Commercial Compliance & Assurance Project Lead

Description:

Shrewsbury / Predominantly Remote \| £360\.34 per day
Hours: 37 hours per week
Start Date: 14 September 2026
End Date: 31 December 2026
Working Hours: 9:00am – 5:30pm
Working Pattern: Predominantly remote with occasional travel to Shrewsbury

We are recruiting for an experienced Commercial Compliance & Assurance Project Lead to lead a significant procurement and contract management transformation project within a large public-sector organisation.
The organisation is developing a new hub-and-spoke Procurement and Contract Management model and requires an experienced commercial professional to design and implement a robust, proportionate commercial governance, compliance and assurance framework.

### The Role

This is a project-focused senior position with responsibility for taking the compliance and assurance framework from design through implementation, pilot and handover.

Key responsibilities will include:

Designing an organisation-wide approach to commercial compliance and assurance

Developing appropriate governance processes, controls and documentation

Ensuring procurement activity complies with relevant procurement legislation and regulations

Ensuring adherence to Procurement Policy Notes (PPNs), internal procedures, delegated authorities and contract rules

Developing a proportionate assurance process for procurement and contract management decisions

Ensuring appropriate oversight around risk, value for money and organisational priorities

Managing a pilot implementation within one service area

Monitoring compliance and capturing lessons learned from the pilot

Refining processes and controls following implementation

Developing and delivering commercial compliance and assurance training

Producing a final report detailing benefits, findings and recommendations

Handing over the completed framework to the permanent team
### Compliance & Governance

The successful candidate will also:

Ensure procurement transparency requirements are met
Lead development and maintenance of procurement and contract management templates
Develop guidance and information for internal and external platforms
Analyse performance information to identify opportunities for improvement
Represent the organisation at relevant governance and compliance forums
Work with procurement colleagues to identify inefficiencies and develop improved guidance
Provide coaching and mentoring to procurement apprentices
### About You

We are looking for an established commercial/procurement governance professional, rather than simply an experienced operational buyer.

You should ideally have strong experience in:

Public-sector procurement
Commercial governance, compliance and assurance
Procurement and contract management frameworks
Current UK procurement legislation and regulatory requirements
Designing and implementing controls, processes and governance frameworks
Procurement transparency and reporting
Risk-based commercial assurance
Stakeholder engagement at senior level
Developing policies, procedures, templates and guidance
Delivering training and embedding new ways of working
Managing transformation or improvement projects

Experience implementing commercial governance across a local authority or similarly complex public-sector organisation would be particularly valuable.
This is a predominantly remote assignment with occasional travel to Shrewsbury.
£360\.34 per day \| 37 hours per week \| Predominantly Remote \| Contract
Please apply with an up-to-date CV clearly demonstrating your commercial compliance, procurement governance and public-sector assurance experience