Commercial Policy, Assurance & Capability Manager

Government Recruitment Service; Salford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service is seeking a Commercial Policy, Assurance & Capability Manager in Salford. You will work across policy, capability and assurance to translate government requirements into practical, actionable guidance for departments.

The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, delivery of capability interventions and evidence-based reviews of commercial practice. It offers a permanent contract and a clear path to influence policy and standards across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience translating government policy into practical requirements.
• Ability to deliver capability interventions and provide evidence-based reviews.

Responsibilities

• Act as a flexible team member, supporting priority commissions and providing resilience across policy and assurance.
• Develop, implement and improve BIST commercial policies, standards, and guidance.
• Own or support defined policy workstreams including consultation, governance and implementation planning.
• Maintain coherent commercial toolkits and ensure alignment as requirements change.
• Coordinate capability interventions such as guidance, inductions and practical resources for audiences.
• Support colleagues and partner organisations by responding to inquiries and engaging forums.
• Support proportionate assurance and governance activities including reviews, compliance checks and audits.
• Identify recurring risks and opportunities for process improvement from assurance activity and stakeholder feedback.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Policy development

Governance & assurance

Evidence-based review

Capability interventions

Job description

Commercial Policy, Assurance & Capability Manager

This is an opportunity to joinBISTCommercial’s Policy, Capability and Assurance team at a time of significantorganisationaland policy change. The team provides a joined-up service that translates government commercial policy into practical departmental requirements, builds the capability needed to apply them effectively, andoperatesproportionate assurance to support compliant, high-quality commercial delivery.

The successful candidate will work flexibly across the three disciplines, taking ownership of defined workstreams while helping the team align policy, learning,standardsand assurance activity. The role will suit someone who is confident with stakeholder engagement, delivery of capability interventions, and evidence-based review of commercial practice.

The postholder may lead on topics such as procurement policy implementation, commercial standards, contract management capability, PartnerOrganisationengagement, approvals and assurance processes, reporting, or the development of guidance and training. Priorities will evolve, so the ability to understand the wider business context,identifypractical impacts and deliver at pace will be important.

The purpose of the role is to connect policy intent,capabilityand proportionate assurance so that BIST colleagues can deliver commercial activity confidently and compliantly.As interest in commercial matters continues to grow across BIST and its Partner Organisations, the role will operate in a dynamic environment, balancing policy development, capability improvement and assurance activity to support effective commercial delivery.

• Act as a flexible member of the team, supporting priority commissions and providing resilience across policy, capability and assurance as business needsevolve.
• Support the development,implementationand continuous improvement of BIST commercial policies, standards,templatesand guidance, ensuring that government requirements are translated into the BIST Commercial Toolkit.
• Own or support defined policy workstreams, including consultation, impact assessment, stakeholder input, governance,communicationsand implementation planning.
• Helpmaintaincoherent commercial toolkits for applicable procurement regimes and ensure policy, capability andassuranceproductsremainaligned as requirements change.
• Develop and co-ordinate capability interventions as required, such as guidance, briefings, induction, learningsessionsand practical resources for commercial and non-commercial audiences.
• Support BIST Commercial colleagues, wider departmentalteamsand PartnerOrganisationsby responding to enquiries, providing advice, signposting relevantrequirementsandmaintainingeffective engagement forums.
• Support proportionate commercial assurance and governance activity, including reviews, approvals, compliance checks, audits, functional assessments, performance returns and implementation of relevant sourcing and contract management playbooks.
• Use evidence from assurance activity, stakeholderfeedbackand performance information toidentifyrecurring risks, capability gaps, unnecessary bureaucracy and opportunities for process improvement or automation.
• Contribute to the design and streamlining of assurance processes, making them efficient,visibleand proportionate whilemaintainingappropriate controlsand standards.
• Represent BIST in departmental and cross-government working groups, build productive networks, share goodpracticeand ensure BIST delivery considerations are reflected in policy andstandardsdevelopment.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Company: Government Recruitment Service

Salary: £44,913 to £53,230 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Salford

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 15 Oct 2026

Closing date: 10 Nov 2026

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