Commercial Compliance & Assurance Project Lead in Isle of Wight, Newport

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.