Head of Commercial

Head of Commercial

Duration: 6 months initially

Rate: day rate, inside IR35 (flexible, depending on experience)

Working pattern: Hybrid

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Head of Commercial to lead and drive commercial activity across a large and diverse service portfolio.

This role will focus on delivering income generation, commercial growth, and service transformation, whilst ensuring high-quality customer experience and sustainable financial performance across commercial venues, events, and wider community-based services.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of commercial strategies and income generation plans
• Identify and implement new business development and commercial opportunities
• Drive improvements across commercial venues, events, leisure, and cultural services
• Oversee commercial performance, budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning
• Lead service transformation and embed a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
• Develop strong partnerships with stakeholders, external organisations, and community groups
• Use market analysis and performance data to inform commercial decisions and service delivery
• Manage contracts, procurement activity, and supplier relationships
• Lead and develop high-performing teams across commercial operations
• Work closely with senior leadership and elected members to support strategic priorities

Key Requirements

• Proven experience operating in a senior commercial leadership role within a local authority or similarly complex organisation
• Strong background in income generation, commercial strategy, and business development
• Experience managing commercial venues, cultural services, events, or leisure-related operations
• Strong financial management, budgeting, and forecasting capability
• Experience leading service transformation and organisational change
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and partnership management skills
• Strong commercial acumen with a customer-focused mindset
• Ability to work effectively within politically sensitive environments

If you have the right experience and knowledge for this role, please apply today.