DFID has more than 2,800 employees, based in multiple offices across the globe. We operate in some of the world’s most challenging environments and lead the UK’s efforts to eradicate extreme poverty and fight the root causes of international issues such as migration, terrorism, disease and corruption.

In DFID’s award-winning Procurement and Commercial team, our role is to deliver the best value for UK taxpayers, and the best outcomes for some of the world’s most disadvantaged people.

You will be working in a fast paced environment and in a supportive, innovative team. Working from our base in East Kilbride, Glasgow, you’ll find yourself working on a wide variety of interesting projects. We deliver Procurement and Commercial excellence for the UK Government and UK taxpayers, and are always striving to remain at the forefront of our profession. We have the responsibility for leading and driving commercial capability across the organisation.

A recent Cabinet Office and HM Treasury commercial capability review considered commercial capability across DFID in terms of its commercial maturity, strategic direction, as well as a number of other key commercial factors and has seen us develop a long-term strategic plan that will enable our CIPS award winning team to continue to excel.

Our vision for the future involves:

• DFID delivery being supported by a first-class procurement and commercial service, working as one team to deliver innovative solutions with our delivery partners.
• DFID taking responsibility for maximising market responses and influencing both international and local markets alike
• Collective forward planning allowing commercial practice to become strategically planned, increasing our influence in the development sector.