Interim Commercial Continuous Improvement Lead £515pd

Contract Length: 12 months

Location: Hybrid - London or Leeds

Client: Major, Central Government Organisation

Rate: Up to £515 per day (Umbrella, Inside IR35)

A major public sector organisation is seeking a Continuous Improvement Lead to drive policy development, stakeholder collaboration and operational improvement across complex commercial and construction programmes.

This is a strategically focused role suited to someone who can bring structure, clarity and momentum to policy, guidance and continuous improvement activity within a large-scale delivery environment.

Working across senior stakeholders, suppliers and internal teams, you'll play a key role in shaping forums, coordinating improvement initiatives and translating operational insight into practical policy and guidance that supports consistent delivery.

The Role:

• Lead and coordinate continuous improvement and policy development activity across commercial and delivery functions
• Manage and prioritise a pipeline of policy, guidance and improvement outputs
• Design and facilitate forums, working groups and communities of practice
• Bring together stakeholders and suppliers to solve delivery and operational challenges collaboratively
• Translate complex issues into practical, user-focused guidance and standards
• Support governance, assurance and consistency across programmes and suppliers
• Work closely with relationship managers and policy owners to drive improvement initiatives forward

Requirements:

• Experience leading or supporting continuous improvement, business improvement or policy initiatives within complex organisations
• Strong understanding of government or public sector environments, including governance and assurance processes
• Experience within construction, infrastructure, commercial or project delivery settings
• Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholder inputs into clear policy or guidance outputs
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skillsStrong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
• Organised, strategic and highly proactive in approach
• Comfortable operating autonomously in a fast-moving environment
• NEC and commercial policy experience highly desirable

This opportunity would suit an experienced improvement, policy or commercial professional who enjoys creating structure, enabling collaboration and driving meaningful operational change across complex stakeholder environments.