Strategic Procurement Officer - Connect2Hackney : Job Details

Connect2Hackney are proud to present an exciting interimopportunity that has arisen for an Strategic Procurement Officer to join Hackney Council's Corporate Procurement Team.

About the Role

As a Strategic Procurement Officer, you will be central to providing specialist procurement advice, guidance, and governance support across the Council. Your role is key to ensuring governance, compliance, and best practice are upheld within both the procurement community and the wider Council. You will work to ensure our services and projects align with the Council's aims and objectives as outlined in the Council Plan.You will be required to:Develop and Embed Policy, Process & Best Practice

• Assist in shaping and developing the Council's procurement policy, processes, and user-friendly template documents.
• Maintain expert, up-to-date knowledge on all legal and policy procedures for procurement, interpreting and recommending them for implementation.
• Support the process for communicating new procurement initiatives to staff via briefings, training, and workshops.
• Assist with maintaining the Council's suite of Terms & Conditions, interfacing with legal advisors when updates are required.
• Research topical procurement matters and advise management on recommendations that will enhance service delivery.

Champion Sustainability and Social Value

• Provide essential support in ensuring the Council's sustainability and Social Value framework is fully embedded into processes.
• Manage the delivery of objectives related to the development of the Procurement Impact Assessment (PRIMAS) tool.
• Work closely with Procurement Category Leads to develop category-based sustainability targets and implement monitoring mechanisms.
• Deliver on corporate responsibility related to community wealth building, just transition, and climate change by taking action to limit the carbon impact of procurement activities.
• Support "meet the buyer" events to develop SMEs, VCS groups, and drive awareness of sustainable procurement.

Drive Performance, Reporting & Risk Management

• Implement a performance management framework to ensure enhanced supplier performance and value for money.
• Support the development of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for supplier contracts to ensure appropriate service standards are included.
• Design and maintain analytic reports and dashboards for a wide range of stakeholders.
• Monitor and report agreed management information, including tracking the social impact of procurement on social value, equality, and modern slavery.
• Ensure all procurement projects are well-maintained on the Procurement Forward plan and Council Forward Plan.

About You

To thrive in this role, you will need:

• Proven procurement experience and sound technical expertise within the public sector, including an in-depth knowledge of the regulatory framework.
• Experience contributing to the development and delivery of procurement strategies and policies in a large, diverse organisation.
• A well-developed ability to exercise judgement and discretion.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to build fruitful working relationships with diverse groups.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office/Google Suite, with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets.
• A relevant professional qualification, such as CIPS, and/or extensive experience in a public sector procurement context is highly desirable.

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