Senior Commercial Governance and Assurance Manager

Overview

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) is seeking to appoint a Commercial Governance & Assurance Manager to join the Finance, Investment & Commercial Directorate. Your key responsibilities will be to ensure a strong focus on delivering the priorities of the Metro Mayor by providing robust commercial governance, assurance, and transparent reporting across all commercial activity. This is your opportunity to shape how public money is governed, reported, and assured, ensuring that procurement and contract management activity is compliant, data-driven, and delivers value for money.

We are looking for an experienced commercial governance professional with a strong understanding of procurement legislation, assurance frameworks, and performance reporting, who can work collaboratively across finance, legal, and commercial teams.

This role will be pivotal in:

• Supporting effective governance and assurance of all procurement and contract activity across the Combined Authority, ensuring compliance with the Procurement Act 2023, Contract Standing Orders, and internal approval processes.
• Developing clear, insightful commercial reporting, including KPIs, dashboards, and Board papers, to support informed decision-making by the Corporate Leadership Team, Commercial Board, and Committees.
• Ensuring transparency, audit readiness, and data integrity across the commercial lifecycle, providing clear oversight of spend, risk, and performance.
• Completing and maintaining robust audit trails for commercial decisions, evidencing regulatory compliance and value for money.
• Providing expert advice and guidance on procurement policy and compliance to colleagues across the organisation, working closely with Finance, Legal, and Procurement teams.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have an informal conversation with the hiring manager, please contact eliot.will

Are you someone who has strong commercial governance experience, understands procurement legislation, and thrives on delivering high-quality assurance and reporting? If this is your next role, please apply and tell us why you'd be a great fit. Please see the job description for more information.

The closing date for this role is 1st March 2026.

Alongside the opportunity to lead change, drive strategic initiatives, and make a real difference in the West of England, we offer an excellent benefits package including:

• 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years continuous or reckonable service. There is also the option to increase your annual leave with our annual leave purchase scheme.
• 1 day of paid leave each year to volunteer
• Local Government Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 15.3%
• Flexible, family friendly and hybrid working options to ensure you achieve the best work/life balance and career goals. We follow a hybrid working model with typically 2 or 3 days in the office each week
• Reduced bus fare travel across the West of England

The West of England is an amazing part of the world to live and work. We are based in a new bright and airy office, with all the latest technology, close to Bristol Temple Meads Train Station.

The salary for this role is £63,685 - £69,665. This is the full-time equivalent salary, and will be pro-rata for part-time. We advertise salary ranges for job roles, with new appointments for external candidates typically starting at the lowest salary point. In exceptional cases, where higher skill levels or experience are applicable, the salary point may be adjusted to secure the best candidate.

This approach allows for potential year-on-year salary increases, offering progression and appropriate rewards to employees.

We believe in fostering a culture of continuous learning and development, empowering you to thrive in your career. We prioritise your growth and success by providing a diverse range of learning and development opportunities. Our goal is to keep you motivated, equipped with essential skills, and confident in delivering excellent services.

As a founding Member of the West of England Good Employment Charter and accredited Living Wage Employer, we are committed to creating a diverse environment where all our employees can thrive. We make sure all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and we particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or citizenship status.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, condition or need any additional support that means you might require changes to the application or recruitment process (for example, you might need to submit your application in a different format), please get in touch with our Resourcing Team at Resour We are here to assist and accommodate your needs.

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