Commercial Lead

Department: FCDO

Role: Commercial Lead – Strategic Framework

Salary: £72,000 – £79,200 + GCO Pension, GCO Terms. Up to 15% performance-related-pay available on accreditation.

Location: Abercrombie House, East Kilbride (G75 8EA) or King Charles Street, London (SW1A 2AH).

Occasional travel required within UK or internationally

Relocation costs will not be reimbursed.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Commercial Directorate pursues our national interests and projects the UK as a force for good in the world. We promote the interests of British citizens, safeguard the UK’s security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners.

The Strategic Frameworks Team currently manage a portfolio of frameworks covering all categories of spend in international development programming with global coverage. They are projected to allow for spend of up to £3.5bn over their lifetime.

The role-holder will be responsible for the ongoing management of live frameworks, re-procurement of expiring frameworks and the identification of new framework requirements and execution of the end-to-end procurement process for these. The role requires significant engagement with key policy experts from across FCDO, including category leads in Commercial. The Strategic Frameworks Commercial Lead will directly line manage up to two FTE and need to effectively matrix manage large teams of evaluators and support staff during large framework procurements.

The role-holder will be responsible for supporting their line manager in ensuring a first-class service to our stakeholders in line with the legal and governance framework.

For further detailed information on this role, who we are looking for and how to apply – please click on the ‘Apply Now’ Link and download the candidate information pack. CS job ref: 395069.

Closing date for applications: 11:55 pm on Thursday 27th March 2025