Commercial Compliance & Assurance Project Lead

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.