*Details* *Reference number* 415878

*Salary* £44,081

(Croydon £48,124)

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP *Job grade* Senior Executive Officer

*Contract type* Permanent

*Business area* HMLR - Finance and Business Services - Commercial Group

*Type of role* Commercial Finance Procurement and Contracts Management

*Working pattern* Flexible working, Full-time

*Number of jobs available* 1

*Contents*

* Location * About the job * Benefits * Things you need to know * Apply and further information

*Location*

Croydon, London (region), CR0 2AQ : Leicester, East Midlands (England), LE3 5DR : Nottingham, East Midlands (England), NG2 1AW : Plymouth, South West England, PL6 5WS : Swansea, Wales, SA7 9FQ

*About the job*

*Job summary*

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Commercial Group as a Senior Procurement Manager. In this role, you will deliver professional commercial and contract advice and play a key part in ensuring that procurement activities throughout HM Land Registry are undertaken in accordance with the appropriate legislation, procurement regulations and prevailing Government guidelines and best practice.

You will gain exposure to driving transformation across the organisation and be at the forefront of the Commercial Group supporting this by helping to shape and develop commercial capability. We will support your continuous professional training and on-going investment in learning and development.

*Job description* HM Land Registry is focused on providing a more digitally enabled and customer-focused future for its Land Registration activities and becoming a more digital data-driven registration business. These strategic changes will impact on current business operations as well as the future operating model for HM Land Registry.

The scope of the tenders can be high profile and significant in value, and you’ll have the opportunity to network with other government commercial teams.

*Main Duties:*

* Lead and manage part of the Commercial Group, ensuring compliance with HMLR’s commercial obligations and in accordance with its objectives; plan and prioritise commercial activity within the Team, providing and completing appropriate Management Information to support the commercial agenda. * Engage with suppliers in the marketplace, across a variety of stages within the procurement process (including pre-market engagement, pre and post contract award) to ensure a competitive landscape and supply chain. * Work with teams across HMLR to develop specifications, evaluation criteria, terms and conditions as part of the bidders’ pack. Manage the procurement processes, to ensure activities are undertaken in accordance with the appropriate legislation, procurement regulations and prevailing Government (Crown Commercial Service) guidelines and best practice. * Develop commercial practices and processes and ensure commercial risk controls are in place; make informed commercial decisions and recommendations, understanding the impact of these upon the business as a whole. * Communicate openly and effectively with stakeholders of all levels from across the business, translating complex commercial decisions into relatable concepts to promote understanding of wider business needs and securing buy-in. * Engage with key stakeholders across HMLR to provide professional commercial advice and ensure that effective and efficient commercial activity delivers the best value for HMLR; deliver commercial engagements in a manner which engenders a good understanding of commercial responsibility and gives an enhanced customer service. * Use their credible experience and expertise to influence and advise senior stakeholders with commercial activities. * Understand priority and benefits of different actions and activities to consider how to achieve cost effective outcomes. * Plan and manage own and team’s workload to meet deadlines; understand priorities and be responsible for delivery. * Pre-empt problems/ issues, and take ownership when they occur seeking advice on proposed solutions.

Please note that due to the nature of the role you will be required to work full time. There will also be a requirement for occasional travel to other HM Land Registry Offices, which will include overnight stay(s).

*Person specification* *Essential Technical Skills:*

* Hold or be working towards (if not already held) a full professional qualification in procurement and supply at MCIPS (Professional Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or equivalent. * Proficient in MS Excel

*Essential Experience:*

* Experience of procuring goods and / or services and contract management in a similar environment * Experience of delivering high quality and practical procurement related advice, guidance (policies, procedures and templates) and management information * Strong customer focus with the ability to make robust decisions as and when required * Strong communicator with effective presentation and written communication skills * Must be able to introduce or adapt to change in line with emerging business drivers * Excellent planning and organising skills including ability to prioritise workload * Experience of presenting commercial and business-related training content * Experience in coaching and developing colleagues and stakeholders in Commercial best practice, in order to increase commercial capability within the organisation * Has effective and influential communication skills (verbal and written), in particular, the ability to both understand and translate “technical jargon” * Ability to lead a Team to drive performance and engagement

Where an individual taking up the responsibility will be based in Swansea Office, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

For more information about the role, please see the attached Candidate Pack.

*Qualifications* Hold or be working towards (if not already held) a full professional qualification in procurement and supply at MCIPS (Professional Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or equivalent.

*Behaviours* We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

* Making Effective Decisions * Communicating and Influencing * Delivering at Pace * Leadership

*Technical skills* We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• * Hold or be working towards (if not already held) a full professional qualification in procurement and supply at MCIPS (Professional Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or equivalent • Proficient in MS Excel

*Benefits*

Alongside your salary of £44,081, HM Land Registry contributes £12,770 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

#WeAreHMLR

At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people. They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential.

We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay and annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits.

* *We have integrity* – we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way. * *We drive innovation* – we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes. * *We are professional* – we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise. * *We give assurance* – we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market.

You can find more information on our rewards package on our website.

*Things you need to know*

*Selection process details* This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

To apply, you will need to attach your CV where prompted in the online application form and complete a Technical skills section and Personal Statement by no later than 11:55pm on Monday 28th July 2025.

Please ensure that your CV details how you meet the following essential Experience criteria, as it will be assessed against this at sift:

* Experience of procuring goods and / or services and contract management in a similar environment

In no more than 250 words, the Technical skills section should be used to detail how you meet the following essential Technical skills criteria:

* Hold or be working towards (if not already held) a full professional qualification in procurement and supply at MCIPS (Professional Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or equivalent * Proficient in MS Excel

In no more than 250 words, the Personal Statement section should be used to outline your skills and experience for the role and provide details of how you meet the following essential Experience criteria:

* Experience of delivering high quality and practical procurement related advice, guidance (policies, procedures and templates) and management information

The sift will take place shortly after the closing date.

In the event of a high volume of applications for this vacancy, an initial sift will be conducted on the CV and a full sift only carried out on those applications that pass the initial sift stage.

The final stage will consist of a pre-prepared presentation and a blended interview, which will be conducted as a video interview using MS Teams during week commencing 11th August 2025.

The topic for the pre-prepared presentation will be provided to candidates invited to interview.

The blended interview will test the essential Technical skills, Experience and Behaviours listed in the Person Specification within the attached Candidate Pack, as well as the Strengths associated with the role. We want to hear your first, unrehearsed, natural response to strength questions, and so we don’t advertise which strengths are being tested.

The best way to prepare for strengths questions is to reflect on what you identify as your own personal strengths, and your preferred ways of working.

Prompt notes may be referred to within the video interview if required.

Please note that we will not be testing any of the desirable Experience criteria throughout this process.

Please review your application form before clicking ‘submit’ – once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application.

Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications – this is 11:55pm on the advertised date.

HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confident Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview.

If you require the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else you would like the panel to take into consideration, you are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to share these values. Please ensure all examples provided throughout the recruitment process are representative of your own experience. For more information see Artificial Intelligence in recruitment, Civil Service Careers.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

*Security* Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

*Nationality requirements* This job is broadly open to the following groups:

* UK nationals * nationals of the Republic of Ireland * nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK * nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) * nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) * individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 * Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

*Working for the Civil Service* The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

*Diversity and Inclusion* The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

*Apply and further information*

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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*Contact point for applicants* *Job contact :*

* Name : Richard Tanner * Email : Richard.Tanner@landregistry.gov.uk

*Recruitment team*

* Email : hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk

*Further information* If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance to the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from HM Land Registry then you may take your complaint to the Civil Service Commission: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/making-complaint/

Work Location: In person