The Senior Commercial Assurance Support will guide and support the Commercial Assurance Team. The role holder supports with overseeing the team's work to make sure it follows the client's rules and procedures. The Senior Commercial Assurance Support helps the procurement and delivery teams reach their goals related to economic, environmental, and social benefits in the client's business case. The role holder works with these teams to meet important procurement deadlines to ensure the best value. The Senior Commercial Assurance Support provides support to the Commercial Assurance Lead on all assurance activities.
Principal Accountabilities
- Work closely with Project Controls, Procurement Operations, and procurement leads to support assurance activities. Act as a point of contact for assurance-related queries.
- Help the Head of Commercial Policy & Assurance in creating the projects Procurement policies and strategies. Contribute to the development of the Procurement Code.
- Aid the procurement team in following standards for Commercial Policy & Assurance, including maintaining updates and sharing best practices, setting out assurance processes, procedures, and templates.
- Ensure that the client's Commercial Assurance plan aligns with approval processes and provides feedback.
- Assist in developing and maintaining plans, controls, and information systems to ensure timely delivery of assurance activity.
- LoD1 (interdepartmental) - support in leading a complete review of a version-controlled set of documents and provide a concise, professional report to the authors and the appropriate Governance authority. Provide a summary assurance statement and a log of issues to be addressed.
- LoD2 (Semi-Independent) - work with the PMO team to effectively plan the LoD2 activity and provide a collated and version-controlled set of documents to support the LoD2 activity.
- LoD3 (Fully Independent) – support the PMO team in their management of the LoD3 activity by providing a collated and version-controlled set of documents.
- Participate in reviewing documents and provide feedback and summaries to authors and governance authorities.
- Support the planning and coordination of LoD activities with the PMO team, ensuring documents are organised and version controlled.
- Provide accurate updates on progress to leadership and project controls through monthly reports.
- Join progress meetings to discuss procurement and assurance updates.
- Assist in planning resources for the Assurance team and contribute to a positive team culture.
- Ensure familiarity with EU procurement directives, Irish Law, and best practices. Participate in training activities.
- Follow the client's Target Zero principles for health, safety, and wellbeing, and encourage others to do the same.
- Behave in ways that reflect the client's vision and values and support colleagues in doing so.
- Promote equality in the workplace and maintain appropriate interaction with colleagues.
- Help manage stakeholders to support an effective assurance process.
- Be flexible in adapting to changes while supporting project objectives.
- Perform additional tasks, activities, or other duties as may be required or assigned as part of the role.