Senior Officer - Commercial Governance

To provide central commercial governance, tender coordination and contract compliance support across the Commercial Division. The role ensures that commercial tenders follow the approved process, decisions and approvals are properly documented, contractual obligations are monitored, and required licenses, certifications and regulatory approvals remain valid.

Commercial Tender Planning and Coordination. Maintain the consolidated pipeline of commercial tenders and confirm the required governance route, timetable, responsibilities and approvals for each tender.. Coordinate commercial tenders from initiation through award, working with the responsible Commercial department to convert its business requirement into complete tender documentation.. Coordinate the preparation of evaluation criteria, contractual schedules and submission documents while preserving the Commercial department's ownership of the business requirement..

Track the tender timetable, dependencies, clarifications, approvals and outstanding actions, and elevate risks to the accountable business owner and management.. Tender pipeline and status records are accurate and current.. Tender packs are complete and submitted within the agreed timelines.. Responsibilities, dependencies and approval requirements are identified before tender launch.. Delays and governance gaps are escalated with clear actions and owners.

Procurement Coordination. Act as the central Commercial point of contact with Procurement for tender process and documentation matters.. Review tender submissions for completeness, consistency and compliance with the approved commercial requirement before they enter the formal procurement process.. Coordinate Commercial responses to Procurement, Internal Tender Committee and Bahrain Tender Board queries and manage required revisions with the responsible business owner..

Maintain a record of submissions, clarifications, decisions, conditions and approvals.. Tender submissions meet Procurement and Tender Board requirements.. Queries and revisions are coordinated within agreed deadlines.. A complete and traceable lifecycle record is maintained for each tender. Commercial Governance and Approvals. Confirm that business cases, evaluations, approval requests and supporting documents are complete before tender submission.. Confirm that contracts, amendments, extensions, notices and terminations and supporting documents are complete before execution..

Maintain an approval matrix within commercial that tracks decisions, delegated actions and evidence of completion.. Identify departures from policy or approved process and require the responsible department to regularize or elevate them.. Submissions contain the required evidence and approvals.. Tenders and legal documents are accurately recorded.. No material process exceptions is unreported or unsupported.

Internal:

. Chief Commercial Officer and the leadership of Non-Aeronautical Revenue, Aeronautical Revenue and Hala Bahrain Hospitality.

. Procurement, Legal, Finance, Internal Audit and other relevant departments and stakeholders.

. Internal Tender Committee and other governance bodies.

External:

. Commercial partners, bidders, advisers and external service providers in relation to tender, contract and compliance requirements.

. Regulators, government entities and assurance bodies through the organizational channels.

• Works under the direction of the Chief Commercial Officer and within approved policies, procedures and authority.
• May require complete governance documentation, maintain tender and obligation records, and elevate overdue or non-compliant matters.
• Does not determine a Commercial department's business requirement, revenue strategy, negotiation position or partner-performance response. The accountable Commercial department retains those decisions.
• Does not replace Procurement, Legal, Finance or technical subject matter experts. Each function remains accountable for its professional review and approval.
• Has no independent authority to approve a tender award, contract, variation, waiver, extension or termination unless that authority is expressly granted.

• Bachelor's degree in business, law, procurement, finance and contract management or a related discipline.
• Relevant postgraduate qualification or professional certification in procurement, contracting, compliance or governance is an…