Compliance Manager We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established housing association for an experienced Compliance Manager to lead the delivery, assurance and continuous improvement of statutory compliance across a diverse residential portfolio. Reporting to the Head of Fire and Compliance, the Compliance Manager will provide operational leadership across all key compliance areas, including fire safety, asbestos, gas, electrical, legionella and water hygiene, lifts and mechanical systems. The role is responsible for ensuring that all properties remain safe, fully compliant and aligned with statutory, regulatory and organisational requirements. The postholder will lead a team of Compliance Coordinators and specialist compliance staff, overseeing contractor performance, compliance programmes, quality assurance and regulatory reporting. They will ensure that servicing, inspections, remedial works and planned compliance programmes are delivered on time, to the required standard and in accordance with relevant legislation and best practice. A key aspect of the role is providing assurance to senior leadership through performance reporting, compliance audits and risk management. The Compliance Manager will monitor compliance across the housing stock, manage third-party assurance inspections, oversee fire risk assessment actions, and drive service improvements that strengthen compliance performance and reduce organisational risk. The role also includes responsibility for procuring and managing compliance contractors, overseeing significant compliance budgets, ensuring value for money and maintaining robust governance and financial controls across all compliance workstreams. Working closely with Asset Management, Property Services and Housing teams, the Compliance Manager will use compliance data and performance insight to improve service delivery, support regulatory inspections and provide assurance that statutory obligations are consistently met. This is a senior operational leadership role that requires strong technical compliance knowledge, excellent contractor management skills and the ability to influence stakeholders across all levels of the organisation. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering a safe, compliant and customer-focused property service across a substantial housing portfolio.
Aug 10, 2026
Full time
Compliance Manager We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established housing association for an experienced Compliance Manager to lead the delivery, assurance and continuous improvement of statutory compliance across a diverse residential portfolio. Reporting to the Head of Fire and Compliance, the Compliance Manager will provide operational leadership across all key compliance areas, including fire safety, asbestos, gas, electrical, legionella and water hygiene, lifts and mechanical systems. The role is responsible for ensuring that all properties remain safe, fully compliant and aligned with statutory, regulatory and organisational requirements. The postholder will lead a team of Compliance Coordinators and specialist compliance staff, overseeing contractor performance, compliance programmes, quality assurance and regulatory reporting. They will ensure that servicing, inspections, remedial works and planned compliance programmes are delivered on time, to the required standard and in accordance with relevant legislation and best practice. A key aspect of the role is providing assurance to senior leadership through performance reporting, compliance audits and risk management. The Compliance Manager will monitor compliance across the housing stock, manage third-party assurance inspections, oversee fire risk assessment actions, and drive service improvements that strengthen compliance performance and reduce organisational risk. The role also includes responsibility for procuring and managing compliance contractors, overseeing significant compliance budgets, ensuring value for money and maintaining robust governance and financial controls across all compliance workstreams. Working closely with Asset Management, Property Services and Housing teams, the Compliance Manager will use compliance data and performance insight to improve service delivery, support regulatory inspections and provide assurance that statutory obligations are consistently met. This is a senior operational leadership role that requires strong technical compliance knowledge, excellent contractor management skills and the ability to influence stakeholders across all levels of the organisation. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering a safe, compliant and customer-focused property service across a substantial housing portfolio.
Location East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber About the job Job summary This is a National Role Job description Introduction HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our service users and colleagues, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We're looking for individuals who are committed to public service and want to make a difference in people's lives in delivering justice. If you're interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply. Job Description You will be working for the Principal Enterprise Architect, as part of the Digital Architecture, Strategy and Innovation function (DASI). As a Senior Data Architect, you will be responsible for designing the data architecture and ensure that it is in line with the business data strategy, taking into consideration the various data sources, information assets, consumers of it, and the management systems. You will be operating within one of the areas of the business, such as Crime, Civil, Family & Tribunals, Judicial and Operations or Headquarters functions of HMCTS. You'll have a vision for government services and communicate this to technical and non-technical stakeholders alike. You'll ensure a project's overall data design meets user needs and acceptance criteria, whilst conforming to time and budget constraints. You'll thrive using agile methods and enjoy working collaboratively with Heads of IT Departments and multidisciplinary teams. You will require a balance of good technical know-how with leadership and relationship skills to effectively influence key decision makers and to manage & direct service providers or solution delivery partners. You will have strong leadership, communication and relationship building skills and a highly collaborative team player approach as well as the ability to interact with senior stakeholders and manage feedback from multiple stakeholder groups. You will work proactively to highlight and evaluate new or innovative opportunities that are enabled by the HMCTS Digital Architecture and Collaborate with MoJ Digital Services to ensure that shared or integrated services and technology continue to provide HMCTS with effective solutions into the future. You will be an effective liaison with Government Digital Services (GDS) to verify, clarify and interpret government standards as part of the definition and evolution of HMCTS Digital Standards and actively maintain the architecture knowledge base for DASI to reflect changes in the solution landscape, standards, strategies and roadmaps. Your role as Senior Data Architect will encompass several key responsibilities listed below (but not limited to): Develop information models within the business function that you are responsible for and ensure it is aligned with strategy (and other) needs. Contribute to the wider HMCTS information model as required; Ensure the information model and its metadata is integrated with wider architectures (business, technology, security etc.) needs, within the business function that you are responsible for; Advises stakeholders on improvements to information model to gain improvements to their business; Understand and assure data operations such as data interfaces within the organisation - an expert and in-depth knowledge of data received, consumed, processed and produced - within the business function that you are responsible for and wider HMCTS as required; Gate keeper of data architectural standards, patterns, and modelling techniques, develops where appropriate and ensures they are developed by the appropriate teams / programmes; Active engagement in information governance to review, approve, communicate and ensure adherence to the Information and Data Strategy. Define where required, and contribute to the suitable means and processes for the assurance and governance process; Contribute to, and define where appropriate, the data (schema) modelling and analysis tools, methods and standards and seeks to continually improve them; Deliver architectural artefacts pertinent to data and information, ranging from high level enterprise architecture to ER modelling, API specifications, and data flow diagrams; Support information management colleagues delivering data analytics and other key information capabilities, while liaising with other stakeholders including Information Architects; Work closely with the Information Assurance and other members of the Cyber Security team to ensure HMCTS's information is managed safely, securely and legally; Assist, and lead where required, Operations or other teams in undertaking sizing exercises and capacity planning focusing on storage; Write or contribute to commercial specifications through various procurement vehicles and frameworks, throughout the procurement process Essential skills Ability and experience of engaging with senior management and stakeholders and leading the representation of the work of your team and demonstrating its contribution to overall organisation goals, while communicating complex ideas in a focused, simple and commercially relevant manner to technical and non-technical senior audience; Experience of working collaboratively with Senior Heads of Departments and multi-disciplinary teams; Experience and understanding of defining and building information/data models to provide a full understanding of data and expose relevant issues, risks and opportunities managing cyber and information security challenges for digital services, including metadata management and data governance; Experience in CASE and data modelling tools (Erwin or similar), conversant with data modelling notations, data architecture design techniques, patterns, standards and modelling tools; Profound understanding of data lifecycle, from acquisition / data entry through to data management and retrieval, and archiving, including Master Data Management (MDM); Profound understanding of how information and data are used to support delivery of business outcomes; Experience of working in large, complex organisations with multiple data requirements and a data catalogue containing 100s of datasets with comprehensive metadata; Experience in creating and managing data using RDBMS or No SQL, writing ETL processes and retrieving data using languages such as SQL, SPARQL, Xpath etc, with knowledge of event-driven architecture patterns including publish-subscribe and data streaming; Experience in leading on, or playing a major role, in procurements of data (data acquisition), services and onboarding of new suppliers; Experience presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums. Experience in one or more of the following is desirable: GIS, BI, visualisation, Python.
Aug 10, 2026
Full time
Location East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber About the job Job summary This is a National Role Job description Introduction HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our service users and colleagues, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We're looking for individuals who are committed to public service and want to make a difference in people's lives in delivering justice. If you're interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply. Job Description You will be working for the Principal Enterprise Architect, as part of the Digital Architecture, Strategy and Innovation function (DASI). As a Senior Data Architect, you will be responsible for designing the data architecture and ensure that it is in line with the business data strategy, taking into consideration the various data sources, information assets, consumers of it, and the management systems. You will be operating within one of the areas of the business, such as Crime, Civil, Family & Tribunals, Judicial and Operations or Headquarters functions of HMCTS. You'll have a vision for government services and communicate this to technical and non-technical stakeholders alike. You'll ensure a project's overall data design meets user needs and acceptance criteria, whilst conforming to time and budget constraints. You'll thrive using agile methods and enjoy working collaboratively with Heads of IT Departments and multidisciplinary teams. You will require a balance of good technical know-how with leadership and relationship skills to effectively influence key decision makers and to manage & direct service providers or solution delivery partners. You will have strong leadership, communication and relationship building skills and a highly collaborative team player approach as well as the ability to interact with senior stakeholders and manage feedback from multiple stakeholder groups. You will work proactively to highlight and evaluate new or innovative opportunities that are enabled by the HMCTS Digital Architecture and Collaborate with MoJ Digital Services to ensure that shared or integrated services and technology continue to provide HMCTS with effective solutions into the future. You will be an effective liaison with Government Digital Services (GDS) to verify, clarify and interpret government standards as part of the definition and evolution of HMCTS Digital Standards and actively maintain the architecture knowledge base for DASI to reflect changes in the solution landscape, standards, strategies and roadmaps. Your role as Senior Data Architect will encompass several key responsibilities listed below (but not limited to): Develop information models within the business function that you are responsible for and ensure it is aligned with strategy (and other) needs. Contribute to the wider HMCTS information model as required; Ensure the information model and its metadata is integrated with wider architectures (business, technology, security etc.) needs, within the business function that you are responsible for; Advises stakeholders on improvements to information model to gain improvements to their business; Understand and assure data operations such as data interfaces within the organisation - an expert and in-depth knowledge of data received, consumed, processed and produced - within the business function that you are responsible for and wider HMCTS as required; Gate keeper of data architectural standards, patterns, and modelling techniques, develops where appropriate and ensures they are developed by the appropriate teams / programmes; Active engagement in information governance to review, approve, communicate and ensure adherence to the Information and Data Strategy. Define where required, and contribute to the suitable means and processes for the assurance and governance process; Contribute to, and define where appropriate, the data (schema) modelling and analysis tools, methods and standards and seeks to continually improve them; Deliver architectural artefacts pertinent to data and information, ranging from high level enterprise architecture to ER modelling, API specifications, and data flow diagrams; Support information management colleagues delivering data analytics and other key information capabilities, while liaising with other stakeholders including Information Architects; Work closely with the Information Assurance and other members of the Cyber Security team to ensure HMCTS's information is managed safely, securely and legally; Assist, and lead where required, Operations or other teams in undertaking sizing exercises and capacity planning focusing on storage; Write or contribute to commercial specifications through various procurement vehicles and frameworks, throughout the procurement process Essential skills Ability and experience of engaging with senior management and stakeholders and leading the representation of the work of your team and demonstrating its contribution to overall organisation goals, while communicating complex ideas in a focused, simple and commercially relevant manner to technical and non-technical senior audience; Experience of working collaboratively with Senior Heads of Departments and multi-disciplinary teams; Experience and understanding of defining and building information/data models to provide a full understanding of data and expose relevant issues, risks and opportunities managing cyber and information security challenges for digital services, including metadata management and data governance; Experience in CASE and data modelling tools (Erwin or similar), conversant with data modelling notations, data architecture design techniques, patterns, standards and modelling tools; Profound understanding of data lifecycle, from acquisition / data entry through to data management and retrieval, and archiving, including Master Data Management (MDM); Profound understanding of how information and data are used to support delivery of business outcomes; Experience of working in large, complex organisations with multiple data requirements and a data catalogue containing 100s of datasets with comprehensive metadata; Experience in creating and managing data using RDBMS or No SQL, writing ETL processes and retrieving data using languages such as SQL, SPARQL, Xpath etc, with knowledge of event-driven architecture patterns including publish-subscribe and data streaming; Experience in leading on, or playing a major role, in procurements of data (data acquisition), services and onboarding of new suppliers; Experience presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums. Experience in one or more of the following is desirable: GIS, BI, visualisation, Python.
