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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in public procurement and commercial solutions, with a strong focus on client engagement, stakeholder management, and team leadership. Proven ability to deliver complex projects while ensuring client satisfaction and fostering team development.
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Public Procurement ExpertiseStakeholder ManagementClient Relationship BuildingTeam LeadershipAnalytical Problem-Solving
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Hard Skills
Project ManagementResearchAnalysisPresentationAttention to Detail
Soft Skills
Interpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsTeam-Player MindsetCoaching and MentoringClient Service
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPoint
Certifications & Qualifications
Security Clearance
Industry Keywords
Public SectorCommercial Best PracticeConsultingBusiness DevelopmentPerformance Management
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide procurement and commercial expertise to primarily public-sector clients
- Lead work packages and support complex client engagements
- Develop and deliver compliant, commercially robust procurement solutions
- Contribute to business development and follow-on work opportunities
- Mentor junior consultants and support consulting-practice success
- Support internal staffing and performance-management processes
- Conduct performance reviews and annual appraisals
- Coach and mentor team members
- Build and maintain client relationships as a trusted advisor
- Understand client objectives, challenges, and industry trends
- Identify improvement opportunities and develop innovative solutions
- Ensure client satisfaction through communication and timely delivery of milestones and deliverables
- Lead engagement workstreams from initiation to completion, including planning, mobilisation, deliverable design, content development, risk management, escalation, and closure
- Support development of project scope, objectives, and deliverables
- Provide subject-matter expertise, guidance, and oversight to consultants
- Contribute to sales and bid processes
- Lead and guide consultant teams
- Conduct performance evaluations, provide feedback, and identify training needs
- Foster knowledge sharing and best practices
- Track developments in public procurement, commercial best practice, and emerging digital and AI technologies
- Participate in professional development activities
- Support pursuit development and thought-paper production
- Develop and refine Squarcle methods and processes
- Support wider team activities such as knowledge sessions and recruitment
Requirements
What you’ll need- Degree or post graduate level qualification
- 3–5 years’ experience delivering complex public procurement projects
- Experience managing and influencing senior internal and external stakeholders in a complex and challenging environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in multi-disciplinary environments
- Well-developed core consulting skills, including research, analysis, presentation, and attention to detail
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills
- Aptitude to grasp new concepts and effectively produce results
- Exceptional analytical, innovative, creative, and problem-solving skills
- Exceptional client service
- Knowledge of Microsoft Suite, specifically Excel and PowerPoint
- Team-player mindset dedicated to contributing toward team outcomes
- Must be prepared to apply for and pass security clearance before appointment
- Must have lived in the UK for the last 5 years
- Must obtain SC security clearance without restrictive caveats
- Visa sponsorship is not available
Benefits
Comp & perks- 26 days of annual leave (including your birthday!) plus UK bank holidays, increasing to 27 days after three years and 28 after seven years
- Five extra days for 5- and 10-year anniversaries
- Additional leave for members of the Reserve Forces and CFAV
- Private medical insurance after completing probation
- £1,000 referral bonus for successful hires
- Performance-related awards
- Milestone and life-event hampers
- Annual training week abroad
- Funding for qualifications that benefit both you and the business
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted travel through funded railcards
- Pension contributions of 3% employer and 5% employee
- Working hours of 8:30 am–5:30 pm, Monday–Friday