnc.police.uk.
If you are interested in applying for this role, please follow the link below. You will need to ensure you attach your CV and a Covering Letter that detail your suitability against the above responsibilities and experience.