Location Manchester About the job Job summary The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by: joining up public sector services harnessing the power of AI for the public good strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure elevating leadership and investing in talent funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation committing to transparency and driving accountability We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK's geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government. We're part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol. The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you'll be working with some of the world's most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale. Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation's highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need Job description As the Senior IT Service Manager for One Login, you will provide the strategic leadership, vision and direction needed to build an industry leading service management capability that operates effectively at national scale. Reporting to the Head of Live Services for One Login, you will be accountable for shaping how government services experience, adopt and rely on One Login, ensuring that service quality, resilience and user experience remain consistently high across a diverse and rapidly expanding ecosystem. You will lead the development of a coherent, futurefocused service management strategy that supports One Login's long-term ambitions and the needs of the wider government landscape. This includes defining or refining the operating model, governance structures, assurance frameworks and performance measures that will underpin a mature, scalable and data driven service management function. You will ensure that the differing technical, operational and support requirements of relying parties are understood, prioritised and translated into clear service outcomes, enabling each service to onboard, operate and evolve with confidence. Your role will involve close partnership with senior leaders and staff across Product, Architecture, Service Transition, Operational Support, Data and Security teams. You will act as a voice for service excellence, ensuring that service considerations are embedded into decisionmaking, delivery planning and change processes across the One Login service. You will also represent One Login at crossgovernment forums where necessary, shaping expectations, influencing direction and ensuring alignment with broader digital and identity strategies. As a senior leader for the service management function within One Login, you will shape and develop IT Service Managers, Service Relationship Managers and other service capability teams. You will foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and customer-centricity, ensuring that teams are empowered, skilled and supported to deliver high quality services. You will champion best practice, drive standardisation and ensure that service management evolves in line with industry standards, emerging technologies and the needs of government. Ultimately, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that One Login delivers a reliable, secure and seamless experience for millions of users and hundreds of government services, now and in the future. As a Senior IT Service Manager you'll be: accountable for the end-to-end strategic service experience for all relying parties, ensuring that government services adopting One Login receive a consistent, high quality and resilient service that meets their operational, technical and security needs at national scale building and maintaining relationships across government, acting as the primary strategic partner for Relying Party leadership teams. You will ensure their priorities, risks and future needs are understood, anticipated and reflected in service planning, investment decisions and roadmap development shaping and governing the relying party lifecycle, identifying structural gaps, systemic issues and opportunities for improvement across onboarding, transition, live service and ongoing optimisation. You will drive the evolution of these processes from a service perspective to ensure they are efficient, scalable and aligned to One Login's long-term ambitions leading continuous improvement across the entire service ecosystem, using data, insight and user feedback to enhance service performance, simplify interactions, reduce friction and improve the overall experience for relying parties setting direction and standards for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plan, aligning with industry standards, mapping approach, templates and setting approach for ongoing improvements through testing and lessons learned exercises acting as the senior point of escalation for critical service issues, ensuring that major incidents, risks and cross government challenges are managed effectively. You will provide authoritative input into governance boards, service forums and strategic decision making groups overseeing and sponsoring service reviews, audits, incident investigations and improvement programmes, ensuring that lessons are embedded, systemic issues are addressed and service maturity continues to advance driving the evolution of the One Login service management model, working closely with Product, Architecture, Service Transition, Operational Support, Data and Security to ensure service management is embedded into design, delivery and operational practices across the organisation providing leadership, direction and development to IT Service Managers, Service Relationship Managers and other service capability teams, ensuring they are empowered, skilled and aligned to a shared vision of service excellence For this opportunity you will be required to attend the Manchester office 3 days a week. Person specification We're interested in people who: have a deep understanding of end-to-end service lifecycle management, and by using your analytical skills to make decisions that enhance our business and service performance you will help shape, design, govern and evolve onboarding, transition, operational management, versioning and deprecation processes at scale into a central service offering for our relying parties are comfortable taking full ownership and accountability for the service experience of relying parties, regardless of their size, maturity or technical complexity, and able to balance competing priorities across a diverse portfolio while standardising the service landscape. have strong negotiation and influencing skills, with the credibility to engage stakeholders across government, challenge constructively, and secure alignment on service priorities, risks and investment decisions are able to build long-term, strategic relationships, communicating clearly, managing expectations, and ensuring that service decisions reflect both Relying Party needs and organisational goals have proven ability to oversee, optimise and transform operational processes at scale, using data, insight and industry best practice to drive continuous improvement, standardisation and efficiency have experienced acting as the senior escalation point for live service issues, seeing the bigger picture by taking groups of services and investigating how to get the best of those underlying services you will be bringing a calm, structured and authoritative approach to incident management, risk handling and cross-government coordination are a natural leader, who can develop and inspire service management teams, fostering a culture of accountability, customer-centricity and continuous improvement, leading investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing processes, improving the service experience and by absorbing large amounts of conflicting information you will use it to produce strategic solutions for our service management customers
Aug 10, 2026
Full time
Location Manchester About the job Job summary The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by: joining up public sector services harnessing the power of AI for the public good strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure elevating leadership and investing in talent funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation committing to transparency and driving accountability We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK's geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government. We're part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol. The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you'll be working with some of the world's most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale. Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation's highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need Job description As the Senior IT Service Manager for One Login, you will provide the strategic leadership, vision and direction needed to build an industry leading service management capability that operates effectively at national scale. Reporting to the Head of Live Services for One Login, you will be accountable for shaping how government services experience, adopt and rely on One Login, ensuring that service quality, resilience and user experience remain consistently high across a diverse and rapidly expanding ecosystem. You will lead the development of a coherent, futurefocused service management strategy that supports One Login's long-term ambitions and the needs of the wider government landscape. This includes defining or refining the operating model, governance structures, assurance frameworks and performance measures that will underpin a mature, scalable and data driven service management function. You will ensure that the differing technical, operational and support requirements of relying parties are understood, prioritised and translated into clear service outcomes, enabling each service to onboard, operate and evolve with confidence. Your role will involve close partnership with senior leaders and staff across Product, Architecture, Service Transition, Operational Support, Data and Security teams. You will act as a voice for service excellence, ensuring that service considerations are embedded into decisionmaking, delivery planning and change processes across the One Login service. You will also represent One Login at crossgovernment forums where necessary, shaping expectations, influencing direction and ensuring alignment with broader digital and identity strategies. As a senior leader for the service management function within One Login, you will shape and develop IT Service Managers, Service Relationship Managers and other service capability teams. You will foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and customer-centricity, ensuring that teams are empowered, skilled and supported to deliver high quality services. You will champion best practice, drive standardisation and ensure that service management evolves in line with industry standards, emerging technologies and the needs of government. Ultimately, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that One Login delivers a reliable, secure and seamless experience for millions of users and hundreds of government services, now and in the future. As a Senior IT Service Manager you'll be: accountable for the end-to-end strategic service experience for all relying parties, ensuring that government services adopting One Login receive a consistent, high quality and resilient service that meets their operational, technical and security needs at national scale building and maintaining relationships across government, acting as the primary strategic partner for Relying Party leadership teams. You will ensure their priorities, risks and future needs are understood, anticipated and reflected in service planning, investment decisions and roadmap development shaping and governing the relying party lifecycle, identifying structural gaps, systemic issues and opportunities for improvement across onboarding, transition, live service and ongoing optimisation. You will drive the evolution of these processes from a service perspective to ensure they are efficient, scalable and aligned to One Login's long-term ambitions leading continuous improvement across the entire service ecosystem, using data, insight and user feedback to enhance service performance, simplify interactions, reduce friction and improve the overall experience for relying parties setting direction and standards for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plan, aligning with industry standards, mapping approach, templates and setting approach for ongoing improvements through testing and lessons learned exercises acting as the senior point of escalation for critical service issues, ensuring that major incidents, risks and cross government challenges are managed effectively. You will provide authoritative input into governance boards, service forums and strategic decision making groups overseeing and sponsoring service reviews, audits, incident investigations and improvement programmes, ensuring that lessons are embedded, systemic issues are addressed and service maturity continues to advance driving the evolution of the One Login service management model, working closely with Product, Architecture, Service Transition, Operational Support, Data and Security to ensure service management is embedded into design, delivery and operational practices across the organisation providing leadership, direction and development to IT Service Managers, Service Relationship Managers and other service capability teams, ensuring they are empowered, skilled and aligned to a shared vision of service excellence For this opportunity you will be required to attend the Manchester office 3 days a week. Person specification We're interested in people who: have a deep understanding of end-to-end service lifecycle management, and by using your analytical skills to make decisions that enhance our business and service performance you will help shape, design, govern and evolve onboarding, transition, operational management, versioning and deprecation processes at scale into a central service offering for our relying parties are comfortable taking full ownership and accountability for the service experience of relying parties, regardless of their size, maturity or technical complexity, and able to balance competing priorities across a diverse portfolio while standardising the service landscape. have strong negotiation and influencing skills, with the credibility to engage stakeholders across government, challenge constructively, and secure alignment on service priorities, risks and investment decisions are able to build long-term, strategic relationships, communicating clearly, managing expectations, and ensuring that service decisions reflect both Relying Party needs and organisational goals have proven ability to oversee, optimise and transform operational processes at scale, using data, insight and industry best practice to drive continuous improvement, standardisation and efficiency have experienced acting as the senior escalation point for live service issues, seeing the bigger picture by taking groups of services and investigating how to get the best of those underlying services you will be bringing a calm, structured and authoritative approach to incident management, risk handling and cross-government coordination are a natural leader, who can develop and inspire service management teams, fostering a culture of accountability, customer-centricity and continuous improvement, leading investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing processes, improving the service experience and by absorbing large amounts of conflicting information you will use it to produce strategic solutions for our service management customers
Exciting opportunity to lead the Governance, Risk and Procurement functions Be a trusted advisor to the Board, Committees and Executive Team About Our Client Established in 2000, Saxon Weald is a housing association managing close to 7,000 homes across Sussex and Hampshire. They provide affordable rented and shared ownership homes for individuals and families, as well as properties exclusively for the over 55s. They are a charitable Community Benefit Society, with the money they make from rents being re-invested in the management, maintenance and building of homes, and they're proud to enable positive life chances by providing safe and secure homes. With the launch of a new three year Corporate Plan earlier this year, Saxon Weald is entering an exciting new chapter. It is deepening its commitment to customers, enhancing service delivery and modernising systems to support a more responsive, inclusive, and future ready organisation. Job Description Head of Governance, Risk and Procurement Horsham Key Responsibilities: Lead Saxon Weald's Governance, Risk management, assurance and procurement functions, ensuring alignment with organisational goals. Ensure high standards of Governance and Compliance, ensuring high performance and regulatory compliance. Be a trusted advisor to the Board, Committees and Executive Team delivering high-quality reports and insight that support decision-making and helps drive continuous improvement. Support a consistent, risk aware, customer focused and value-for-money approach, embedding these principles into departmental plans and performance monitoring. The Successful Applicant Head of Governance, Risk and Procurement What We're Looking For: Leadership experience within a Governance role, ideally within social housing or other regulated industries. Proven track record of managing Board and Committees, with experience of influencing around Governance and Risk matters Excellent interpersonal and strategic skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, lead change and foster a high-performing, customer-focused culture. You can make a real difference in people's lives by leading the Governance, Risk and Procurement function that supports Saxon Weald's mission to provide safe, secure, and affordable homes-enabling positive life chances, strengthening communities and delivering long-term social value. What's on Offer Head of Governance, Risk and Procurement: Permanent Opportunity Competitive Salary + Benefits package Hybrid Working Office: Horsham Process: Advert Close Date: 21st August 2026 1st Stage Interviews: w/c 7th September 2026 2nd Stage Interviews: w/c 14th September 2026
Aug 10, 2026
Full time
Exciting opportunity to lead the Governance, Risk and Procurement functions Be a trusted advisor to the Board, Committees and Executive Team About Our Client Established in 2000, Saxon Weald is a housing association managing close to 7,000 homes across Sussex and Hampshire. They provide affordable rented and shared ownership homes for individuals and families, as well as properties exclusively for the over 55s. They are a charitable Community Benefit Society, with the money they make from rents being re-invested in the management, maintenance and building of homes, and they're proud to enable positive life chances by providing safe and secure homes. With the launch of a new three year Corporate Plan earlier this year, Saxon Weald is entering an exciting new chapter. It is deepening its commitment to customers, enhancing service delivery and modernising systems to support a more responsive, inclusive, and future ready organisation. Job Description Head of Governance, Risk and Procurement Horsham Key Responsibilities: Lead Saxon Weald's Governance, Risk management, assurance and procurement functions, ensuring alignment with organisational goals. Ensure high standards of Governance and Compliance, ensuring high performance and regulatory compliance. Be a trusted advisor to the Board, Committees and Executive Team delivering high-quality reports and insight that support decision-making and helps drive continuous improvement. Support a consistent, risk aware, customer focused and value-for-money approach, embedding these principles into departmental plans and performance monitoring. The Successful Applicant Head of Governance, Risk and Procurement What We're Looking For: Leadership experience within a Governance role, ideally within social housing or other regulated industries. Proven track record of managing Board and Committees, with experience of influencing around Governance and Risk matters Excellent interpersonal and strategic skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, lead change and foster a high-performing, customer-focused culture. You can make a real difference in people's lives by leading the Governance, Risk and Procurement function that supports Saxon Weald's mission to provide safe, secure, and affordable homes-enabling positive life chances, strengthening communities and delivering long-term social value. What's on Offer Head of Governance, Risk and Procurement: Permanent Opportunity Competitive Salary + Benefits package Hybrid Working Office: Horsham Process: Advert Close Date: 21st August 2026 1st Stage Interviews: w/c 7th September 2026 2nd Stage Interviews: w/c 14th September 2026
