Commercial Practitioner
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 02 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £34,233 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 14 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Swansea |
| Cwmni: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 423627/1 |
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Do you have the skills to manage commercial risk, maintain accurate contract data, and ensure all activity aligns with public sector obligations and best practice?
Have you developed your leadership capability and are ready to take on broader corporate responsibilities, including team development and managerial duties?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) plays a vital role in keeping Britain’s roads safe and efficient. We are responsible for the registration and licensing of drivers in Great Britain and vehicles across the UK, as well as the collection and enforcement of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). Our work ensures that only qualified drivers and correctly taxed vehicles are on the road.
Our key responsibilities include issuing photocard driving licences and vehicle registration certificates, recording driver endorsements and medical conditions, and taking enforcement action against tax evaders. We also register and issue tachograph cards, sell personalised registrations, and support law enforcement by providing crucial data to police and intelligence services. In addition, we offer anonymised data services to authorised users, helping inform public and private sector decision-making.
At DVLA, we are committed to delivering services that are simple, secure, and efficient—making a difference to millions of people every day.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at DVLA.
As a Commercial Practitioner, you’ll support the Associate Commercial Lead in delivering compliant, effective commercial activity across the Agency. You’ll provide expert advice to business areas, support strong commercial governance, and manage contracts in line with best practice and government policy. You’ll also identify and escalate commercial risks, maintain key management information, and work closely with internal and external stakeholders. This role includes wider corporate responsibilities, including team development and contributing to the Agency’s strategic commercial goals.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
To proactively engage with business areas in order to understand their needs, providing commercial advice and guidance, and to ensure that the contract management activity is undertaken in line with Best Practice.To implement commercial strategies with stakeholders, which deliver business requirements in a compliant manner to deliver optimum outcomes.To ensure compliance with the Agency’s commercial obligations as a Public Body.To identify and escalate perceived and relevant areas of commercial risk for all contracts within scope of the category.To provide and maintain accurate management information pertinent to the successful management and delivery of the category portfolio.To work with internal and external stakeholders to understand the needs of the business and wider cross-government strategies, providing commercial support across the category portfolio.Develop an awareness of own and staff’s strengths, skill gaps and career aspirations and understands how to build capability.To undertake corporate managerial responsibilities commensurate with the grade e.g. recruitment, grievance, and disciplinary cases.Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.
For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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