Compliance and Assurance Manager

Job description

ODA reference 159

About the Procurement team

The London 2012 Games will be the subject of ever increasing interest from the public, media, stakeholders and suppliers both local and across the UK and wider afield. Clear, timely and effective procurement will be vital to the success of the project. The ODA Procurement team will have a crucial role to play in ensuring that the goods and services required to support the Games are in place and provide good value for money for London 2012 stakeholders.

Responsible to: Senior Compliance Assurance Manager

Job purpose

• Develop and implement the ODA’s strategy and approach to quality assurance of all construction procurement deliverables ensuring these are implemented within the organisation’s policies and procedures.
• Implement strategies and policies that promote and meet ODA procurement objectives.
• Work with CLM on construction procurements to ensure that ODA policy and procedures are maintained.
• Develop and maintain relationships internally and externally to ensure general procurement processes and strategy are ‘fit for purpose’, value for money and leading practice.
• Develop and maintain relationships with the Delivery Partner.
• Provide the link between Head of Procurement and the Procurement Leader community ensuring that the quality and governance requirements are fully implemented and practiced.
  

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the quality assurance strategy for construction based procurements covering products and services required by the ODA, procured via the Delivery Partner.
• Lead the process of review and validation of all construction based PQQ and ITT documents to ensure conformity to standard, quality and commercial compliance.
• Develop and actively promote and integrate procurement leading practice.
• Be proactive in building and developing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, providing leadership for ODA-wide procurement initiatives.
• Link with all relevant Government procurement bodies, private sector organisations and reflect leading practice in ODA quality assurance approaches.
• Identify areas where process improvements can be made and provide advice on how to implement these to ensure the ODA is receiving high quality deliverables from the delivery partner.
• Manage English Partnership (EP) framework panels to facilitate the provision of goods and services to meet the needs of the ODA.
• Liaise and work closely with the wider procurement team, communicating closely with respect to all quality and governance management issues and findings.
• Encourage open competition by working in a transparent and fair way.
• Provide timely reporting on ODA quality and EP framework performance.
• Work closely with the Delivery Partner to develop and implement procedures to support continuous improvement in quality assurance and governance.
  

Person specification

Key experience and qualifications required

• Proven experience of success at a senior level leading a comparable procurement function.
• Experience of developing comprehensive, robust and effective quality assurance and governance approaches for an organisation of similar scale and scope.
• A track record of delivering similarly complex and robust procurement processes.
• Experience and thorough understanding of EU procurement and supply chain management within a construction or engineering environment.
• Experience of implementing contract procurement processes.
• Experience of building effective relationships and working in partnership with a range of internal and external stakeholders

Key competencies and behaviours

• Ability to manage in an evolving organisation and to contribute to the building of the ODA.
• Extensive knowledge of OJEU rules, evaluation panel structures and criteria and contract award procedures.
• Become a reference point for specialist knowledge of framework contracts within OJEU.
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills, with an ability to develop, communicate and gain ownership for a clear vision and direction.
• High level communication and networking skills.
• Excellent influencing and listening skills.
• High degree of probity and integrity and strong commitment to public service.
• Works by example with an empowering, flexible style.
• Robust under pressure and able to work to tight deadlines.
• High levels of diplomacy.
• Highly motivated and not easily discouraged.
• A commitment to London 2012 values.
  

Terms and conditions

Salary

£45k

Leave

25 days paid annual leave per annum in addition to the usual public holidays

Notice period

1 month

Type of contract

2 Years - fixed term

Pension

You will be offered membership of a stakeholder pension scheme and an employer contribution of 6% of your basic salary will be made. You may also contribute to the scheme, subject to the maximum allowed by current HM Revenue and Customs limits.

Normal place of work

The ODA offices are located on the 22st floor of 1 Churchill Place in Canary Wharf, London

If you have further questions about the role once you have read through the job description and person specification, please feel free to contact Andrew Croston (andrew.croston@london2012.com) on 020 3 2012 960.

How to apply

The ODA uses a third-party website to process its job applications. Apply for this role online

Closing date

5pm, 15 May 2008