Location Bristol, London, Manchester About the job Job summary This role will require the post holder to have SC clearance to start and may be required to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) once in post, therefore successful candidates will be expected to either hold this or be willing to undertake the DV clearance process once in post. More information on DV clearance is linked here The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by: joining up public sector services harnessing the power of AI for the public good strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure elevating leadership and investing in talent funding for outcomes andprocuringfor growth and innovation committing to transparency and driving accountability We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK's geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government. We're part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol. The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you'll be working with some of the world's most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale. Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation's highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need Job description As Head of Cyber Security Risk Management for One Login and Digital Identity you will play a central role in protecting the UK's current and future digital identity ecosystem. At scale, One Login will be the front door for millions of users to access digital public services. Security, reliability and resilience are absolutely critical to delivering our mission. This is a high profile role, suited to an experienced security leader with a track record of setting direction and running security risk, governance and assurance for a complex area. As Head of Cyber Security Risk Management you will have oversight for the Digital Identity Cyber Information Assurance team, taking responsibility for the governance, risk management, compliance and 3rd party assurance. In addition, you will be responsible for: governance, risk and assurance leadership: building civil servant capability to run a mature, responsive cyber assurance team, working in collaboration with One Logins dedicated Security Operations, Security Design & Architecture, Pods (developer teams) and wider GDS and DSIT cyber teams. Work in partnership with GDS (Privacy, Information Assurance, Security Architecture, Cyber), GSG, CDIO Cyber, NCSC and other government departments governance, risk and assurance: lead design, implementation and operating of information security governance frameworks aligned to DSIT and regulatory context. Ensure the team provides independent information assurance across the One Login Programme but work closely with the GDS Infosec team for second line assurance. Build and lead the third party and supply chain assurance strategy. Maintain and innovate the current risk management board ensuring present risk positions are clearly communicated to the senior leadership team (SLT). multi tier assurance: work closely with the GDS Infosec Team to support 2nd line assurance. Build and manage an integrated governance process which has a unified risk perspective enabling both first and second line assurance to work on a common understanding of the risk posture. Drive proactive engagement across both teams to stop any siloed forming and make sure the risk development lifecycle is balanced. policy & standards: develop and maintain security policies, standards frameworks, and governance processes aligned to government and industry best practice for complex cloud-native environments assurance & remediation: drive security assurance activities across One Login programmes, suppliers, and operational services, including audits, assessments, and ensuring timely remediation within required SLOs stakeholder collaboration: build strong relationships with key stakeholders-including GDS (Privacy, Information Assurance, Security Architecture), GSG, CDIO Cyber, and NCSC-to embed security into delivery, architecture, procurement, and operational decision making compliance & frameworks: ensure all operations meet stringent UK Government security requirements by supporting regulatory and contractual compliance activities, including alignment to standards such as NIST, CAF, and GovAssure governance & reporting: establish and maintain operational metrics to produce clear, meaningful reporting and dashboards that measure the programme's threat posture and support executive decision making security culture leadership : working in close collaboration with the Head of Product Security and Head of Security Operations for One Login and the GDS CISO, take responsibility for embedding a robust security culture across the programme. Person specification We're interested in people who have experience and knowledge of most of the following: a strong track record of experience leading security governance, assurance, risk, or compliance functions, ideally for a Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) or comparable risk/profile/impact level product in-depth knowledge of government security standards, frameworks, and assurance approaches, with demonstrable success applying frameworks such as CAF, NIST 800-53, GovAssure, and Secure by Design Principles experience developing and implementing security policies and control frameworks in complex cloud-native environments and serverless architectures ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly and establish effective working relationships with key security stakeholders, including technical and non-technical specialists across organisational boundaries strong analytical, reporting, and risk management capabilities, including building governance dashboards and executive-level assurance reporting understanding of supplier assurance, vulnerability management, and experience integrating governance with security operational integration. hold recognised cyber security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CRISC
Aug 10, 2026
Full time
Location Bristol, London, Manchester About the job Job summary This role will require the post holder to have SC clearance to start and may be required to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) once in post, therefore successful candidates will be expected to either hold this or be willing to undertake the DV clearance process once in post. More information on DV clearance is linked here The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by: joining up public sector services harnessing the power of AI for the public good strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure elevating leadership and investing in talent funding for outcomes andprocuringfor growth and innovation committing to transparency and driving accountability We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK's geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government. We're part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol. The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you'll be working with some of the world's most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale. Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation's highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need Job description As Head of Cyber Security Risk Management for One Login and Digital Identity you will play a central role in protecting the UK's current and future digital identity ecosystem. At scale, One Login will be the front door for millions of users to access digital public services. Security, reliability and resilience are absolutely critical to delivering our mission. This is a high profile role, suited to an experienced security leader with a track record of setting direction and running security risk, governance and assurance for a complex area. As Head of Cyber Security Risk Management you will have oversight for the Digital Identity Cyber Information Assurance team, taking responsibility for the governance, risk management, compliance and 3rd party assurance. In addition, you will be responsible for: governance, risk and assurance leadership: building civil servant capability to run a mature, responsive cyber assurance team, working in collaboration with One Logins dedicated Security Operations, Security Design & Architecture, Pods (developer teams) and wider GDS and DSIT cyber teams. Work in partnership with GDS (Privacy, Information Assurance, Security Architecture, Cyber), GSG, CDIO Cyber, NCSC and other government departments governance, risk and assurance: lead design, implementation and operating of information security governance frameworks aligned to DSIT and regulatory context. Ensure the team provides independent information assurance across the One Login Programme but work closely with the GDS Infosec team for second line assurance. Build and lead the third party and supply chain assurance strategy. Maintain and innovate the current risk management board ensuring present risk positions are clearly communicated to the senior leadership team (SLT). multi tier assurance: work closely with the GDS Infosec Team to support 2nd line assurance. Build and manage an integrated governance process which has a unified risk perspective enabling both first and second line assurance to work on a common understanding of the risk posture. Drive proactive engagement across both teams to stop any siloed forming and make sure the risk development lifecycle is balanced. policy & standards: develop and maintain security policies, standards frameworks, and governance processes aligned to government and industry best practice for complex cloud-native environments assurance & remediation: drive security assurance activities across One Login programmes, suppliers, and operational services, including audits, assessments, and ensuring timely remediation within required SLOs stakeholder collaboration: build strong relationships with key stakeholders-including GDS (Privacy, Information Assurance, Security Architecture), GSG, CDIO Cyber, and NCSC-to embed security into delivery, architecture, procurement, and operational decision making compliance & frameworks: ensure all operations meet stringent UK Government security requirements by supporting regulatory and contractual compliance activities, including alignment to standards such as NIST, CAF, and GovAssure governance & reporting: establish and maintain operational metrics to produce clear, meaningful reporting and dashboards that measure the programme's threat posture and support executive decision making security culture leadership : working in close collaboration with the Head of Product Security and Head of Security Operations for One Login and the GDS CISO, take responsibility for embedding a robust security culture across the programme. Person specification We're interested in people who have experience and knowledge of most of the following: a strong track record of experience leading security governance, assurance, risk, or compliance functions, ideally for a Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) or comparable risk/profile/impact level product in-depth knowledge of government security standards, frameworks, and assurance approaches, with demonstrable success applying frameworks such as CAF, NIST 800-53, GovAssure, and Secure by Design Principles experience developing and implementing security policies and control frameworks in complex cloud-native environments and serverless architectures ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly and establish effective working relationships with key security stakeholders, including technical and non-technical specialists across organisational boundaries strong analytical, reporting, and risk management capabilities, including building governance dashboards and executive-level assurance reporting understanding of supplier assurance, vulnerability management, and experience integrating governance with security operational integration. hold recognised cyber security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CRISC
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience, plus a 14.5% pension contribution and a relocation package where applicable. Shape the future of information security for one of the world's most important organisations supporting biomedical research. At UK Biobank, information security isn't simply about protecting systems, it's about safeguarding one of the world's most valuable health research resources. Our data is trusted by more than 22,000 approved researchers across over 60 countries, helping advance our understanding of cancer, dementia, cardiovascular disease, mental health and hundreds of other conditions. Protecting that trust while enabling scientific discovery is fundamental to everything we do. We're entering one of the most significant periods of technology transformation in our history. As we continue to invest in modern cloud platforms, AI-enabled services, new digital capabilities and our £127.6 million headquarters at Manchester Science Park, we're looking for a Director of Information Security to lead the next phase of our information security maturity. This isn't a role focused on maintaining an established security function. It's an opportunity to shape and define a world-class capability Can you do it? As Director of Information Security, you'll report directly to our Chief Technology Officer and provide strategic leadership for information security across UK Biobank. You'll be responsible for ensuring our governance, cyber security, identity management, business continuity, and risk management capabilities continue to evolve alongside an increasingly complex threat landscape. Working closely with colleagues across Data and Technology, Legal, and the wider organisation, you'll embed security into organisational decision-making, providing confidence that our platforms remain secure, resilient, and compliant while continuing to support innovation and world-leading research. This is a unique opportunity to build on the strong foundations already in place while leading the next phase of UK Biobank's security maturity. As we continue our wider technology transformation, you'll shape the organisation's security strategy, strengthen operational capability, and help embed security into every aspect of our cloud platforms, digital services, AI initiatives, and future technologies. You'll lead a growing Information Security function, with the opportunity to develop capability, evolve the team, and foster a positive security culture across the organisation. Working at both strategic and operational levels, you'll influence Executive Leadership and Board discussions while providing the leadership needed to respond to emerging threats, manage organisational risk, and ensure security enables innovation rather than becoming a barrier to it. This is a unique and rare opportunity to shape the future of information security within one of the world's leading biomedical research organisations, protecting data that supports thousands of researchers across the globe while helping deliver the next generation of scientific discovery. You will be responsible for Developing, implementing, and creating a comprehensive information security strategy, providing direction and support to ensure effective implementation of security controls. Conducting regular risk assessments, audits, tests, and modelling to identify and evaluate vulnerabilities and potential threats. Providing regular updates to the executive leadership team and represent information security at board, audit, and governance committees Establishing metrics and enforcing information security policies, procedures, and guidelines aligned with standards and frameworks, particularly ISO27001 and the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework, as well as regulatory requirements and industry best practices. Ensuring that critical data and assets have been identified, classified, and subject to appropriate controls, including for handling, ownership, and destruction. Leading the organisation's response to major cyber incidents, including providing out-of-hours and crisis-level support when required. Promoting and communicating a culture of security awareness so all staff understand their role in maintaining information security. Managing the Information Security budget, setting investment priorities, and contributing to financial planning. Is this 'you'? To be successful, you will have: Significant experience in information security management, with a proven track record of leadership in the field. Relevant industry certifications, preferably CISSP, CISM, or CCISO. Strong knowledge of information security standards, frameworks, and best practices. Previous experience of ISO270001 is a key requirement. A clear understanding of the laws and regulations associated with controlling and processing personal data, directing organisation responses to cyber incidents. Strong knowledge and understanding of the cyber threat landscape. Experience securing cloud environments with a knowledge of the vulnerability detection tools and security services available in AWS and /or MS Azure. Experience of deploying controls across networking, end-user compute, identity and access management, software development, and business operations to minimise the likelihood of security incidents. Experience of recruiting specialist staff, building teams, and developing existing colleagues through training, coaching and mentoring. Working hours are 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with 3 days onsite and hybrid working available. The role will be based at Greenheys, Manchester Science Park's headquarters. Our passion for diversity and equality means creating a work environment for all employees that is welcoming, respectful, engaging, and enriched with opportunities for personal and professional development. We actively welcome applications from people with disabilities, long-term health conditions, neurodivergent candidates, and those with diverse thinking styles. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and in the workplace so that everyone can perform at their best. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact Tommy Wilson at so we can support you. Your Wellbeing Matters to Us Colleagues at UK Biobank often highlight feeling supported, included, and connected to meaningful work, with wellbeing and work-life balance genuinely valued across teams. We're proud to offer a benefits package that supports your health, financial security, and development from day one: Currently 14.5% employer contribution to the USS Pension Scheme Healthcare Cash Plan to help cover everyday healthcare costs ️ 30 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays Buy up to 5 additional days' annual leave through our Holiday Buy Scheme A paid day off for your birthday Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay Hybrid and flexible working for many office-based roles Up to 6 months' full sick pay ️ Free on-site gym Subsidised lunch when working on site ️ Life Assurance Cycle to Work Scheme Season Ticket Loan Training and development opportunities, including a £500 annual personal development allowance Paid professional subscriptions, where applicable ️ Employee Discounts Portal Wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme Free annual flu vaccination and Hepatitis B vaccination, where applicable An active social committee with regular social events Free on-site parking Payroll Giving (Give As You Earn) The job advert closing date may change, so early applications are encouraged. About UK Biobank UK Biobank is a large-scale biomedical database and research resource containing in-depth genetic and health information from half a million UK participants. The database, the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in the world, is anonymised and made widely accessible by UK Biobank to global researchers who use it to find new scientific discoveries about common and life-threatening diseases - such as cancer, heart disease and stroke which strike in mid-later life. UK Biobank is an innovative organisation with over 350 staff across four sites in the UK that fosters an engaging environment and supports the development of our staff. Our dedicated teams work alongside the world's leading biomedical scientists in our joint mission to improve public health.
Aug 10, 2026
Full time
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience, plus a 14.5% pension contribution and a relocation package where applicable. Shape the future of information security for one of the world's most important organisations supporting biomedical research. At UK Biobank, information security isn't simply about protecting systems, it's about safeguarding one of the world's most valuable health research resources. Our data is trusted by more than 22,000 approved researchers across over 60 countries, helping advance our understanding of cancer, dementia, cardiovascular disease, mental health and hundreds of other conditions. Protecting that trust while enabling scientific discovery is fundamental to everything we do. We're entering one of the most significant periods of technology transformation in our history. As we continue to invest in modern cloud platforms, AI-enabled services, new digital capabilities and our £127.6 million headquarters at Manchester Science Park, we're looking for a Director of Information Security to lead the next phase of our information security maturity. This isn't a role focused on maintaining an established security function. It's an opportunity to shape and define a world-class capability Can you do it? As Director of Information Security, you'll report directly to our Chief Technology Officer and provide strategic leadership for information security across UK Biobank. You'll be responsible for ensuring our governance, cyber security, identity management, business continuity, and risk management capabilities continue to evolve alongside an increasingly complex threat landscape. Working closely with colleagues across Data and Technology, Legal, and the wider organisation, you'll embed security into organisational decision-making, providing confidence that our platforms remain secure, resilient, and compliant while continuing to support innovation and world-leading research. This is a unique opportunity to build on the strong foundations already in place while leading the next phase of UK Biobank's security maturity. As we continue our wider technology transformation, you'll shape the organisation's security strategy, strengthen operational capability, and help embed security into every aspect of our cloud platforms, digital services, AI initiatives, and future technologies. You'll lead a growing Information Security function, with the opportunity to develop capability, evolve the team, and foster a positive security culture across the organisation. Working at both strategic and operational levels, you'll influence Executive Leadership and Board discussions while providing the leadership needed to respond to emerging threats, manage organisational risk, and ensure security enables innovation rather than becoming a barrier to it. This is a unique and rare opportunity to shape the future of information security within one of the world's leading biomedical research organisations, protecting data that supports thousands of researchers across the globe while helping deliver the next generation of scientific discovery. You will be responsible for Developing, implementing, and creating a comprehensive information security strategy, providing direction and support to ensure effective implementation of security controls. Conducting regular risk assessments, audits, tests, and modelling to identify and evaluate vulnerabilities and potential threats. Providing regular updates to the executive leadership team and represent information security at board, audit, and governance committees Establishing metrics and enforcing information security policies, procedures, and guidelines aligned with standards and frameworks, particularly ISO27001 and the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework, as well as regulatory requirements and industry best practices. Ensuring that critical data and assets have been identified, classified, and subject to appropriate controls, including for handling, ownership, and destruction. Leading the organisation's response to major cyber incidents, including providing out-of-hours and crisis-level support when required. Promoting and communicating a culture of security awareness so all staff understand their role in maintaining information security. Managing the Information Security budget, setting investment priorities, and contributing to financial planning. Is this 'you'? To be successful, you will have: Significant experience in information security management, with a proven track record of leadership in the field. Relevant industry certifications, preferably CISSP, CISM, or CCISO. Strong knowledge of information security standards, frameworks, and best practices. Previous experience of ISO270001 is a key requirement. A clear understanding of the laws and regulations associated with controlling and processing personal data, directing organisation responses to cyber incidents. Strong knowledge and understanding of the cyber threat landscape. Experience securing cloud environments with a knowledge of the vulnerability detection tools and security services available in AWS and /or MS Azure. Experience of deploying controls across networking, end-user compute, identity and access management, software development, and business operations to minimise the likelihood of security incidents. Experience of recruiting specialist staff, building teams, and developing existing colleagues through training, coaching and mentoring. Working hours are 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with 3 days onsite and hybrid working available. The role will be based at Greenheys, Manchester Science Park's headquarters. Our passion for diversity and equality means creating a work environment for all employees that is welcoming, respectful, engaging, and enriched with opportunities for personal and professional development. We actively welcome applications from people with disabilities, long-term health conditions, neurodivergent candidates, and those with diverse thinking styles. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and in the workplace so that everyone can perform at their best. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact Tommy Wilson at so we can support you. Your Wellbeing Matters to Us Colleagues at UK Biobank often highlight feeling supported, included, and connected to meaningful work, with wellbeing and work-life balance genuinely valued across teams. We're proud to offer a benefits package that supports your health, financial security, and development from day one: Currently 14.5% employer contribution to the USS Pension Scheme Healthcare Cash Plan to help cover everyday healthcare costs ️ 30 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays Buy up to 5 additional days' annual leave through our Holiday Buy Scheme A paid day off for your birthday Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay Hybrid and flexible working for many office-based roles Up to 6 months' full sick pay ️ Free on-site gym Subsidised lunch when working on site ️ Life Assurance Cycle to Work Scheme Season Ticket Loan Training and development opportunities, including a £500 annual personal development allowance Paid professional subscriptions, where applicable ️ Employee Discounts Portal Wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme Free annual flu vaccination and Hepatitis B vaccination, where applicable An active social committee with regular social events Free on-site parking Payroll Giving (Give As You Earn) The job advert closing date may change, so early applications are encouraged. About UK Biobank UK Biobank is a large-scale biomedical database and research resource containing in-depth genetic and health information from half a million UK participants. The database, the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in the world, is anonymised and made widely accessible by UK Biobank to global researchers who use it to find new scientific discoveries about common and life-threatening diseases - such as cancer, heart disease and stroke which strike in mid-later life. UK Biobank is an innovative organisation with over 350 staff across four sites in the UK that fosters an engaging environment and supports the development of our staff. Our dedicated teams work alongside the world's leading biomedical scientists in our joint mission to improve public health.
Together, we're working to welcome millions more passengers, while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability. Join Heathrow's Development team and you'll be part of this, making every journey better for millions each year, now and in the future. We're the team that's responsible for our multi-billion pound programmes to successfully transform Heathrow into an extraordinary airport, whilst delivering outstanding value for passengers and airlines. Development covers project management, process improvement, business change, master-planning, infrastructure and our ambitious capital investment programmes. This includes Heathrow Expansion, the UK's biggest privately funded infrastructure project and flagship for delivering lasting economic growth. It brings together people with the skills to deliver prestigious projects that make a lasting impact, from transforming terminals to making big reductions in our carbon emissions. Every day will test your skills and give you the opportunity to make your mark. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of Heathrow's infrastructure, ensuring that every project meets the highest standards of safety, sustainability, and innovation. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, regulatory bodies, and delivery teams to create solutions that enhance passenger experience and operational efficiency while supporting Heathrow's long-term growth ambitions. Principal Accountabilities Setting and driving the strategic vision for design and engineering across Heathrow's capital and operational projects. Leading a multidisciplinary team to deliver innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective engineering solutions. Establishing and maintaining robust design governance frameworks to ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards. Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to align engineering strategies with business objectives and future airport development plans. Championing digital design tools and modern engineering practices to improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Providing expert guidance and assurance on complex engineering challenges and high-value projects. Qualifications, Skills and Experience Proven experience in leading large-scale design and engineering programmes within complex infrastructure environments. Strong knowledge of engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and safety management systems. Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at executive level. Track record of delivering innovative and sustainable engineering solutions. Excellent communication and decision-making skills underpinned by sound technical judgement. Ability to evaluate and mitigate risks across design stages and technical delivery. Ideally, you will also have Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional accreditation. Experience in aviation or similarly regulated sectors. Familiarity with digital engineering tools and Building Information Modelling (BIM) practices. About us There's something so special about working at the world's most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities. Every day, you'll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore. It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we're working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability. Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there's no place like Heathrow. Our rewards We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we'll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we'll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you'll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions. Working Location Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow. Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You'll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow. Sustainable Travel to work Heathrow's Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access. Equal Opportunities As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger - not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With five diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality. Apply Before17/08/2026, 00:00
Aug 10, 2026
Full time
Together, we're working to welcome millions more passengers, while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability. Join Heathrow's Development team and you'll be part of this, making every journey better for millions each year, now and in the future. We're the team that's responsible for our multi-billion pound programmes to successfully transform Heathrow into an extraordinary airport, whilst delivering outstanding value for passengers and airlines. Development covers project management, process improvement, business change, master-planning, infrastructure and our ambitious capital investment programmes. This includes Heathrow Expansion, the UK's biggest privately funded infrastructure project and flagship for delivering lasting economic growth. It brings together people with the skills to deliver prestigious projects that make a lasting impact, from transforming terminals to making big reductions in our carbon emissions. Every day will test your skills and give you the opportunity to make your mark. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of Heathrow's infrastructure, ensuring that every project meets the highest standards of safety, sustainability, and innovation. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, regulatory bodies, and delivery teams to create solutions that enhance passenger experience and operational efficiency while supporting Heathrow's long-term growth ambitions. Principal Accountabilities Setting and driving the strategic vision for design and engineering across Heathrow's capital and operational projects. Leading a multidisciplinary team to deliver innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective engineering solutions. Establishing and maintaining robust design governance frameworks to ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards. Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to align engineering strategies with business objectives and future airport development plans. Championing digital design tools and modern engineering practices to improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Providing expert guidance and assurance on complex engineering challenges and high-value projects. Qualifications, Skills and Experience Proven experience in leading large-scale design and engineering programmes within complex infrastructure environments. Strong knowledge of engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and safety management systems. Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at executive level. Track record of delivering innovative and sustainable engineering solutions. Excellent communication and decision-making skills underpinned by sound technical judgement. Ability to evaluate and mitigate risks across design stages and technical delivery. Ideally, you will also have Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional accreditation. Experience in aviation or similarly regulated sectors. Familiarity with digital engineering tools and Building Information Modelling (BIM) practices. About us There's something so special about working at the world's most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities. Every day, you'll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore. It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we're working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability. Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there's no place like Heathrow. Our rewards We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we'll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we'll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you'll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions. Working Location Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow. Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You'll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow. Sustainable Travel to work Heathrow's Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access. Equal Opportunities As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger - not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With five diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality. Apply Before17/08/2026, 00:00
About the job Job summary The Deputy Director, Head of AI Assurance will lead HMRC's approach to assuring the responsible, safe and effective deployment of AI across the organisation. The role will provide strategic leadership for the AI assurance function within the Chief AI Office (CAIO), ensuring that AI activity across HMRC is aligned to organisational priorities, meets clear governance and assurance expectations, and can progress at pace within appropriate guardrails. The post holder will not replace existing specialist functions such as data protection, cyber security, legal, commercial, architecture, risk or ethics. Instead, they will act as the senior alignment point for AI assurance, bringing together the right expertise at the right point in the lifecycle and ensuring that teams receive clear, proportionate and practical assurance advice. Job description Lead the development and operation of HMRC's AI assurance approach, ensuring that central, local and federated AI activity meets a consistent assurance bar. Establish clear assurance routes for AI use cases, from early idea through experimentation, deployment, scaling and live service. Provide senior oversight of AI assurance decisions, ensuring that risks, mitigations, dependencies and decisions are recorded, evidenced and traceable. Contribute to development of AI Agents to support delivery of effective assurance across the enterprise. Work with senior colleagues across HMRC to embed proportionate assurance into existing governance, delivery, security, data, commercial and change processes. Lead the AI assurance team, setting priorities, allocating work and ensuring a coherent service to delivery teams and business areas. Ensure assurance activity supports responsible acceleration rather than unnecessary delay, helping teams understand what is required to progress safely. Maintain a single view of material AI assurance issues, risks, themes and decisions, escalating where appropriate to the Chief AI Officer and relevant governance forums. Oversee the development of reusable assurance products, including checklists, evidence packs, decision templates, guidance and playbooks. Build strong working relationships with existing HMRC specialists in security, data protection, data governance, legal, ethics, commercial, architecture, risk and internal audit. Support external confidence in HMRC's use of AI by ensuring transparency, audit readiness and clear evidence of responsible redeployment. Represent HMRC in cross-government AI assurance, governance and professional communities, helping shape emerging standards, frameworks and best practice for responsible AI adoption. Person specification Experience of leading governance, assurance, risk, compliance or delivery functions in a complex organisation, with accountability for delivering effective outcomes in high-profile or sensitive environments. Experience of AI, data science, digital transformation, automation or emerging technology governance, including applying proportionate assurance approaches to innovative and fast-moving technology delivery. Strong ability to interpret complex policy, technical, ethical and risk issues, and translate them into clear, practical guidance that supports safe and effective delivery. Demonstrable ability to build effective relationships across organisational boundaries, influence senior stakeholders, and align diverse interests to achieve pragmatic decisions and outcomes. Excellent judgement and decision-making skills, including the ability to balance pace, innovation, risk, proportionality, regulatory requirements and public trust. Proven leadership and communication skills, including the ability to build and lead high-performing expert teams and to communicate complex issues clearly and succinctly to senior leaders and non-technical audiences. Benefits Alongside your salary of £86,000, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £24,914 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window). Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Things you need to know Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Selection process details For full selection process details please see attached Candidate Pack Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise. As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above. Security Successful candidates must undergo a standard (or equivalent) criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements 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) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. 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Aug 10, 2026
Full time
About the job Job summary The Deputy Director, Head of AI Assurance will lead HMRC's approach to assuring the responsible, safe and effective deployment of AI across the organisation. The role will provide strategic leadership for the AI assurance function within the Chief AI Office (CAIO), ensuring that AI activity across HMRC is aligned to organisational priorities, meets clear governance and assurance expectations, and can progress at pace within appropriate guardrails. The post holder will not replace existing specialist functions such as data protection, cyber security, legal, commercial, architecture, risk or ethics. Instead, they will act as the senior alignment point for AI assurance, bringing together the right expertise at the right point in the lifecycle and ensuring that teams receive clear, proportionate and practical assurance advice. Job description Lead the development and operation of HMRC's AI assurance approach, ensuring that central, local and federated AI activity meets a consistent assurance bar. Establish clear assurance routes for AI use cases, from early idea through experimentation, deployment, scaling and live service. Provide senior oversight of AI assurance decisions, ensuring that risks, mitigations, dependencies and decisions are recorded, evidenced and traceable. Contribute to development of AI Agents to support delivery of effective assurance across the enterprise. Work with senior colleagues across HMRC to embed proportionate assurance into existing governance, delivery, security, data, commercial and change processes. Lead the AI assurance team, setting priorities, allocating work and ensuring a coherent service to delivery teams and business areas. Ensure assurance activity supports responsible acceleration rather than unnecessary delay, helping teams understand what is required to progress safely. Maintain a single view of material AI assurance issues, risks, themes and decisions, escalating where appropriate to the Chief AI Officer and relevant governance forums. Oversee the development of reusable assurance products, including checklists, evidence packs, decision templates, guidance and playbooks. Build strong working relationships with existing HMRC specialists in security, data protection, data governance, legal, ethics, commercial, architecture, risk and internal audit. Support external confidence in HMRC's use of AI by ensuring transparency, audit readiness and clear evidence of responsible redeployment. Represent HMRC in cross-government AI assurance, governance and professional communities, helping shape emerging standards, frameworks and best practice for responsible AI adoption. Person specification Experience of leading governance, assurance, risk, compliance or delivery functions in a complex organisation, with accountability for delivering effective outcomes in high-profile or sensitive environments. Experience of AI, data science, digital transformation, automation or emerging technology governance, including applying proportionate assurance approaches to innovative and fast-moving technology delivery. Strong ability to interpret complex policy, technical, ethical and risk issues, and translate them into clear, practical guidance that supports safe and effective delivery. Demonstrable ability to build effective relationships across organisational boundaries, influence senior stakeholders, and align diverse interests to achieve pragmatic decisions and outcomes. Excellent judgement and decision-making skills, including the ability to balance pace, innovation, risk, proportionality, regulatory requirements and public trust. Proven leadership and communication skills, including the ability to build and lead high-performing expert teams and to communicate complex issues clearly and succinctly to senior leaders and non-technical audiences. Benefits Alongside your salary of £86,000, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £24,914 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window). Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Things you need to know Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Selection process details For full selection process details please see attached Candidate Pack Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise. As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above. Security Successful candidates must undergo a standard (or equivalent) criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements 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) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. 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Responsible Individual (Part-Time) Children's Residential Care Locations: Hoddesdon & Broxbourne, Hertfordshire Rate: £400 £550 per day (Self-Employed) Commitment: Approximately 2 days per week AA Euro Healthcare is recruiting on behalf of a growing children's residential care provider seeking an experienced Responsible Individual (RI) to provide strategic leadership, governance and regulatory oversight across two children's residential services in Hertfordshire . The services will comprise: A 4-bed Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) children's home in Hoddesdon A 1-bed solo placement service in Broxbourne , providing highly individualised care and support for a young person This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Responsible Individual, Operations Director, Head of Care or senior children's residential professional looking for a flexible, part-time opportunity with a provider focused on delivering high-quality, child-centred care and achieving strong regulatory outcomes. Key Responsibilities Act as the Responsible Individual for the provider in accordance with Ofsted requirements. Provide strategic oversight and governance across both children's residential services. Work closely with the Registered Manager(s) to ensure effective operational management and regulatory compliance. Ensure services operate in accordance with the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Ofsted's Quality Standards. Maintain robust oversight of safeguarding, care planning, risk management and children's outcomes. Monitor the quality of care being delivered and ensure appropriate quality assurance systems are in place. Review and challenge internal audits, monitoring reports and service improvement plans. Provide leadership and support around Ofsted registration, inspections and ongoing regulatory requirements. Promote a strong safeguarding culture and ensure children's welfare remains at the centre of all decision-making. Identify areas for improvement and work with the management team to drive continuous improvement. Provide appropriate challenge, support and accountability to the operational management team. Requirements Previous experience working as a Responsible Individual within an Ofsted-regulated children's residential setting, or significant senior management experience within children's residential care. Strong understanding of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Ofsted's Quality Standards. Proven experience in safeguarding, governance, compliance and quality assurance. Experience supporting Registered Managers and children's residential services. Strong understanding of care planning, risk management and positive outcomes for children and young people. Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills. Level 5 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent is desirable. Experience overseeing EBD or complex children's residential services would be highly advantageous. Full UK driving licence desirable due to the locations of the services. What's on Offer £400 £550 per day , on a self-employed basis. Approximately 2 days per week , offering flexibility around existing commitments. Responsibility for two children's residential services across Hoddesdon and Broxbourne. Opportunity to play a key role in the development and governance of a growing children's care provider. A varied RI position covering both a 4-bed EBD home and a specialist 1-bed solo placement service . The opportunity to make a genuine difference to the quality of care and outcomes for children and young people. If you are an experienced Responsible Individual or senior children's residential professional looking for a flexible consultancy-style opportunity and have the regulatory and leadership experience required to oversee these services, we would be keen to hear from you.
Aug 09, 2026
Contractor
Responsible Individual (Part-Time) Children's Residential Care Locations: Hoddesdon & Broxbourne, Hertfordshire Rate: £400 £550 per day (Self-Employed) Commitment: Approximately 2 days per week AA Euro Healthcare is recruiting on behalf of a growing children's residential care provider seeking an experienced Responsible Individual (RI) to provide strategic leadership, governance and regulatory oversight across two children's residential services in Hertfordshire . The services will comprise: A 4-bed Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) children's home in Hoddesdon A 1-bed solo placement service in Broxbourne , providing highly individualised care and support for a young person This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Responsible Individual, Operations Director, Head of Care or senior children's residential professional looking for a flexible, part-time opportunity with a provider focused on delivering high-quality, child-centred care and achieving strong regulatory outcomes. Key Responsibilities Act as the Responsible Individual for the provider in accordance with Ofsted requirements. Provide strategic oversight and governance across both children's residential services. Work closely with the Registered Manager(s) to ensure effective operational management and regulatory compliance. Ensure services operate in accordance with the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Ofsted's Quality Standards. Maintain robust oversight of safeguarding, care planning, risk management and children's outcomes. Monitor the quality of care being delivered and ensure appropriate quality assurance systems are in place. Review and challenge internal audits, monitoring reports and service improvement plans. Provide leadership and support around Ofsted registration, inspections and ongoing regulatory requirements. Promote a strong safeguarding culture and ensure children's welfare remains at the centre of all decision-making. Identify areas for improvement and work with the management team to drive continuous improvement. Provide appropriate challenge, support and accountability to the operational management team. Requirements Previous experience working as a Responsible Individual within an Ofsted-regulated children's residential setting, or significant senior management experience within children's residential care. Strong understanding of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Ofsted's Quality Standards. Proven experience in safeguarding, governance, compliance and quality assurance. Experience supporting Registered Managers and children's residential services. Strong understanding of care planning, risk management and positive outcomes for children and young people. Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills. Level 5 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent is desirable. Experience overseeing EBD or complex children's residential services would be highly advantageous. Full UK driving licence desirable due to the locations of the services. What's on Offer £400 £550 per day , on a self-employed basis. Approximately 2 days per week , offering flexibility around existing commitments. Responsibility for two children's residential services across Hoddesdon and Broxbourne. Opportunity to play a key role in the development and governance of a growing children's care provider. A varied RI position covering both a 4-bed EBD home and a specialist 1-bed solo placement service . The opportunity to make a genuine difference to the quality of care and outcomes for children and young people. If you are an experienced Responsible Individual or senior children's residential professional looking for a flexible consultancy-style opportunity and have the regulatory and leadership experience required to oversee these services, we would be keen to hear from you.
Head of Legal Practice (HoLP) - Residential Conveyancing Location: Midlands (Hybrid Available) Salary: Competitive + Benefits Type: Permanent, Full-Time An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Solicitor, Licensed Conveyancer or FCILEx to join a growing property law firm as Head of Legal Practice (HoLP) . This senior leadership role combines regulatory oversight, legal compliance, risk management and team leadership within a high-performing residential conveyancing environment. Key Responsibilities: Act as the firm's appointed Head of Legal Practice. Lead legal compliance, governance and risk management. Provide technical support on complex conveyancing matters. Oversee audits, complaints handling and quality assurance. Develop and support legal teams. Ensure compliance with AML, lender and regulatory requirements. Drive operational improvements and legal best practice. The Successful Candidate Will Have: 5+ years PQE as a Solicitor, Licensed Conveyancer or FCILEx. Extensive residential conveyancing experience. Strong compliance and regulatory knowledge. Previous leadership and team management experience. Excellent communication, commercial awareness and professional judgement. This is a confidential opportunity to join a forward-thinking legal business and play a key role in its continued growth and success. For a confidential discussion, please apply with your CV
Aug 08, 2026
Full time
Head of Legal Practice (HoLP) - Residential Conveyancing Location: Midlands (Hybrid Available) Salary: Competitive + Benefits Type: Permanent, Full-Time An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Solicitor, Licensed Conveyancer or FCILEx to join a growing property law firm as Head of Legal Practice (HoLP) . This senior leadership role combines regulatory oversight, legal compliance, risk management and team leadership within a high-performing residential conveyancing environment. Key Responsibilities: Act as the firm's appointed Head of Legal Practice. Lead legal compliance, governance and risk management. Provide technical support on complex conveyancing matters. Oversee audits, complaints handling and quality assurance. Develop and support legal teams. Ensure compliance with AML, lender and regulatory requirements. Drive operational improvements and legal best practice. The Successful Candidate Will Have: 5+ years PQE as a Solicitor, Licensed Conveyancer or FCILEx. Extensive residential conveyancing experience. Strong compliance and regulatory knowledge. Previous leadership and team management experience. Excellent communication, commercial awareness and professional judgement. This is a confidential opportunity to join a forward-thinking legal business and play a key role in its continued growth and success. For a confidential discussion, please apply with your CV
Head of Finance 70,000 - 75,000 a year - Full-time Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm Office based position, with free parking on-site Hybrid working (1 day per week) available after 3-6 months Our client on the outskirts of Colchester are seeking a Head of Finance to join the senior team at a very exciting time for the business. The Head of Finance will provide strategic and operational leadership of the finance function, ensuring the business remains financially robust, commercially focused and well governed. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, this position will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and operational leaders to shape strategy, support sustainable growth and provide financial insight. Key duties: Develop and deliver the financial strategy, aligned to corporate objectives and long-term business plans Provide strategic financial advice to the Chief Executive, Managing Director, Board and Senior Leadership Team Lead financial modelling and scenario planning to support growth, investment and service development Monitor developments within the adult social care sector and advise on the financial impact of changes in commissioning, funding and regulation Lead the annual budgeting and long-term financial planning processes Develop and lead an annual strategy for fee uplifts, using financial analysis, market intelligence and bench-marking to support negotiations with local authorities, NHS commissioners and other funding bodies Produce accurate monthly management accounts, forecasts, cash flow projections and performance analysis Monitor financial performance, identifying emerging risks and opportunities Work with operational managers to improve budget management and financial accountability Prepare high-quality financial reports, forecasts and business cases for the Board Present complex financial information clearly to support informed decision-making Support the Board in meeting its governance responsibilities through robust financial reporting, assurance and risk management Lead the financial appraisal, modelling and due diligence of acquisitions, mergers and new services Work with external advisers throughout acquisition processes. Support post-acquisition integration, ensuring effective financial controls, reporting and performance monitoring Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, accounting standards and regulatory obligations Lead the preparation of statutory accounts and manage the external audit process Oversee tax, VAT, payroll and statutory reporting requirements Monitor occupancy, staffing costs, agency spend and service profitability Oversee cash flow, working capital and banking arrangements Ensure effective debtor management and income collection Lead the development of finance systems, reporting and internal processes Promote automation and technology to improve efficiency and reporting capability Lead, develop and motivate the finance team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture Candidate requirements: Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA). Can consider QBE Evidence of continuing professional development Significant experience in a senior finance leadership role Adult social care, healthcare or another regulated sector would be a strong advantage Experience reporting to Boards or Trustees and presenting strategic financial information Strong track record in budgeting, forecasting, statutory reporting and financial control Experience managing external audit and regulatory compliance Financial modelling, business planning and commercial decision support Experience supporting acquisitions, organisational growth or major business change Experience leading and developing finance teams Huntress does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant UK legislation. PLEASE NOTE! You should make yourself aware of how immigration laws apply to your situation before applying for any jobs. We are acting as a Recruitment Business in relation to this role.
Aug 08, 2026
Full time
Head of Finance 70,000 - 75,000 a year - Full-time Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm Office based position, with free parking on-site Hybrid working (1 day per week) available after 3-6 months Our client on the outskirts of Colchester are seeking a Head of Finance to join the senior team at a very exciting time for the business. The Head of Finance will provide strategic and operational leadership of the finance function, ensuring the business remains financially robust, commercially focused and well governed. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, this position will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and operational leaders to shape strategy, support sustainable growth and provide financial insight. Key duties: Develop and deliver the financial strategy, aligned to corporate objectives and long-term business plans Provide strategic financial advice to the Chief Executive, Managing Director, Board and Senior Leadership Team Lead financial modelling and scenario planning to support growth, investment and service development Monitor developments within the adult social care sector and advise on the financial impact of changes in commissioning, funding and regulation Lead the annual budgeting and long-term financial planning processes Develop and lead an annual strategy for fee uplifts, using financial analysis, market intelligence and bench-marking to support negotiations with local authorities, NHS commissioners and other funding bodies Produce accurate monthly management accounts, forecasts, cash flow projections and performance analysis Monitor financial performance, identifying emerging risks and opportunities Work with operational managers to improve budget management and financial accountability Prepare high-quality financial reports, forecasts and business cases for the Board Present complex financial information clearly to support informed decision-making Support the Board in meeting its governance responsibilities through robust financial reporting, assurance and risk management Lead the financial appraisal, modelling and due diligence of acquisitions, mergers and new services Work with external advisers throughout acquisition processes. Support post-acquisition integration, ensuring effective financial controls, reporting and performance monitoring Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, accounting standards and regulatory obligations Lead the preparation of statutory accounts and manage the external audit process Oversee tax, VAT, payroll and statutory reporting requirements Monitor occupancy, staffing costs, agency spend and service profitability Oversee cash flow, working capital and banking arrangements Ensure effective debtor management and income collection Lead the development of finance systems, reporting and internal processes Promote automation and technology to improve efficiency and reporting capability Lead, develop and motivate the finance team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture Candidate requirements: Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA). Can consider QBE Evidence of continuing professional development Significant experience in a senior finance leadership role Adult social care, healthcare or another regulated sector would be a strong advantage Experience reporting to Boards or Trustees and presenting strategic financial information Strong track record in budgeting, forecasting, statutory reporting and financial control Experience managing external audit and regulatory compliance Financial modelling, business planning and commercial decision support Experience supporting acquisitions, organisational growth or major business change Experience leading and developing finance teams Huntress does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant UK legislation. PLEASE NOTE! You should make yourself aware of how immigration laws apply to your situation before applying for any jobs. We are acting as a Recruitment Business in relation to this role.
