Capita Hiring for Commercial Officer – Education & Learning Job at Remote , UK Full Time

Here at Capita Public Service we have a very exciting opportunity for a new Commercial Officer to join our market leading team. As a Commercial Officer you will work with key internal and external stakeholders to protect the commercial interests of Capita Learning and Education businesses and support our sustainable growth.

You will be responsible for supporting with client contract negotiations, proactive contract management and managing in life contract changes. This role has exposure to key, high profile client accounts and will give the successful candidate the scope to learn and progress with opportunities for career advancement in the future.

This is a great role for someone that is looking to build their career in commercial management; someone with a proactive and detail orientated approach to their work who is looking for an environment that has a passion for personal development and continuous improvement.

Job title:

Commercial Officer – Education & Learning

Job Description:

What you’ll be doing:

• Support and lead (where appropriate) client contract negotiations, including the supplier negotiations and flow-downs

• Provide proactive contract management and manage commercial implications of service performance

• Manage in-life contract changes

• Support & advise on the commercial dispute management strategy

• Work with the relevant commercial lead to assess revenue opportunity versus risk & cost profile for new business

• Define & oversee adherence to commercial policies & procedures

• Support commercial scrutiny via governance gates e.g. business, vertical, divisional and group contract review committees

What we’re looking for:

• Commercially-minded individual who has experience in negotiating and/ or managing contracts and sales opportunities in the private and/ or public sector

• Ideally commercial experience of working in the Education, Schools or Learning industry, however this is not essential

• Has commercial and contracts experience and demonstrable track record of delivering contract close, mobilisation and/ or post-contract commercial activity

• Collaborative working style focussed on engagement and driving to outcomes:

• Proven ability to provide credible, pragmatic and commercial solutions to business problems. Able to find win-win solutions where possible.

• Deals with conflict in a positive manner and without damaging relationships, demonstrating resilience and an appreciation of when to escalate to senior managers.

• Uses data for decision making.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary

• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

• This is a fully home based role, with occasional travel to sites where necessary

• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice

• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more

• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology

• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

To view our Covid-19 and process adjustments information, please visit the Capita Careers site.

Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.

Location:

Home-Based – GBR

,

United Kingdom

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent