Commercial Governance & Assurance Lead (9‑Day Fortnight)

AWE; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

270 hours annual leave

Pension scheme 9-13%

Life Assurance 4x salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

AWE is seeking an experienced Commercial Governance & Assurance Manager in Reading. You will ensure our commercial activities are robust, compliant and deliver value, supporting a function with around £2bn annual spend.

You will provide governance, assurance and challenge across the commercial lifecycle, collaborating with Commercial, Policy, Governance, Risk and Legal teams. The role emphasizes continuous improvement, risk identification and strong stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Proven professional experience within a Commercial, Procurement, Governance or Assurance environment.
• Experience of audit activity and action management, including identifying and supporting required improvements.
• Demonstrable experience of implementing governance and process improvements to strengthen controls and drive operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide governance advice, assurance and challenge across the commercial lifecycle.
• Support progressive assurance reviews, internal controls and functional audits, identifying opportunities to strengthen processes and drive continuous improvement.
• Embed best practice and maintain high standards of commercial governance across AWE.

Skills

Commercial governance

Procurement

Governance

Assurance

Audit activity

Stakeholder engagement

Decision making

Tools

Audit processes

Controls

Job description

AWE is seeking an experienced Commercial Governance & Assurance Manager in Reading. You will ensure our commercial activities are robust, compliant and deliver value, supporting a function with around £2bn annual spend.

You will provide governance, assurance and challenge across the commercial lifecycle, collaborating with Commercial, Policy, Governance, Risk and Legal teams. The role emphasizes continuous improvement, risk identification and strong stakeholder engagement.