Project Controls Manager Reporting To Head of Project Controls / Senior Project Controls Manager Role Overview As a Project Controls Manager, you will play a key role in the successful delivery of major infrastructure, transportation, defence, energy or capital programmes by establishing and maintaining integrated project controls across scope, schedule, cost, risk and change. Working alongside project managers, commercial teams and client stakeholders, you will provide accurate performance reporting, governance and assurance, enabling informed decision-making and ensuring projects remain aligned with approved baselines throughout the project lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Develop, maintain and manage integrated project baselines covering scope, schedule, cost, risk and quality. Lead project controls activities across one or more major programmes or contracts, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of project data. Analyse project performance, identifying trends, risks, opportunities and emerging issues to support effective decision-making. Integrate schedule, cost, risk and performance information to provide a comprehensive view of project health. Review contractor and supplier programme submissions, validating progress, forecasts and reporting information. Coordinate and support project risk management activities, ensuring risks are appropriately identified, assessed and mitigated. Manage project change control processes, ensuring all changes are assessed, governed and incorporated into approved baselines. Coordinate periodic reporting cycles, producing high-quality reports and dashboards for senior leadership and clients. Ensure compliance with Project Management Office (PMO) standards, governance processes and project controls procedures. Provide assurance of project controls data, maintaining consistency, accuracy and auditability across the programme. Support continuous improvement initiatives by embedding lessons learned and enhancing project controls processes and systems. Provide mentoring, coaching and line management support to junior Project Controls professionals where required. Foster a collaborative culture focused on delivery excellence, continuous improvement and high-quality project outcomes. Skills & Competencies The successful candidate will demonstrate: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong prioritisation and organisational abilities. Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing and communication skills. Experience presenting project performance information to senior stakeholders. Strong facilitation skills with the ability to lead workshops and governance meetings. Advanced reporting and data analysis capabilities. Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary delivery teams. Essential Experience Experience delivering Project Controls across major infrastructure, engineering or capital programmes. Strong knowledge of one or more core Project Controls disciplines, including: Planning & Scheduling Cost Management Risk Management Change Control Performance Reporting Experience establishing and maintaining integrated project baselines. Experience using industry-standard Project Controls tools such as Primavera P6, Prism, CEMAR, Power BI or equivalent. Experience facilitating project reviews, governance meetings and performance reporting with senior stakeholders. Experience supporting project investment decisions and governance forums. Good understanding of project and commercial management principles. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Aug 08, 2026
Full time
Project Controls Manager Reporting To Head of Project Controls / Senior Project Controls Manager Role Overview As a Project Controls Manager, you will play a key role in the successful delivery of major infrastructure, transportation, defence, energy or capital programmes by establishing and maintaining integrated project controls across scope, schedule, cost, risk and change. Working alongside project managers, commercial teams and client stakeholders, you will provide accurate performance reporting, governance and assurance, enabling informed decision-making and ensuring projects remain aligned with approved baselines throughout the project lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Develop, maintain and manage integrated project baselines covering scope, schedule, cost, risk and quality. Lead project controls activities across one or more major programmes or contracts, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of project data. Analyse project performance, identifying trends, risks, opportunities and emerging issues to support effective decision-making. Integrate schedule, cost, risk and performance information to provide a comprehensive view of project health. Review contractor and supplier programme submissions, validating progress, forecasts and reporting information. Coordinate and support project risk management activities, ensuring risks are appropriately identified, assessed and mitigated. Manage project change control processes, ensuring all changes are assessed, governed and incorporated into approved baselines. Coordinate periodic reporting cycles, producing high-quality reports and dashboards for senior leadership and clients. Ensure compliance with Project Management Office (PMO) standards, governance processes and project controls procedures. Provide assurance of project controls data, maintaining consistency, accuracy and auditability across the programme. Support continuous improvement initiatives by embedding lessons learned and enhancing project controls processes and systems. Provide mentoring, coaching and line management support to junior Project Controls professionals where required. Foster a collaborative culture focused on delivery excellence, continuous improvement and high-quality project outcomes. Skills & Competencies The successful candidate will demonstrate: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong prioritisation and organisational abilities. Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing and communication skills. Experience presenting project performance information to senior stakeholders. Strong facilitation skills with the ability to lead workshops and governance meetings. Advanced reporting and data analysis capabilities. Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary delivery teams. Essential Experience Experience delivering Project Controls across major infrastructure, engineering or capital programmes. Strong knowledge of one or more core Project Controls disciplines, including: Planning & Scheduling Cost Management Risk Management Change Control Performance Reporting Experience establishing and maintaining integrated project baselines. Experience using industry-standard Project Controls tools such as Primavera P6, Prism, CEMAR, Power BI or equivalent. Experience facilitating project reviews, governance meetings and performance reporting with senior stakeholders. Experience supporting project investment decisions and governance forums. Good understanding of project and commercial management principles. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Audit Manager (Interim) Location: Barking, East London (2 days per week onsite) Contract: Interim Assignment (Up to 9 months) Rate: 450 - 550 per day (negotiable for right experience) Working Pattern: 4 or 5 days per week (flexible) Start Date: August 2026 Lead Internal Audit for a Forward-Thinking London Borough We are seeking an experienced Audit Manager to lead a high-performing Internal Audit function within a large London local authority. This is a critical interim leadership role, responsible for delivering the Council's Internal Audit Plan, strengthening governance and risk management arrangements, and providing assurance across a diverse range of services. Reporting to the Head of Assurance , you will play a key role in supporting effective corporate governance, internal control and risk management across the organisation. The Role You will: Lead and manage the Council's Internal Audit Service. Manage a team of 2 Principal Auditors and 2 Auditors, providing strong leadership, coaching and development. Oversee external audit partners delivering approximately 10 outsourced audits. Deliver the 2026/27 Internal Audit Plan efficiently and on schedule. Undertake and oversee complex, strategic and high-profile audit reviews. Advise senior managers and elected members on governance, risk and internal control matters. Quality review audit reports and present findings to senior stakeholders and committees. Support the review and implementation of the Global Internal Audit Standards. Deputise for the Head of Assurance where required and act as Head of Audit when necessary. About You To be successful in this role, you will have: Significant Internal Audit experience within the Public Sector, ideally Local Government. A recognised professional qualification such as IIA, CCAB or equivalent. Experience managing and developing audit teams. Strong knowledge of governance, risk management and internal control frameworks. Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills. The ability to work at pace, manage competing priorities and deliver against demanding deadlines. Experience operating in complex organisational and political environments. A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the ability to quickly build credibility and trust. Key Deliverables A major objective of this assignment is to ensure successful delivery of the 2026/27 Audit Programme, with all draft reports issued by 16 April 2027 and all final reports completed by 30 April 2027 . Why Apply? This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Audit Manager, Principal Auditor, Head of Audit or Internal Audit professional to take on a high-profile leadership role within a large and ambitious local authority. You will have the opportunity to influence governance improvements, support organisational transformation and lead a well-established audit team through a critical period Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information - please copy and paste the following link in to your browser (url removed)
Aug 08, 2026
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Audit Manager (Interim) Location: Barking, East London (2 days per week onsite) Contract: Interim Assignment (Up to 9 months) Rate: 450 - 550 per day (negotiable for right experience) Working Pattern: 4 or 5 days per week (flexible) Start Date: August 2026 Lead Internal Audit for a Forward-Thinking London Borough We are seeking an experienced Audit Manager to lead a high-performing Internal Audit function within a large London local authority. This is a critical interim leadership role, responsible for delivering the Council's Internal Audit Plan, strengthening governance and risk management arrangements, and providing assurance across a diverse range of services. Reporting to the Head of Assurance , you will play a key role in supporting effective corporate governance, internal control and risk management across the organisation. The Role You will: Lead and manage the Council's Internal Audit Service. Manage a team of 2 Principal Auditors and 2 Auditors, providing strong leadership, coaching and development. Oversee external audit partners delivering approximately 10 outsourced audits. Deliver the 2026/27 Internal Audit Plan efficiently and on schedule. Undertake and oversee complex, strategic and high-profile audit reviews. Advise senior managers and elected members on governance, risk and internal control matters. Quality review audit reports and present findings to senior stakeholders and committees. Support the review and implementation of the Global Internal Audit Standards. Deputise for the Head of Assurance where required and act as Head of Audit when necessary. About You To be successful in this role, you will have: Significant Internal Audit experience within the Public Sector, ideally Local Government. A recognised professional qualification such as IIA, CCAB or equivalent. Experience managing and developing audit teams. Strong knowledge of governance, risk management and internal control frameworks. Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills. The ability to work at pace, manage competing priorities and deliver against demanding deadlines. Experience operating in complex organisational and political environments. A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the ability to quickly build credibility and trust. Key Deliverables A major objective of this assignment is to ensure successful delivery of the 2026/27 Audit Programme, with all draft reports issued by 16 April 2027 and all final reports completed by 30 April 2027 . Why Apply? This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Audit Manager, Principal Auditor, Head of Audit or Internal Audit professional to take on a high-profile leadership role within a large and ambitious local authority. You will have the opportunity to influence governance improvements, support organisational transformation and lead a well-established audit team through a critical period Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information - please copy and paste the following link in to your browser (url removed)
As a Junior Contracts Manager in the legal department, you'll be responsible for managing and reviewing contracts to ensure compliance and mitigate risks for the business. Based just outside of Abingdon, this role is essential for keeping operations running smoothly and upholding legal standards in the business services industry. Client Details The organisation helps clients achieve strategic transformation goals by tackling complex challenges and delivering sustainable, measurable results. Description Key responsibilities: Contract Management: Assist in managing all aspects of supplier and client contracts from initiation to completion and lifecycle management, ensuring timely and efficient execution. Risk Assessment: Support the review and assessment of potential risks arising from contracts and statements of work, bringing these to the attention of senior team members. Contract Drafting: Help to draft and negotiate contracts from NDAs through to MSAs, SoWs and framework agreements, demonstrating flexibility and openness to various negotiation aspects. Contract Review: Review and negotiate other party's terms and conditions, flagging risks and suggesting alternative language in order to achieve a good outcome for the business. Stakeholder Engagement: Engage and communicate effectively with stakeholders, explaining the rationale behind contractual decisions and fostering strong relationships. Compliance and Governance: Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations, and maintain robust governance practices within the commercial function. Business Integration: Work closely with the wider finance & commercial team to support a cohesive commercial function that drives the business forward. Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and assist in implementing changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Profile A successful Junior Contracts Manager should have: Experience in contract management, drafting and negotiation Ability to take a risk-based approach which balances protecting Newton whilst fostering good relationships with clients. Ability to understand and integrate business objectives into legal and commercial strategies. Confidence in taking responsibility for decisions and voicing them effectively. Excellent communication skills. Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a varied workload, multi-task and prioritise effectively. Excellent interpersonal skills, including clear oral and written communication, and the ability to develop new relationships (both internally and externally). Self-motivated and able to work effectively on own initiative. Ability to work under pressure and be flexible as part of a small team. Ability to think ahead and anticipate needs before they arise. Ability to progress things at good pace and think fast on your feet. A pleasure to work with, with a sense of humour and a keen desire to achieve more. Job Offer A highly competitive salary of between £40,000-£50,000 D.O.E 2-3 days in the office hybrid working Profit related bonus Life Assurance Income Protection, Enhanced pension contributions 27 days holiday+ Bank Holidays.
Aug 08, 2026
Full time
As a Junior Contracts Manager in the legal department, you'll be responsible for managing and reviewing contracts to ensure compliance and mitigate risks for the business. Based just outside of Abingdon, this role is essential for keeping operations running smoothly and upholding legal standards in the business services industry. Client Details The organisation helps clients achieve strategic transformation goals by tackling complex challenges and delivering sustainable, measurable results. Description Key responsibilities: Contract Management: Assist in managing all aspects of supplier and client contracts from initiation to completion and lifecycle management, ensuring timely and efficient execution. Risk Assessment: Support the review and assessment of potential risks arising from contracts and statements of work, bringing these to the attention of senior team members. Contract Drafting: Help to draft and negotiate contracts from NDAs through to MSAs, SoWs and framework agreements, demonstrating flexibility and openness to various negotiation aspects. Contract Review: Review and negotiate other party's terms and conditions, flagging risks and suggesting alternative language in order to achieve a good outcome for the business. Stakeholder Engagement: Engage and communicate effectively with stakeholders, explaining the rationale behind contractual decisions and fostering strong relationships. Compliance and Governance: Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations, and maintain robust governance practices within the commercial function. Business Integration: Work closely with the wider finance & commercial team to support a cohesive commercial function that drives the business forward. Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and assist in implementing changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Profile A successful Junior Contracts Manager should have: Experience in contract management, drafting and negotiation Ability to take a risk-based approach which balances protecting Newton whilst fostering good relationships with clients. Ability to understand and integrate business objectives into legal and commercial strategies. Confidence in taking responsibility for decisions and voicing them effectively. Excellent communication skills. Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a varied workload, multi-task and prioritise effectively. Excellent interpersonal skills, including clear oral and written communication, and the ability to develop new relationships (both internally and externally). Self-motivated and able to work effectively on own initiative. Ability to work under pressure and be flexible as part of a small team. Ability to think ahead and anticipate needs before they arise. Ability to progress things at good pace and think fast on your feet. A pleasure to work with, with a sense of humour and a keen desire to achieve more. Job Offer A highly competitive salary of between £40,000-£50,000 D.O.E 2-3 days in the office hybrid working Profit related bonus Life Assurance Income Protection, Enhanced pension contributions 27 days holiday+ Bank Holidays.
