Commercial Practioner

On behalf of Government Commercial Agency , we are looking for a Commercial Practioner (Inside IR35) for a 12 month contract . This is a hybrid working role (three days per week office based - Liverpool, Norwich, Newport or Birmingham).

Government Commercial Agency (GCA) is the largest public procurement organisation in the UK.

As a trading fund and executive agency of the Cabinet Office, we implement procurement policy on behalf of the government.

We use the collective buying power of our customers and our commercial expertise to help public sector organisations achieve value for money and provide great outcomes for taxpayers.

Job Purpose:

As part of the Government Commercial Agency's remit to drive commercial excellence and strategic alignment across government through the newly established Strategic Category Forum process, the GCA Estates Category is seeking a Commercial Practitioner.

This role will coordinate the category planning process on behalf of the Estates Team across multiple departments, ensuring centralised reporting, consistent analytical frameworks, and deep market data insights to support key strategic objectives

As a Commercial Practioner , your main responsibilities will be:

- Cross-Functional Coordination: Serve as the central commercial touchpoint across multiple project teams and government stakeholders to align objectives and maintain programme momentum.
- Commercial Insight & Strategy: Analyse complex expenditure and market intelligence data into actionable commercial insights to resolve strategic problem statements across participating teams.
- Data Management & Analytics: Manage operational data flows, develop centralised performance dashboards, and track key programme Management Information (MI) metrics.
- Strategic Planning & Assurance: Support the design and implementation of new commercial models, evaluate cross-departmental spend efficiency, and monitor risk profiles.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate working groups across departments, draft high-level executive briefings, and maintain collaborative relationships with programme leads .

Essential:

- Robust capability in commercial data analysis and executive reporting
- Demonstrated expertise in cross-functional stakeholder engagement and inter-departmental coordination
- Proven project management and organisational skills across complex , multi-team settings
- Strong commercial acumen, preferably gained within a public sector environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including briefing preparation

Desirable:

- Track record of delivering on cross-government transformation initiatives
- Category management background within Construction, Energy, or Facilities Management sectors
- Professional CIPS qualification

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

At GCA , we actively support, promote, and celebrate our differences for the benefit of our employees, suppliers, and customers. GCA is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. GCA believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, GCA encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates . Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, GCA welcome applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the 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".