Independent Investment Programme Advisory Group (IIPAG) Member

Transport for London; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000

Job description

Job Description - Independent Investment Programme Advisory Group (IIPAG) Member (047530)

Organisation

RISK AND ASSURANCE

Job

Compliance / Governance

Position Type - Part Time

About Transport for London

Transport for London (TfL) is one of the world’s leading transport authorities overseeing London's extensive transport system, facilitating 31 million journeys daily. It runs the day-to-day operation of the Capital's public transport network and manages various modes of transport, including buses, Underground, the Elizabeth line, Overground, trams, bikes, and river services, along with road networks and charging schemes. In addition to this core transport purpose, it has a significant advertising portfolio, is ranked as London's largest electricity purchaser and engages in substantial property development, including providing affordable housing.

TfL’s capital investment programme is delivering the infrastructure that London needs through ensuring that its assets are safe and fit for purpose, delivering upgrades and major projects, ensuring that improvements to air quality are achieved, promoting active travel, and delivering new homes. Underpinning all of this is the critical need to ensure that projects and programmes deliver the best possible value for money for its customers.

Continuing to ensure that investment delivers maximum value for money and efficiency is key to TfL’s financial sustainability. The Mayor of London’s Independent Investment Programme Advisory Group (IIPAG) plays a key role in realising this aim by providing independent assurance and expert advice. This is primarily across TfL’s Capital Investment Programme but the expertise of IIPAG may also be called upon to assure some key procurements in TfL’s operational business.

TfL is now looking to appoint an additional member of IIPAG to support it in this work who will provide focus and experience in procurement and commercial matters. As an IIPAG Member, you will help TfL to drive a forward-looking agenda to maximise efficiency, effectiveness and value for money. You’ll help London to thrive for years to come.

Role Specification

London is a world leading capital city and TfL plays an essential role as its Strong Green Heartbeat. It has a significant Capital Investment Programme supporting the key priorities described in the Mayor’s Transport Strategy and TfL’s Corporate Strategy which are reflected in its Business Plan.

As a member of IIPAG, you will provide independent, third-line assurance of projects and programmes, usually with a value of over £50m on a risk-based approach, along with some key decisions in the wider TfL business. This includes renewal works and upgrades and major projects. You’ll constructively challenge and provide strategic input on a broad range of matters affecting TfL's programmes, including external market forces, with a core focus on procurement and commercial issues. You will also deliver cross-cutting reviews on key topics and systemic issues affecting the investment programme which provide powerful recommendations and far-reaching advocacy of best practice.

A focus of this role will be on providing assurance of post-contract management, critically reviewing whether contracts are being managed in a way that delivers the intended outcomes while addressing challenges such as cost control, dispute management, and supplier performance. You will provide strategic advice on opportunities for improving contract oversight and risk management, ensuring that your observations contribute to best practice and align with broader organisational objectives.

You will draw on your technical expertise and strategic insight to evaluate procurement and commercial practices against industry benchmarks and emerging trends. Your contributions will focus on identifying risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement, ensuring that TfL’s capital investment programme is subject to robust, independent assurance. By applying a critical and forward-looking perspective, you will help TfL strengthen its approach to procurement and commercial management. Through effective oversight and assurance, you will contribute to the delivery of London’s ambitious transport goals.

Person Specification

TfL is looking for a procurement and commercial specialist to join its Independent Investment Programme Advisory Group. You should have a proven ability to operate at a strategic level, either as an advisor or in leadership positions within complex business environments. This experience will include assessing procurement strategies for complex, high-value programmes, critically reviewing how they balance value for money, risk, and compliance within the public sector’s regulatory framework.

Your insights will help shape recommendations to improve the effectiveness of procurement and commercial strategies across TfL’s investment programme. You will bring:

1. Demonstrable expertise within procurement at both pre- and post-contract stages, alongside an in-depth understanding of public sector procurement frameworks (Essential)
2. A strong grasp of public procurement regulations and their application, as well as an awareness of the latest developments and innovations in best practice procurements (Essential)
3. Extensive senior-level experience in supporting procurement and commercial on major projects and programmes within highly regulated industries such as infrastructure, construction, or wider transport sectors (Essential)
4. Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and influence decision making at senior levels, strong verbal and written communication skills will enable you to articulate clear, evidence-based assurance (Essential)
5. Demonstrable experience at Director level and above (Essential)
6. MCIPS or RICS qualification (Essential)
7. Knowledge and practical experience with standard-form contracts, particularly NEC (Desirable)

Nurole Process

After we have closed the application window on the Nurole platform, our team of experts carefully assess your application against the criteria outlined in the role specification. We will select a group of the most suitable candidates to present to the organisation, who will then be able to view the full application. We will always get in touch to let you know the outcome of your application. As the organisation will view the applications without edits, we therefore advise applicants to avoid using ‘see CV’ or ‘please call me to discuss further’ in your application as it may restrict your chances of progressing to the next round.

Connected Parties

This organisation has requested that candidates do not contact them directly. Instead, if you know someone at the organisation, please mention it in your Reason for Application. Nurole members who do not respect this may risk having their membership terminated.

Diversity

TfL is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. It wants to represent the city which it serves, which will help it become a more innovative and efficient organisation. TfL's goal is to make its recruitment as inclusive as possible. It is a disability confident employer which guarantees an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all the essential criteria.

Terms of Appointment

This role is remunerated, and reasonable, pre-agreed domestic travel expenses will be reimbursed. This role involves sometimes ad hoc assurance and advice to the TfL executive team, which is likely to take up to 60 days per year in total. The appointment is for a two-year term, which can be renewed once at the discretion of TfL. Members are paid directly; it is not possible for the remuneration of £1,000 per day to be invoiced via a company entity. Please note internal TfL employees are not eligible to apply.

Application Process

For a confidential discussion and to make an application, please contact Joshua Dernie at Nurole.

All applications must be submitted via Nurole directly.

Any applications made directly to the TfL portal will not be considered and declined in the first instance.

Role Timetable

Deadline for applications: Midnight on 22nd April

Candidates can expect to be contacted by: 7th May