Training Sales Executive Location: Hybrid/London (one day a week) Salary: £32,130 per annum + up to £10,000 Commission Contract Type: Full time, permanent What We Can Offer You: 25 Days Annual Leave (Pro-Rata for Part-time and Fixed-Term Roles), Additional Holiday Purchase, Hybrid Working, Life Assurance, Vitality Private Healthcare, Subsidised Gym Memberships, Cycle to Work scheme, Discount Vouchers and Access to Wellbeing Resources Why do we want you Bond Solon, part of Wilmington Plc, is looking for a confident and commercially minded Sales Training Consultant to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to develop their career in consultative sales. Whether you have just a few months' experience in B2B sales or you've been doing it for a while longer, we'd love to hear from you. You'll work with highly respected professionals, including doctors, solicitors and surveyors, helping them access industry-leading training and development solutions. We're looking for someone who is naturally curious, confident building relationships and motivated by identifying opportunities. You'll take a proactive approach to generating new business, nurturing existing clients and expanding your professional network. You'll play a key role in expanding Bond Solon's market presence by building trusted relationships with clients and uncovering new business opportunities. By understanding their professional networks, you'll identify potential referral opportunities, relevant publications and channels for promoting our services, while introducing our training solutions to organisations that would benefit from our expertise. Your ability to connect people, spot opportunities and build credibility will directly contribute to Bond Solon's continued success as the market leader in expert witness training and professional support. Please note: To complete your application, you will be redirected to Wilmington plc s career site. At Wilmington plc, we celebrate individuality and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. As a Disability Confident employer, we shortlist all applicants who meet the essential role criteria and guarantee an interview for candidates with disabilities who meet these criteria. For reasonable adjustments or to apply under our interview guarantee scheme, please use the contact details provided once you have clicked apply ! Job purpose, tasks and responsibilities In this consultative 360-degree sales role, you'll drive revenue growth by promoting Bond Solon's market-leading expert witness training programmes to new and existing customers. Working with individual experts and professional organisations, you'll identify opportunities, build relationships with senior decision-makers and recommend tailored training solutions that meet their needs. You will be responsible for: • Proactively generating new business opportunities through outbound sales activity, networking, referrals and prospecting. • Managing the full sales cycle from lead generation and qualification through to negotiation and closing deals. • Building and maintaining strong relationships with professional experts, key stakeholders and senior decision-makers. • Developing opportunities within existing accounts through upselling and cross-selling activities. • Using a consultative approach to understand customer needs and recommend tailored training solutions. • Working closely with existing clients to identify networking opportunities, conferences, industry events and publications that can help generate new business opportunities. • Representing Bond Solon professionally when engaging with prospective clients and industry contacts. • Working closely with marketing to maximise the value of campaigns, events and inbound enquiries. • Maintaining accurate customer and sales records using CRM systems. • Collaborating with colleagues across the wider business to identify and maximise commercial opportunities. • Delivering an exceptional customer experience throughout every stage of the sales process. What's the Best Thing About This Role You'll have the opportunity to work with some of the UK's leading professionals across the legal, medical and surveying sectors while developing a successful career in consultative B2B sales. The role offers genuine variety, combining business development, account management, networking and relationship building. You'll have the autonomy to create opportunities, expand your professional network and directly influence your earning potential through commission and performance. As part of a respected market-leading brand, you'll see the direct impact of your work while building valuable commercial experience and long-term career opportunities. What's the Most Challenging Thing About This Role Success in this role requires resilience, strong organisation and the ability to confidently manage multiple sales opportunities at different stages of the pipeline within a fast-paced, target-driven environment. You'll need to balance proactive business development with delivering an outstanding experience for existing customers, ensuring every interaction adds value and strengthens client relationships. You'll also need to be comfortable engaging with senior decision-makers and adapting your approach to a variety of professional audiences. Essential and desirable capabilities To be successful in this role, you must have/ be: • Sales experience, ideally within a B2B or professional services environment. • A genuine interest in consultative selling and building long-term client relationships. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with doctors, solicitors, surveyors and other senior professionals. • The ability to communicate effectively and confidently with senior stakeholders and decision-makers, including Heads of Department. • Experience or confidence in outbound prospecting, networking and lead generation. • Strong relationship-building, influencing and negotiation skills. • A curious mindset with a genuine desire to understand customers, their challenges and their objectives. • Strong organisational and time management skills. • The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, target-driven environment. • The confidence to articulate value propositions clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing. To be successful in this role, it would be great if you have: • Experience selling into professional services markets. • Experience in training, education or professional development sales. • A background in legal training, compliance or related professional services sectors. • Familiarity with Salesforce systems and sales automation tools. • Experience working within a consultative sales framework. We know it s not a skill, but the successful candidate must have permission to work in the role s location by the start of their employment. Before you go About us For more than 25 years, Bond Solon has supported clients with skills and knowledge to comply with the law and to achieve their purpose. We re proud to be part of Wilmington PLC s training and education division, so if you re looking for variety, innovation and purpose, you ll find them all and more here. Join us and do Work That Means Something At Wilmington plc, we help global customers to do the right business in the right way - providing trusted data, insights, and education to navigate the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) landscape. When you join us, you ll not only make a real difference for our customers, you ll also enjoy flexibility through hybrid working and benefit from a wide range of learning, career, and development opportunities. Whether you're just starting out, returning to work after a break, or looking to take your next step, you ll be doing work with meaning. Join us and make a real difference. Click on APPLY today!
Aug 08, 2026
Full time
Training Sales Executive Location: Hybrid/London (one day a week) Salary: £32,130 per annum + up to £10,000 Commission Contract Type: Full time, permanent What We Can Offer You: 25 Days Annual Leave (Pro-Rata for Part-time and Fixed-Term Roles), Additional Holiday Purchase, Hybrid Working, Life Assurance, Vitality Private Healthcare, Subsidised Gym Memberships, Cycle to Work scheme, Discount Vouchers and Access to Wellbeing Resources Why do we want you Bond Solon, part of Wilmington Plc, is looking for a confident and commercially minded Sales Training Consultant to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to develop their career in consultative sales. Whether you have just a few months' experience in B2B sales or you've been doing it for a while longer, we'd love to hear from you. You'll work with highly respected professionals, including doctors, solicitors and surveyors, helping them access industry-leading training and development solutions. We're looking for someone who is naturally curious, confident building relationships and motivated by identifying opportunities. You'll take a proactive approach to generating new business, nurturing existing clients and expanding your professional network. You'll play a key role in expanding Bond Solon's market presence by building trusted relationships with clients and uncovering new business opportunities. By understanding their professional networks, you'll identify potential referral opportunities, relevant publications and channels for promoting our services, while introducing our training solutions to organisations that would benefit from our expertise. Your ability to connect people, spot opportunities and build credibility will directly contribute to Bond Solon's continued success as the market leader in expert witness training and professional support. Please note: To complete your application, you will be redirected to Wilmington plc s career site. At Wilmington plc, we celebrate individuality and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. As a Disability Confident employer, we shortlist all applicants who meet the essential role criteria and guarantee an interview for candidates with disabilities who meet these criteria. For reasonable adjustments or to apply under our interview guarantee scheme, please use the contact details provided once you have clicked apply ! Job purpose, tasks and responsibilities In this consultative 360-degree sales role, you'll drive revenue growth by promoting Bond Solon's market-leading expert witness training programmes to new and existing customers. Working with individual experts and professional organisations, you'll identify opportunities, build relationships with senior decision-makers and recommend tailored training solutions that meet their needs. You will be responsible for: • Proactively generating new business opportunities through outbound sales activity, networking, referrals and prospecting. • Managing the full sales cycle from lead generation and qualification through to negotiation and closing deals. • Building and maintaining strong relationships with professional experts, key stakeholders and senior decision-makers. • Developing opportunities within existing accounts through upselling and cross-selling activities. • Using a consultative approach to understand customer needs and recommend tailored training solutions. • Working closely with existing clients to identify networking opportunities, conferences, industry events and publications that can help generate new business opportunities. • Representing Bond Solon professionally when engaging with prospective clients and industry contacts. • Working closely with marketing to maximise the value of campaigns, events and inbound enquiries. • Maintaining accurate customer and sales records using CRM systems. • Collaborating with colleagues across the wider business to identify and maximise commercial opportunities. • Delivering an exceptional customer experience throughout every stage of the sales process. What's the Best Thing About This Role You'll have the opportunity to work with some of the UK's leading professionals across the legal, medical and surveying sectors while developing a successful career in consultative B2B sales. The role offers genuine variety, combining business development, account management, networking and relationship building. You'll have the autonomy to create opportunities, expand your professional network and directly influence your earning potential through commission and performance. As part of a respected market-leading brand, you'll see the direct impact of your work while building valuable commercial experience and long-term career opportunities. What's the Most Challenging Thing About This Role Success in this role requires resilience, strong organisation and the ability to confidently manage multiple sales opportunities at different stages of the pipeline within a fast-paced, target-driven environment. You'll need to balance proactive business development with delivering an outstanding experience for existing customers, ensuring every interaction adds value and strengthens client relationships. You'll also need to be comfortable engaging with senior decision-makers and adapting your approach to a variety of professional audiences. Essential and desirable capabilities To be successful in this role, you must have/ be: • Sales experience, ideally within a B2B or professional services environment. • A genuine interest in consultative selling and building long-term client relationships. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with doctors, solicitors, surveyors and other senior professionals. • The ability to communicate effectively and confidently with senior stakeholders and decision-makers, including Heads of Department. • Experience or confidence in outbound prospecting, networking and lead generation. • Strong relationship-building, influencing and negotiation skills. • A curious mindset with a genuine desire to understand customers, their challenges and their objectives. • Strong organisational and time management skills. • The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, target-driven environment. • The confidence to articulate value propositions clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing. To be successful in this role, it would be great if you have: • Experience selling into professional services markets. • Experience in training, education or professional development sales. • A background in legal training, compliance or related professional services sectors. • Familiarity with Salesforce systems and sales automation tools. • Experience working within a consultative sales framework. We know it s not a skill, but the successful candidate must have permission to work in the role s location by the start of their employment. Before you go About us For more than 25 years, Bond Solon has supported clients with skills and knowledge to comply with the law and to achieve their purpose. We re proud to be part of Wilmington PLC s training and education division, so if you re looking for variety, innovation and purpose, you ll find them all and more here. Join us and do Work That Means Something At Wilmington plc, we help global customers to do the right business in the right way - providing trusted data, insights, and education to navigate the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) landscape. When you join us, you ll not only make a real difference for our customers, you ll also enjoy flexibility through hybrid working and benefit from a wide range of learning, career, and development opportunities. Whether you're just starting out, returning to work after a break, or looking to take your next step, you ll be doing work with meaning. Join us and make a real difference. Click on APPLY today!
Your New Company An established and highly respected multi-site organisation is seeking an experienced Head of Risk to lead its enterprise risk, health & safety and compliance agenda during a period of transformation and strategic change. Operating across a complex and regulated environment, the organisation is committed to protecting its people, customers, reputation and long-term sustainability through the delivery of robust governance, risk and compliance frameworks. Your New Role As Head of Risk, you will take ownership of the organisation's enterprise risk management framework, ensuring risks are effectively identified, assessed, mitigated and monitored across operational, project, departmental and strategic levels. You will work closely with senior leadership and the Board to shape risk appetite, strengthen governance and embed a proactive risk culture throughout the business. Alongside enterprise risk leadership, you will be responsible for overseeing the organisation's health & safety strategy, ensuring policies, procedures and compliance programmes are effectively implemented across a multi-site operation. You will provide expert guidance to senior stakeholders, support regulatory compliance activities and drive continuous improvement across risk, resilience and assurance functions. Key responsibilities will include: Leading and enhancing the enterprise risk management framework. Advising senior leadership and Board members on risk exposure and mitigation strategies. Developing and implementing organisational health & safety programmes. Driving compliance monitoring and assurance activities. Supporting business continuity and resilience planning. Managing relationships with regulators, external stakeholders and specialist advisors. Leading and developing a high-performing risk and compliance team. Delivering meaningful risk reporting, KPIs and management information to support decision-making. What You'll Need to Succeed To be successful, you will be a proven risk leader with significant experience operating within a complex, regulated or multi-site environment. You will bring a strong background in enterprise risk management together with substantial health & safety expertise. You'll ideally possess: Extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise risk frameworks. Strong health & safety leadership experience, ideally supported by relevant professional qualifications. Experience working within a regulated environment. A track record of embedding risk, compliance and assurance programmes across diverse stakeholder groups. Excellent communication and influencing skills with the gravitas to engage at Board level. Strong commercial awareness and the ability to balance risk management with business objectives. Previous leadership experience with responsibility for developing high-performing teams. What You'll Get in Return 6-month fixed-term contract Hybrid working with 2 days per week in Portsmouth Opportunity to influence organisational strategy at executive level Exposure to a broad enterprise risk, governance and health & safety remit The chance to make a meaningful impact during a significant period of business change What You Need to Do Now If you're an experienced enterprise risk and health & safety professional looking for a senior leadership opportunity where you can make an immediate impact, we'd like to hear from you. Please apply with your base location and up-to-date CV. You will need to be immediately available or on short notice. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)
Aug 08, 2026
Contractor
Your New Company An established and highly respected multi-site organisation is seeking an experienced Head of Risk to lead its enterprise risk, health & safety and compliance agenda during a period of transformation and strategic change. Operating across a complex and regulated environment, the organisation is committed to protecting its people, customers, reputation and long-term sustainability through the delivery of robust governance, risk and compliance frameworks. Your New Role As Head of Risk, you will take ownership of the organisation's enterprise risk management framework, ensuring risks are effectively identified, assessed, mitigated and monitored across operational, project, departmental and strategic levels. You will work closely with senior leadership and the Board to shape risk appetite, strengthen governance and embed a proactive risk culture throughout the business. Alongside enterprise risk leadership, you will be responsible for overseeing the organisation's health & safety strategy, ensuring policies, procedures and compliance programmes are effectively implemented across a multi-site operation. You will provide expert guidance to senior stakeholders, support regulatory compliance activities and drive continuous improvement across risk, resilience and assurance functions. Key responsibilities will include: Leading and enhancing the enterprise risk management framework. Advising senior leadership and Board members on risk exposure and mitigation strategies. Developing and implementing organisational health & safety programmes. Driving compliance monitoring and assurance activities. Supporting business continuity and resilience planning. Managing relationships with regulators, external stakeholders and specialist advisors. Leading and developing a high-performing risk and compliance team. Delivering meaningful risk reporting, KPIs and management information to support decision-making. What You'll Need to Succeed To be successful, you will be a proven risk leader with significant experience operating within a complex, regulated or multi-site environment. You will bring a strong background in enterprise risk management together with substantial health & safety expertise. You'll ideally possess: Extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise risk frameworks. Strong health & safety leadership experience, ideally supported by relevant professional qualifications. Experience working within a regulated environment. A track record of embedding risk, compliance and assurance programmes across diverse stakeholder groups. Excellent communication and influencing skills with the gravitas to engage at Board level. Strong commercial awareness and the ability to balance risk management with business objectives. Previous leadership experience with responsibility for developing high-performing teams. What You'll Get in Return 6-month fixed-term contract Hybrid working with 2 days per week in Portsmouth Opportunity to influence organisational strategy at executive level Exposure to a broad enterprise risk, governance and health & safety remit The chance to make a meaningful impact during a significant period of business change What You Need to Do Now If you're an experienced enterprise risk and health & safety professional looking for a senior leadership opportunity where you can make an immediate impact, we'd like to hear from you. Please apply with your base location and up-to-date CV. You will need to be immediately available or on short notice. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)
Head of Finance £70,000 - £75,000 a year - Full-timeMonday-Friday, 9am-5pmOffice based position, with free parking on-siteHybrid working (1 day per week) available after 3-6 months Our client on the outskirts of Colchester are seeking a Head of Finance to join the senior team at a very exciting time for the business. The Head of Finance will provide strategic and operational leadership of the finance function, ensuring the business remains financially robust, commercially focused and well governed. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, this position will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and operational leaders to shape strategy, support sustainable growth and provide financial insight. Key duties: Develop and deliver the financial strategy, aligned to corporate objectives and long-term business plans Provide strategic financial advice to the Chief Executive, Managing Director, Board and Senior Leadership Team Lead financial modelling and scenario planning to support growth, investment and service development Monitor developments within the adult social care sector and advise on the financial impact of changes in commissioning, funding and regulation Lead the annual budgeting and long-term financial planning processes Develop and lead an annual strategy for fee uplifts, using financial analysis, market intelligence and bench-marking to support negotiations with local authorities, NHS commissioners and other funding bodies Produce accurate monthly management accounts, forecasts, cash flow projections and performance analysis Monitor financial performance, identifying emerging risks and opportunities Work with operational managers to improve budget management and financial accountability Prepare high-quality financial reports, forecasts and business cases for the Board Present complex financial information clearly to support informed decision-making Support the Board in meeting its governance responsibilities through robust financial reporting, assurance and risk management Lead the financial appraisal, modelling and due diligence of acquisitions, mergers and new services Work with external advisers throughout acquisition processes. Support post-acquisition integration, ensuring effective financial controls, reporting and performance monitoring Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, accounting standards and regulatory obligations Lead the preparation of statutory accounts and manage the external audit process Oversee tax, VAT, payroll and statutory reporting requirements Monitor occupancy, staffing costs, agency spend and service profitability Oversee cash flow, working capital and banking arrangements Ensure effective debtor management and income collection Lead the development of finance systems, reporting and internal processes Promote automation and technology to improve efficiency and reporting capability Lead, develop and motivate the finance team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture Candidate requirements: Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA). Can consider QBE Evidence of continuing professional development Significant experience in a senior finance leadership role Adult social care, healthcare or another regulated sector would be a strong advantage Experience reporting to Boards or Trustees and presenting strategic financial information Strong track record in budgeting, forecasting, statutory reporting and financial control Experience managing external audit and regulatory compliance Financial modelling, business planning and commercial decision support Experience supporting acquisitions, organisational growth or major business change Experience leading and developing finance teams Huntress does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant UK legislation. PLEASE NOTE! You should make yourself aware of how immigration laws apply to your situation before applying for any jobs. We are acting as a Recruitment Business in relation to this role.
