OR118993 – Workstream Lead Governance Procurement Transformation (Project) – Interims in Peckham

Work pattern: To be agreeded
PAYE Pay Rate: £538.37 per day
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Commercial Governance & Assurance Lead to design and embed effective governance, assurance and decision-making frameworks across the procurement and contract management lifecycle. The role will ensure governance is proportionate, consistent and compliant while enabling timely, value-driven commercial decisions and strong accountability.
Main Purpose of the Role
To lead the development and implementation of commercial governance and assurance arrangements, ensuring clear decision-making, appropriate controls, effective risk management and strong oversight across the end-to-end procurement and contract management lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement a comprehensive governance framework for procurement and contract management.
Define clear decision rights, approval thresholds, roles and accountabilities across the commercial lifecycle.
Ensure governance arrangements align with corporate governance requirements, the Council’s Constitution, relevant legislation and the Procurement Act.
Establish appropriate controls, checkpoints and stage gates to support compliance, consistency and value for money.
Develop and implement a proportionate, risk-based assurance model covering compliance, risk and performance.
Align governance forums, processes and reporting with procurement pipelines, category strategies and business case delivery.
Develop and maintain policies, standards, templates and practical guidance to support consistent governance.
Develop governance and performance reporting for senior leadership, including value for money, savings delivery, risk and programme confidence.
Review existing governance arrangements and identify areas of duplication, delay, weak controls or unclear accountability.
Design and implement streamlined future-state governance arrangements to improve decision-making and delivery.
Develop governance tools including RACI models, decision-rights matrices, approval frameworks, risk and assurance checklists and reporting packs.
Test and refine governance arrangements through pilots, live procurements and implementation activity.
Support the embedding of new governance arrangements into business-as-usual operations through communications, training and implementation planning.
Monitor adoption and effectiveness, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
Work closely with senior leaders and professional teams to resolve complex governance issues and secure agreement.
Essential Experience
Significant experience leading governance, assurance or commercial transformation within a large public-sector or similarly complex organisation.
Proven experience designing and implementing governance and decision-making frameworks.
Strong understanding of public-sector procurement and contract management governance.
Knowledge of relevant procurement legislation, organisational policies and constitutional requirements.
Experience translating operating model principles into practical governance processes, controls, templates and guidance.
Demonstrable experience developing proportionate, risk-based assurance frameworks.
Experience reviewing and improving existing governance arrangements to reduce duplication and improve decision-making.
Experience producing governance products such as RACI models, decision matrices, approval frameworks, assurance checklists and reporting packs.
Experience embedding new governance arrangements into business-as-usual operations.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience working with procurement, legal, finance, audit, corporate governance, democratic services and operational teams.
Ability to manage dependencies across governance, processes, data, technology, organisational design and financial benefits.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear reports, governance frameworks, decision papers and guidance for senior audiences.
Key Skills
Commercial Governance
Procurement & Contract Management
Assurance & Risk Management
Public Sector Procurement
Decision-Making Frameworks
Governance Transformation
Stakeholder Management
Policy & Framework Development
Performance Reporting
Process Improvement
Change & Implementation
Strategic Communication
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