Commercial & Contracts Officer in London/Hybrid - National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)

London/Hybrid

£40,000 - £45,000 (Depending on Experience)

Permanent

Not Specified

40 Working Hours - (Flexible)

07 Sep 2026

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Role Overview

This role supports the Commercial Manager in the strategic and operational management of Nest's commercial and contractual arrangements, including oversight of Nest’s complex outsourcing contracts such as scheme administration and fund administration services. The role is responsible for supporting contract performance management, supplier governance, commercial risk management, and financial oversight to ensure value for money and the successful delivery of service

The minimum criteria for this role are:

Experience of supporting significant business process outsourcing (BPO) commercial agreements in either the public or private sector
Experience of monitoring and reporting on delivery against contractual requirements.
Experience of identifying and resolving problems with third parties
Experience of supporting the invoice payment process and maintaining accurate and up to date records and logs
Experience of supporting contract management activities throughout the contract lifecycle, including maintaining documentation and managing contractual obligations.

Don't worry if you think you don't have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential. At Nest, you’ll have access to a range of learning opportunities to learn, grow and build the skills you need to be successful in your role and career.

Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal attributes required for this role.

Flexible and agile working

Everyone's personal situation is different.

To make the most out of hybrid working, we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):

hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
reduce or vary working hours
reduce or vary the days worked
work compressed hours
job share

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Directorate/Department Overview

The Finance Directorate, led by the Chief Financial Officer and their leadership team, is made up of two distinct teams:

Finance
Strategic Sourcing

This role sits within Nest’s Commercial Management team which is part of the Finance and Strategic Sourcing directorate.

Organisational Overview

Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country.

Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, race, religion/belief, sex, sexual orientation or socio economic background.

We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

Nest is a Disability Confident Leader, which is the highest level of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you have a disability, please declare that you’re applying through the scheme.

We aim to offer an interview to those applicants who apply through the Disability Confident Scheme and best meet the minimum criteria. However, there may be some circumstances where this is not possible due to the volume of applications.

Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications.

If you have any difficulty in sending your application or need the application pack in an alternative format, or you require any reasonable adjustments please contact: [email protected].

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