Commercial Specialist

Salary: £45,462. GBP Annual Pension: A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.

Type:
Full time

Please note: The advert will close at 11:59PM the night before the listed closing date.

SLC offer a blended working model which will typically be 2 days in the office and 3 days from home.

Is it time you unlocked your potential? Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government-owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services.

Our Values Culture is at the heart of everything we do at SLC and we are guided by our five values which help make SLC a great place to work:
Honesty:
We act with integrity and transparency, sharing information openly and addressing challenges with courage. Empowerment:
We enable people to take initiative, make impactful decisions, and continuously learn and grow. Accountability:
We deliver on commitments, own our successes and mistakes, and strive for quality outcomes. Respect:
We value diverse perspectives, actively listen, and create an inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Trust:
We collaborate across teams, build dependable relationships, and work as one to deliver for our customers. These values are more than words—they guide our decisions, shape our collaborations, and strengthen our impact on the students we serve.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Specialist. This is a permanent role. As Commercial Specialist, you will support in the maintenance of guidance, training materials and templates to ensure they remain current, effective and aligned with the current legislation, Cabinet Office requirements and the Procurement Act 2023.

The role will oversee and coordinate assurance activity, ensuring that appropriate controls, processes and reporting mechanisms are in place to provide confidence that governance and procurement requirements are being met.

• Excellent knowledge of compliance and assurance principles, processes and practices
• Working knowledge of applying the procurement regulations within a Public Sector environment.
• A proven record of improving commercial compliance
• An understanding of audit processes
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Knowledge and experience of supply chain risk profiling and risk management
• Skilled Communicator
• Ability to deliver to strict deadlines and targets
• Intermediate Microsoft Office Skills – particularly MS Word and Excel
• Well-developed analytical skills
• Intermediate Microsoft Office Skills – particularly MS Word and Excel
• Excellent analytical, numeracy and literacy skills with attention to detail
• Experience of working in a Public Sector procurement environment and applying Procurement Regulations; identifying changes in the Governance landscape and applying the changes to process and guidance
• Experience of public sector over threshold commercial activity
• Experience of implementing compliance and assurance principles, processes and practices
• Experience in interpreting policy requirements and monitoring compliance against these
• Stakeholder management experience, influencing and communication skills
• Experience of risk management and supply chain risk profiling

We support colleagues to unlock their potential through our Career Pathways development programme and offer an excellent benefit and rewards package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
• Option to buy/sell annual leave
• Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options available
• Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme
• Life…