Job type: Permanent, full-time
Location: Banbury, London, Cardiff, or Belfast – you will be contractually based in the office nearest to you with hybrid working.
Hybrid working: You will be able to work from home and come into the office to collaborate with your team(s) when required. We have flexible core hours, and we don’t believe in a culture of presenteeism. We will discuss what is important to you during the recruitment process.
Salary & Benefits: £30,000 + 10% pension, 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, 35 hour working week, up to 13 flexi-days, private medical insurance, life assurance, and much more!
Closing date: 20 May 2026 at 09:00 BST. WRAP reserves the right to close this role early in the event of a large volume of applications.
Who are we?
WRAP is a global environmental action NGO transforming food, packaging, textiles and resource use systems in pursuit of circular living.
WRAP are the people who do. We convene. We evidence. We solve. We deliver.
For over 25 years, WRAP has innovated to meet the problems of the day.
We prevent waste and pollution to save money, improve living standards and protect natural habitats. We reduce greenhouse gas emissions and water stress to strengthen resilience and help meet environmental goals. We improve resource use to increase productivity and growth.
Across the world, we bring more than 1,000 businesses together with governments and civil society to tackle environmental challenges that require the collective action of many.
Join us at WRAP and you'll drive important change to embed circular living in every boardroom and in every home.
The role
As our Commercial officer, you will help to drive the development of commercial capability across WRAP. You will advise and shape decisions internally on how we oversee, select, define, deliver, and receive commitments to and from our funders, clients, partners, suppliers and beneficiaries to deliver impact.
There will be a requirement to flex between the commercial, procurement and Financial Mechanisms activity, based on demand.
Key responsibilities include:
Commercial & Procurement Delivery: Lead and support procurement, tendering and commercial approvals in line with organisational policies, ethical standards and best practice, working closely with technical and finance teams to manage risk and ensure value for money
Grants & Funding Management: Support the delivery of grant schemes, including documentation, claims, reporting and audit compliance, while tracking milestones, risks and performance.
Strategic Support & Capability Building: Contribute to business development and opportunity assessment, support negotiations with partners and funders, ensure IR35 compliance, and build commercial capability across the organisation through training, guidance and continuous improvement.
Team Responsibilities: Undertake shared team responsibilities including input into the shared Monthly Commercial Dashboard. Monitor and allocate work from the shared inbox, updating pipelines and workload tools and delivering Commercial and Grants Team Induction Training
What are we looking for?
Good commercial acumen and experience of procurement and/or grants management and/or commercial terms and management
Demonstrable experience in stakeholder management with the ability to operate and influence internally and externally, proven customer service orientation and collaborative approach
Ability to prioritise workload which may include conflicting time demands
Proven ability to operate with exemplary levels of confidentiality and integrity
High computer literacy, including MS Office suite of applications, SharePoint, Excel, etc.
Ready to lead the way to circular living?
If you think you have what it takes but your experience looks different to what is advertised, please still apply. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of your age, race, gender, neurodiversity, ability, beliefs, sexuality, or personal preferences.
We want to help you be your best, so please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustments during the recruitment process.
Find out more about life at WRAP here.
