Commercial Manager – Digital & Programmes

Commercial Manager – Digital & Programmes

£73,000 per annum

Bedford

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Ready to make a real difference? Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as our Commercial Manager – Digital and Programmes. This is your chance to play a meaningful role in helping people across the UK build stronger financial futures and to do it as part of a supportive, energetic team.

Why this role matters?

The Money and Pensions Service vision is better financial futures for everyone in need

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is an arm’s-length body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, established at the beginning of 2019, and also engages with HM Treasury on policy matters relating to financial capability and debt advice.

We help people – particularly those most in need – to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. Working collaboratively across the UK, we make sure customers can access high-quality money and pensions guidance and debt advice throughout their lives, how and when they need it.

The Commercial Manager will provide full-cycle commercial support, with a particular focus on digital and outsourced services.

The role sits within a Commercial team of approximately 18 people and forms part of a seven-person sub-team currently embedded within programme teams.

Sourcing

• Use knowledge and experience to identify suitable frameworks and sourcing approaches, primarily for digital and cloud-based requirements, while also supporting wider professional services requirements.
• Articulate the benefits of identified routes to market and recommend the most appropriate option.
• Run award procedures that enable contracts to be awarded compliantly and at pace.
• Manage procurements in accordance with relevant procurement legislation, organisational policies and internal governance requirements.

Commercial Contract Management

• Follow and maintain the contractual change process, ensuring changes are tracked where necessary and that the underlying cost model remains current and accessible.
• Lead financial negotiations for changes to existing contracts at the appropriate management level, ensuring agreements remain commercially advantageous and are appropriately documented and tracked.
• Review and amend contract documents, including service-level exhibits and statements of work, in line with agreed changes.
• Manage stakeholders effectively throughout the process.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: recruitment@maps.org.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Step 1: Submit Your Application

Open: 13/08/2026 , Deadline: 09/09/2026

To apply, please submit the following document:

• Your most up-to-date CV
• A cover letter stating why you would be a good fit for this role with specific reference to the essential criteria

Step 2: Telephone Interview

Between 13/08/2026 – 14/09/2026

If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to a telephone interview with one of our recruiters. This is an opportunity to:

• Discuss your experience in more detail
• Learn more about the role and our organisation
• Ask any questions you may have

Step 3: Final Stage Interview

Hosted on 22/09/2026 – 23/09/2026

Successful candidates from the telephone interview will be invited to attend a remote interview over Microsoft Teams. This stage will include:

• A series of competency-based interview questions

We follow fair, open, and merit‑based recruitment in line with the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.

Job Reference: MaPS01291

Close Date: 09/09/2026

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.