JOBS AT THE ODA: Senior Compliance Assurance Manager

[Fiona]

ODA reference: 121a

Job description
About the Procurement Department

* 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 a field. Clear, timely and effective procurement will be vital to the success of the project. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) Procurement team will have a crucial role to play in ensuring that the goods and services required to support the London 2012 Games are in place and provide good value for money for stakeholders.

Responsible to: Head of Procurement

Job Purpose

* Develop and implement the ODA’s strategy and approach to compliance and assurance of all construction procurement deliverables ensuring these are implemented within the organisation’s policies and procedures
* Develop and implement strategies and policies that promote and meet ODA procurement objectives
* Work collaboratively with the ODA’s Delivery Partner 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, operate and implement the compliance and quality assurance strategy for construction based procurements, covering products and services required by the ODA, procured via the Delivery Partner
* Develop and implement complex methods and procedures for process control, process improvement, testing and inspection to ensure that products and services are free of flaws and function as designed
* Analyse documents, reports and defective products/services to determine trends and recommend corrective actions
* Develop and modify process formulations, methods and controls to meet quality standards
* Interface with supplier representatives concerning quality problems, ensuring that effective correct action is implemented, and develop supplier quality improvement projects
* 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
* Build and develop effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, providing leadership for ODA-wide procurement initiatives
* Act as the link with all relevant Government procurement bodies and private sector organisations and reflect leading practice in ODA quality assurance approaches
* Identify areas where process improvements can be made and produce an action plan with key deliverables for implementation. Provide advice on how to implement these to ensure the ODA is receiving high quality deliverables from the delivery partner
* Liaise and work closely with the wider procurement team, communicating closely with respect to all quality and governance management issues and findings
* Report on compliance and assurance on construction procurements
* Work closely with the Delivery Partner to develop and implement procedures to support continuous improvement in quality assurance and governance
* Line management responsibilities for a team of three (two Compliance Managers and an Administrator).

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
* Previous line management experience

Key competencies and behaviours

* Ability to manage stakeholder relationships 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
* Expert 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 the Olympic values

Terms & conditions
Salary

£65k

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

Notice period

One month

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 21st floor of One Churchill Place in Canary Wharf, London

Closing date
5pm on Thursday 17 April 2008

How to apply
The ODA uses a third-party website to process its job applications. Apply for this role online using this link: https://www.alastinglegacy.co.uk/con...acancyId%3d183

Further information
If you have further questions about the role, please contact Andrew Croston on 020 3 2012 960 (andrew.croston@london2012.com ).

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