Commercial Officer / Commercial Administrator

Job Title:Commercial Officer

Location: Homebased

Salary: £28,116 per annum

Job type: Full Time, 12 Months Fixed Term

Closing Date: 31st January 2024

About us:

Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 50 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential.

We place a high value on employees in relation to the work that they do and the benefits the organisation offers, with an ethos of being a Great Place to Work.

The Role:

We are currently looking for a Commercial Officer to join our proactive and committed Commercial Team, on a 12 month fixed term contract with the potential for this to be extended or made permanent.

The purpose of the role is to develop and strengthen supplier relationships through effective insight and analysis, to help maximise potential opportunities to improve efficiencies and identify cost savings. There will also be general administrative responsibility for supporting the functioning of the Commercial team, including maintaining supplier and contractual databases, ensuring commercial processes are followed and maintained.

If you are highly organized, a strong communicator and are looking for an exciting role within a charity that is making a difference, we'd love to hear from you!

As the Commercial Officer your duties would include:

• Working directly with business owners to manage suppliers and independently carry out supplier visits
• Identify business risk associated with working with suppliers and escalating appropriately
• Supporting and contributing to the regular review of supplier contracts and audits
• Manage the centralisation of contracts and associated documents
• Maintain up to date supplier contacts list and on-boarding processes
• Maintain and regularly review Modern Slavery risks associated with our suppliers
• Support development of new policies, processes and procedures and ongoing maintenance of them
• Manage general correspondence that come through to the Commercial Team via methods such as e-mail requests and notifications
• Arrange, organise and minute supplier meetings
• General administrative support across the Commercial function

About you:

• ​Experience of general management including administrative duties
• Some experience of analysing business information to help support business decisions
• Ability to work accurately and systematically, demonstrating attention to detail
• Able to network and positively promote the work of Migrant Help

What else to expect:

• This post is subject to a standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• Flexibility to work at varying levels within the support function as required

Benefits:

• Flexibility and work life balance
• Enhanced family friendly provisions
• Additional holiday entitlements
• Perkbox benefits
• Non-contributory pension scheme

Additional Information:

Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process.

• This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• This post is subject to a Counter Terrorism Clearance (CTC)

Please click on the APPLY button to complete the application form for this role.

The Charity is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Business Management, Business Services, Business Officer, Commercial Administrator, Commercial Coordinator, Admin Support, Client Services, Administrator, Administration Assistant, Commercial Analyst may also be considered for this role.