Job Specifications
Bristol, Abbey Wood north BS34 8JH,
Kentigern House - Glasgow G2 8EX,
Tomlinson House – Blackpool FY5 3WP.
Job Summary
Are you a dedicated person who is passionate about making a difference?
Would you like to work for the Ministry of Defence?
Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services, to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry. DBS delivers large scale administration and smaller specialist services to enable the wider MOD to focus on its core aims, maintaining the UK’s Defence and Security. Services include Human Resources, Pay, Veterans, Finance and Procurement.
Our Vision - To support UK defence customers with outstanding service every time.
Our Mission – Together we will proudly support Defence, continuously improving and delivering flexible, timely, sustainable and value for money services that underpin the whole force and enhance operational capability.
DBS is committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues. We are building an inclusive culture and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society.
We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us through opportunities to develop your skills and experience. We also offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career accessible to you and offer a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Where your role permits, we support a blended working approach alternatively known as hybrid working.
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
DBS has recently undertaken a review of its operational locations in the North West, and have consolidated all activities in Norcross, Blackpool. A further move, to the new Government Hub at Talbot Gateway in Blackpool, is scheduled to take place in 2026.
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Job Description
The DBS DIT contract management team is responsible for ensuring greater visibility of both obligations and performance of DBS DIT Contracts, and to ensure effective Contract management is embedded in future DBS DIT contracts
Working as a contract management SME, your main responsibilities will include:
Supporting the DBS DIT Contract Management Lead in implementing best practice in Contract Management, ensuring suppliers meet the desired requirements and deliverables, and the Authority meet their contractual obligations to facilitate this.
Supporting DBS DIT Contract Management Lead in Governance meetings and Ad Hoc meetings producing minutes as required and engaging with internal stakeholders to ensure information is upto date in governance meeting packs.
The post will have responsibility for centralised CP&F actions for DBS DIT contracts, including Library contracts, PGRMC and Professional Services contracts ensuring spend is monitored and within the forecast profile, and authorised demander lists are managed and communicated to the supplier.
The post holder may also be required to produce clear reports on contractual performance against deliverables and spend analysis, presenting data and conclusions logically and concisely in the most appropriate format highlighting any insights generated from current activities.
Assist in ad hoc Supplier Management activities, such as supporting the collation of slide packs and responses to, data requests or briefings.
DBS operates a “blended working” approach which will be a combination of office based and homeworking. The post holder will be required to work on a 60:40 office:home ratio.
Occasional travel to other DBS or MOD sites may be required.
The DBS DIT contract management team is responsible for ensuring greater visibility of both obligations and performance of DBS DIT Contracts, and to ensure effective Contract management is embedded in future DBS DIT contracts
Working as a contract management SME, your main responsibilities will include:
Supporting the DBS DIT Contract Management Lead in implementing best practice in Contract Management, ensuring suppliers meet the desired requirements and deliverables, and the Authority meet their contractual obligations to facilitate this.
Supporting DBS DIT Contract Management Lead in Governance meetings and Ad Hoc meetings producing minutes as required and engaging with internal stakeholders to ensure information is upto date in governance meeting packs.
The post will have responsibility for centralised CP&F actions for DBS DIT contracts, including Library contracts, PGRMC and Professional Services contracts ensuring spend is monitored and within the forecast profile, and authorised demander lists are managed and communicated to the supplier.
The post holder may also be required to produce clear reports on contractual performance against deliverables and spend analysis, presenting data and conclusions logically and concisely in the most appropriate format highlighting any insights generated from current activities.
Assist in ad hoc Supplier Management activities, such as supporting the collation of slide packs and responses to, data requests or briefings.
DBS operates a “blended working” approach which will be a combination of office based and homeworking. The post holder will be required to work on a 60:40 office:home ratio.
Occasional travel to other DBS or MOD sites may be required.
Person specification
Experience of CP&F, both in contract management actions such as raising requisitions and also exploiting contractual MI contained in the system
Experience of contract management activities including implementing contract management plans, supporting and minuting governance meetings with stakeholders.
Stakeholder engagement and management with a range of stakeholders both within and outside your immediate team.
Experience working with suppliers and commercial support to identify and enable continuous improvement over the life of any given contract.
Ability to communicate and convey proposals, ideas and recommendations to different audiences.
Experience of tracking progress against long term deliverables.
Experience of tracking and forecasting contractual spend
Experience of raising and amending contr...
About the Company
We protect the security, independence and interests of the United Kingdom at home and abroad. We work with our allies and partners whenever possible.
Our aim is to ensure that the UK’s Armed Forces have the training, equipment and support necessary for their work, and that we keep within budget.
Our priorities 2015 to 2020 are to:
· protect our people
· project our global influence
· promote our prosperity
· maintain a strategic base and integrated global support network, and manage the D...
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