Overview
Join Norfolk County Council’s Procurement and Sustainability team and play a key role in advancing the Council’s ambitions on climate change, social value, and commercial capability.
This dynamic role supports the delivery of strategic policies through smarter procurement practices across £900 million of annual spending — from school construction to social care. You’ll support our work coordinating the Climate Strategy and help embed wider policy priorities in our contracts such as skills development, local economic growth, and minimising modern slavery risks.
Ideal candidates will enjoy a varied workload encompassing research, stakeholder engagement, policy writing, and supporting procurement exercises. The role provides valuable experience across public policy and commercial operations, perfect for those considering careers in procurement, supply chain management, law, climate change, economic development, or government policy.
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:
- ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
- Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full job description and person specification to help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact Jonathan Franklin at Jonathan.franklin@norfolk.gov.uk
