Commercial Officer

What you’ll be doing:

• Assisting your commercial line management with commercial activities relating to a major client in the telecommunications sector.

• Identifying, managing and reporting on key commercial / legal risks (legal risks to be communicated to Legal function and ongoing appropriate support / liaison to be maintained)

• Reviewing, interpreting, and advising on existing contract rights and obligations (with escalation to your Commercial line management where applicable)

• Supporting change management of contracts including production of contract variations

• Supporting production of regular contract reporting in line with governance and contract requirements

• Ensuring that contract records are maintained and accessible as directed

• Recording, ratifying and circulating commercial / negotiation meeting minutes when required

• Supporting the business by owning and performing the ongoing admin of contracts (including providing required support to your commercial line management in relation to the provision of contractual templates / tool kits, and delivering notices)

What we’re looking for:

The Commercial Officer role is entry level into an evolving, dynamic and progressive Commercial function allowing you to progress your career.  Therefore, there is no requirement to have pre-existing experience in a Commercial role, but candidates must be able to demonstrate:

• An aptitude for contracting (being aware of the importance of a contract, aware of how offer and acceptance works, able to read legal documents and assess them)

• Good communication skills (both verbal and written)

• A desire and willingness to learn and develop

• How to work effectively both independently and as part of a wider team

• A problem solver mentality

• An aptitude for maths

• Excellent computer literacy skills

• Being a Starter – Finisher: seeing activities through to successful completion

• Resilience and self-motivation

• The ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and work under pressure

• Have confidence in seeking support, input, guidance appropriately and when required

About Capita Commercial:

Our Commercial team is one of Capita’s central corporate functions and is ensuring safe and cost-effective contract opportunities. Our team is providing support to Capita Functions and advising on everything from risk to contract management, legal changes to commercial disputes. Join us and discover better as you drive the development of Capita in new directions.

What's in it for you:

• Competitive salary

• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more

• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology

• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice

• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email at reasonableadjustments@capita.com and we’ll get back to you. For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.