Senior Commercial Governance & Assurance Lead (Hybrid)

Atomic Weapons Establishment; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Pension scheme

Family friendly policies

Professional career development

Employee assistance programme

Life assurance

Discounts

Special leave

Job summary

Atomic Weapons Establishment seeks an experienced Commercial Governance & Assurance Manager in Reading. You will ensure commercial activity is robust, compliant and delivers value across the lifecycle, supporting governance across billions in annual spend.

You will collaborate with multiple teams to strengthen processes, provide assurance, and drive continuous improvement while benefiting from a 9-day fortnight and hybrid working patterns.

Qualifications

• Experience in Commercial, Procurement, Governance or Assurance environments.
• Experience with governance, assurance and compliance in spend environments.
• Experience of audit activity and action management, with improvements.
• Proven ability to implement governance and process improvements to strengthen controls.

Responsibilities

• Provide governance advice, assurance and challenge across the commercial lifecycle.
• Support a Commercial function responsible for c. £2bn annual spend.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Policy, Governance, Risk and Legal teams to drive assurance reviews and controls.
• Coach colleagues to embed best practice in commercial governance.

Skills

Commercial

Procurement

Governance

Assurance

Audit

Governance improvements

Analytical

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Ambiguity management

Job description

Atomic Weapons Establishment seeks an experienced Commercial Governance & Assurance Manager in Reading. You will ensure commercial activity is robust, compliant and delivers value across the lifecycle, supporting governance across billions in annual spend.

You will collaborate with multiple teams to strengthen processes, provide assurance, and drive continuous improvement while benefiting from a 9-day fortnight and hybrid working patterns.