Commercial Engagement Manager

On behalf of Defra, we are looking for a Commercial Engagement Manager (Inside IR35) for a 12 Month contract based Remotely with occasional travel.

In the Defra group, we deal with a vast range of issues that profoundly impact on people's lives. We are responsible for England's environment, our countryside and rural economy, the food and farming sectors and have lead responsibility for protection from a wide range of natural threats and hazards. We have developed a set of three strategic objectives covering our policy outcomes and corporate objectives. These objectives help us to deliver our ambitious vision to build our green and healthy future and provide a framework for all the important work we carry out.

Our objectives are:
. To pass on to the next generation a natural environment protected and enhanced for the future.
. To lead the world in food, farming, and fisheries with a sustainable model of food production.

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. To be an outstanding organisation focused on making a difference, with world class delivery capability.

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

25 Year Environment Plan.

As a Commercial Engagement Manager, your main responsibilities will be:
. Build trust across diverse stakeholders with competing interests (vendors, operators, regulators).
. Navigate commercial sensitivities whilst maintaining government impartiality.
. Challenge constructively and escalate issues appropriately. Technical and commercial translation: be able to articulate between technical API requirements and vendor business models.
. Explain regulatory needs in terms vendors understand. Articulate operator constraints to technical teams.
. Make complex trade-offs accessible to decision makers. Problem-solving with incomplete information: Identify root causes of adoption barriers
. You'll work across policy, delivery, regulation and industry - requiring flexibility, stakeholder empathy, and ability to see the system-level picture.

. Essential:
. Previous experience on Delivering government projects within a similar position

Desirable:
. Software related background is highly desirable.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Defra guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

Defra guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".

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