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Salary: £34,905

Hours: Full Time / Part Time

Contract Type: Open Ended

Location: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire (Hybrid Working)

Closing Date: Monday 8 April 2024

As this job does not fulfil the UK Government minimum criterion for obtaining sponsored migrant worker status we will be unable to apply for sponsorship for anyone not eligible to work in the UK. At interview, all shortlisted candidates are required to bring with them identification documents and original documents that prove they hold or can obtain the right to work in the UK. You can check your eligibility here: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y

Job Overview:

Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape cutting edge scientific research that can make a difference to all our lives? The Medical Research Council (MRC), part of UK Research & Innovation, improves the health of people in the UK and around the world by supporting world-class biomedical reach and innovation. Major research and innovation campuses at Cambridge, London and Harwell and research facilities throughout the UK support fundamental research across the biomedical spectrum, from fundamental lab-based science to clinical trials, and in all major disease areas.

UKRI has an excellent and exciting opportunity for a Procurement Officer to join our team supporting MRC in all its procurement activities. You will be joining an established, supportive team and will be involved in a wide variety of projects ranging from Research & Development, Scientific Facilities, Construction and a variety of Scientific Disciplines. You will have the opportunity to develop your own skills & experience and contribute to projects that may have wide-ranging positive impacts for all.

The UKRI Commercial Function provides a range of commercial support to the whole organisation. The majority of its effort is focussed on the management of the whole procurement cycle including planning, sourcing and contract management in a compliant manner while providing value for money. We can offer you training and support to help you learn new skills and develop your commercial career.

Key Responsibilities:

Procurement Officers, working with and reporting to Procurement Managers, support research staff on all of their complex procurement projects. Procurement Officers play a key part in ensuring that procurements are run in the correct manner and that our organisation obtains maximum benefit.

This Procurement Officer role will add to the wider, decentralised UKRI team. The role will be responsible to:

  • Provide local expertise and support to end-users to undertake a range of procurement tasks (varying in both value and complexity) including sourcing and contracting;
  • Provide of advice on all aspects of regulations and controls ;
  • To keep local end-users up to date with UKRI procurement policy and best practice in public procurement;
  • Act as initial contact and escalation route to the local Procurement Manager or Commercial Business Partner;
  • Support the development of local procurement and contract management skill

Person Specification:

We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic individual who enjoys bringing their skills and experience to all projects they undertake. This role will work with a highly varied mix of stakeholders, and confidence, communication & professional credibility are vital to ensure your presence and involvement is positively felt throughout the procurement lifecycle.

Essential

  • Have a good general education and qualifications;
  • Be customer focused, able to deal with key stakeholder questions and queries;
  • Have good interpersonal and communication skills;
  • Have good commercial awareness;
  • Have an understanding of the context and meaning of terms and conditions;
  • Have a good level of skills with Word & Excel and it is desirable to have used e-sourcing applications.
  • Be able to perform a wide range of administration duties
  • Some experience in a commercial or procurement environment is desirable along with a willingness to work towards MCIPS

About UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

UKRI launched in April 2018, UKRI is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

Our organisation brings together the seven disciplinary research councils, Research England, which is responsible for supporting research and knowledge exchange at higher education institutions in England, and the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK. Together we build an independent organisation with a strong voice and vision to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. More information can be found at www.ukri.org.

Choosing to come to work at UKRI means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlement, access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. For more details, visit benefits of working for UKRI.

The role holder will be required to have the appropriate level of security screening/vetting required for the role. UKRI reserves the right to run or re-run security clearance as required during the course of employment.

How we support EDI in the workforce

At UKRI, we believe that everyone has a right to be treated with dignity and respect, and to be provided with equal opportunities to thrive and succeed in an environment that enables them to do so. We also value diversity of thought and experience within inclusive groups, organisations and the wider community. For further information, please visit ‘How we support EDI in the workforce’. 

Disability Confident Employer

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. 

How to apply

Online applications only preferred for this role. Please submit a CV and covering letter which clearly outlines how you fulfil the criteria specified along with your motivation for UKRI and the role. Ensure that the job reference number is included in the filename description of each document uploaded. Note that failure to address the above criteria or submit an application without a covering letter may result in the application not being considered. Assessment will only be based upon the content of your submitted covering letter and CV and not the ‘experience’ section of the application. 

UKRI seeks to ensure it creates and maintains a system of openness, fairness and inclusion – a collaborative, trusted environment, which is attractive to and accessible to everyone who is interested in developing their career with us. 

Additional Information

  • Organisation: UKRI - Commercial
  • Contract Type: Open Ended
  • External Closing Date: Apr 8, 2024
  • Minimum Salary: Pound Sterling (GBP) 34,905
  • Hours: Full-time
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