Senior Adviser-Commercial Project Management Office

As the Head of CPMO at the British High Commission in New Delhi, your main purpose will be to lead and coordinate a newly established team focused on Commercial Project Management activities for the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Your responsibilities will include: - Leading, managing, and coordinating a team of specialists to ensure compliance with FCDO processes and procedures - Overseeing the overall delivery of CPMO services, including reporting, administration, and quality assurance - Setting priorities, managing workload, and providing coordination with the UK Commercial team - Mentoring and coaching your team to ensure effective performance Your role will also involve: - Coordinating CPMO activities and providing updates and support for Technology-based procurement projects and contracts management - Monitoring market trends, competition activities, and business needs - Supporting quality assurance activities, auditing, and data cleansing exercises - Ensuring compliance with procurement rules and regulations - Providing performance reporting, insights, and financial landscape understanding - Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders - Tracking and assessing risk across the portfolio and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements In addition, you will need to: - Act as a conduit between the Technology Sourcing Team and the DDaT Commercial Team in the UK - Develop relationships with FCDO stakeholders such as the Information, Digital and Data (IDD) Directorate and Legal - Contribute to global category development and understand best practice Procurements - Conduct vetting and due diligence activities, portfolio risk management, and mitigation - Support savings capture, administration activities, and other responsibilities as required Qualifications required: - Bachelor's Degree in business or related field - Demonstrated value of commercial and contracts activities - Previous regional/international work experience - Ability to deliver at pace, learn on the job, and work as part of a team with shared goals - Extensive knowledge of English language Desirable qualifications include: - Formal qualification in Procurement, Commercial, or Project discipline - Knowledge of Hindi language - Experience with e-procurement tools If you meet the essential requirements and are interested in this role, the deadline to apply is 16 June 2025-23:55 hrs IST.,