Aug 08, 2026
Full time
Head of Finance £70,000 - £75,000 a year - Full-timeMonday-Friday, 9am-5pmOffice based position, with free parking on-siteHybrid working (1 day per week) available after 3-6 months Our client on the outskirts of Colchester are seeking a Head of Finance to join the senior team at a very exciting time for the business. The Head of Finance will provide strategic and operational leadership of the finance function, ensuring the business remains financially robust, commercially focused and well governed. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, this position will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and operational leaders to shape strategy, support sustainable growth and provide financial insight. Key duties: Develop and deliver the financial strategy, aligned to corporate objectives and long-term business plans Provide strategic financial advice to the Chief Executive, Managing Director, Board and Senior Leadership Team Lead financial modelling and scenario planning to support growth, investment and service development Monitor developments within the adult social care sector and advise on the financial impact of changes in commissioning, funding and regulation Lead the annual budgeting and long-term financial planning processes Develop and lead an annual strategy for fee uplifts, using financial analysis, market intelligence and bench-marking to support negotiations with local authorities, NHS commissioners and other funding bodies Produce accurate monthly management accounts, forecasts, cash flow projections and performance analysis Monitor financial performance, identifying emerging risks and opportunities Work with operational managers to improve budget management and financial accountability Prepare high-quality financial reports, forecasts and business cases for the Board Present complex financial information clearly to support informed decision-making Support the Board in meeting its governance responsibilities through robust financial reporting, assurance and risk management Lead the financial appraisal, modelling and due diligence of acquisitions, mergers and new services Work with external advisers throughout acquisition processes. Support post-acquisition integration, ensuring effective financial controls, reporting and performance monitoring Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, accounting standards and regulatory obligations Lead the preparation of statutory accounts and manage the external audit process Oversee tax, VAT, payroll and statutory reporting requirements Monitor occupancy, staffing costs, agency spend and service profitability Oversee cash flow, working capital and banking arrangements Ensure effective debtor management and income collection Lead the development of finance systems, reporting and internal processes Promote automation and technology to improve efficiency and reporting capability Lead, develop and motivate the finance team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture Candidate requirements: Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA). Can consider QBE Evidence of continuing professional development Significant experience in a senior finance leadership role Adult social care, healthcare or another regulated sector would be a strong advantage Experience reporting to Boards or Trustees and presenting strategic financial information Strong track record in budgeting, forecasting, statutory reporting and financial control Experience managing external audit and regulatory compliance Financial modelling, business planning and commercial decision support Experience supporting acquisitions, organisational growth or major business change Experience leading and developing finance teams Huntress does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant UK legislation. PLEASE NOTE! You should make yourself aware of how immigration laws apply to your situation before applying for any jobs. We are acting as a Recruitment Business in relation to this role.
Head of Portfolio Management London/Nottingham Head of Portfolio Management and Project Delivery is a key role within the Technology Leadership Team, with oversight of the Technology contribution to MTVH 2030 strategic programmes, ensuring alignment of change, strategy, governance, communication and successful delivery across the Technology Directorate. Overall responsibilities: You will lead and be accountable for supporting delivery of the Technology strategy on behalf of the Group CIO, working with Heads of Service to bring together Technology roadmaps, priorities and plans that support MTVH's Business Goals and Outcomes. You will be responsible for managing and leading the Technology portfolio &delivery function, ensuring that demand, investment, delivery, risks, dependencies, benefits and performance are visible, understood and governed through appropriate reporting and decision-making forums. You will provide leadership and oversight of Architecture and Information Security, ensuring that enterprise architecture, solution design, cyber security, information security, risk and compliance considerations are embedded into Technology planning, delivery and governance. You will be accountable for the development and operation of effective IT governance, IT performance reporting, audit and compliance oversight, ensuring Technology operates within agreed standards, policies, controls and assurance requirements. Through a business partnering mode, you will work with senior stakeholders to support enterprise transformation and change management, ensuring Technology activity is aligned to business priorities, MTVH 2030 strategic programmes, affordability, capacity and agreed outcomes. You will provide dotted line leadership to Finance, HR and Procurement business partners supporting the Technology Directorate, ensuring financial planning, workforce planning, talent development, procurement activity and supplier management are aligned to the Technology strategy and portfolio. Key Responsibilities: Management and delivery of the Technology portfolio, ensuring alignment to corporate plans, MTVH 2030 strategic programmes and the Technology strategy, across transformational change and BAU activity. Management and development of a robust portfolio, strategy planning and reporting rhythm, ensuring priorities, dependencies, risks, costs, benefits and outcomes are clearly governed and reported. Management and oversight of the Technology roadmap, working with Heads of Service to bring together plans across infrastructure, applications, digital, data, service improvement, architecture, information security and business change. Management and oversight of Technology demand & delivery management, ensuring projects and change are assessed against business value, strategic alignment, architecture, information security, capacity, cost and risk. Ensure appropriate architecture and information security governance is in place across Technology planning, delivery and operations, aligned to wider IT governance, audit and compliance requirements. ITIL Service Portfolio Management; ensuring the Technology service portfolio has the right mix of services to meet business outcomes at the right level of investment, risk and performance. Management of IT performance, controls, assurance, reporting and escalation across Technology, ensuring activity is co-ordinated and delivered to agreed timescales, budgets, standards and outcomes. Support enterprise transformation, change management and Technology communications, ensuring Technology priorities, performance, risks and achievements are clearly understood across MTVH. Central budget management and reporting, working with Finance business partners to support planning, forecasting, investment tracking, business cases and value for money reporting. Work with HR and Procurement business partners to support workforce planning, talent development, capability planning, succession planning, supplier management, sourcing, contract management, supplier performance and renewals. Skills/Experience: Programme/portfolio management qualification or equivalent experience, accompanied by successful strategic portfolio management and effective benefits realisation. Detailed knowledge and experience of portfolio management methodologies, including demand management, prioritisation, investment governance, risk management and dependency mapping. Technology strategy and roadmap planning experience, with the ability to align Technology priorities to corporate plans, strategic programmes and business outcomes. Strong understanding of IT governance, IT performance, audit and compliance, including controls, assurance, reporting and escalation. Working knowledge of ITIL and detailed experience in service management, including service portfolio management, change management and operational governance. Good knowledge of budgeting, resource allocation, financial planning and workforce. Experience of strategic supplier and vendor management activities. Working experience of Agile, Scrum, DevOps and ServiceNow or equivalent. Strong leadership and matrix management skills with experience of working with professional input and teams across organisational boundaries. Metropolitan Thames Valley provides affordable housing for people living in London, the South East, East Midlands and East of England. We also offer a range of care and support services. Our specialist areas include older people, mental health and transitional services which provide intensive support to marginalised or vulnerable people. We deliver training programmes, events and activities for our residents, designed to boost employment opportunities and foster stronger communities. A member of the National Housing Federation the G15 ? which represents London?s largest housing associations ? we influence policy for the benefits of our residents and the wider sector. In October 2018 like minded housing associations Metropolitan and Thames Valley Housing formally completed a partnership to form Metropolitan Thames Valley. We came together because we want to improve the services we provide and do more in our communities. We?ll do this by listening to our customers and working alongside them. Phone: (phone number removed) Email: (url removed)
Aug 07, 2026
Seasonal
Head of Portfolio Management London/Nottingham Head of Portfolio Management and Project Delivery is a key role within the Technology Leadership Team, with oversight of the Technology contribution to MTVH 2030 strategic programmes, ensuring alignment of change, strategy, governance, communication and successful delivery across the Technology Directorate. Overall responsibilities: You will lead and be accountable for supporting delivery of the Technology strategy on behalf of the Group CIO, working with Heads of Service to bring together Technology roadmaps, priorities and plans that support MTVH's Business Goals and Outcomes. You will be responsible for managing and leading the Technology portfolio &delivery function, ensuring that demand, investment, delivery, risks, dependencies, benefits and performance are visible, understood and governed through appropriate reporting and decision-making forums. You will provide leadership and oversight of Architecture and Information Security, ensuring that enterprise architecture, solution design, cyber security, information security, risk and compliance considerations are embedded into Technology planning, delivery and governance. You will be accountable for the development and operation of effective IT governance, IT performance reporting, audit and compliance oversight, ensuring Technology operates within agreed standards, policies, controls and assurance requirements. Through a business partnering mode, you will work with senior stakeholders to support enterprise transformation and change management, ensuring Technology activity is aligned to business priorities, MTVH 2030 strategic programmes, affordability, capacity and agreed outcomes. You will provide dotted line leadership to Finance, HR and Procurement business partners supporting the Technology Directorate, ensuring financial planning, workforce planning, talent development, procurement activity and supplier management are aligned to the Technology strategy and portfolio. Key Responsibilities: Management and delivery of the Technology portfolio, ensuring alignment to corporate plans, MTVH 2030 strategic programmes and the Technology strategy, across transformational change and BAU activity. Management and development of a robust portfolio, strategy planning and reporting rhythm, ensuring priorities, dependencies, risks, costs, benefits and outcomes are clearly governed and reported. Management and oversight of the Technology roadmap, working with Heads of Service to bring together plans across infrastructure, applications, digital, data, service improvement, architecture, information security and business change. Management and oversight of Technology demand & delivery management, ensuring projects and change are assessed against business value, strategic alignment, architecture, information security, capacity, cost and risk. Ensure appropriate architecture and information security governance is in place across Technology planning, delivery and operations, aligned to wider IT governance, audit and compliance requirements. ITIL Service Portfolio Management; ensuring the Technology service portfolio has the right mix of services to meet business outcomes at the right level of investment, risk and performance. Management of IT performance, controls, assurance, reporting and escalation across Technology, ensuring activity is co-ordinated and delivered to agreed timescales, budgets, standards and outcomes. Support enterprise transformation, change management and Technology communications, ensuring Technology priorities, performance, risks and achievements are clearly understood across MTVH. Central budget management and reporting, working with Finance business partners to support planning, forecasting, investment tracking, business cases and value for money reporting. Work with HR and Procurement business partners to support workforce planning, talent development, capability planning, succession planning, supplier management, sourcing, contract management, supplier performance and renewals. Skills/Experience: Programme/portfolio management qualification or equivalent experience, accompanied by successful strategic portfolio management and effective benefits realisation. Detailed knowledge and experience of portfolio management methodologies, including demand management, prioritisation, investment governance, risk management and dependency mapping. Technology strategy and roadmap planning experience, with the ability to align Technology priorities to corporate plans, strategic programmes and business outcomes. Strong understanding of IT governance, IT performance, audit and compliance, including controls, assurance, reporting and escalation. Working knowledge of ITIL and detailed experience in service management, including service portfolio management, change management and operational governance. Good knowledge of budgeting, resource allocation, financial planning and workforce. Experience of strategic supplier and vendor management activities. Working experience of Agile, Scrum, DevOps and ServiceNow or equivalent. Strong leadership and matrix management skills with experience of working with professional input and teams across organisational boundaries. Metropolitan Thames Valley provides affordable housing for people living in London, the South East, East Midlands and East of England. We also offer a range of care and support services. Our specialist areas include older people, mental health and transitional services which provide intensive support to marginalised or vulnerable people. We deliver training programmes, events and activities for our residents, designed to boost employment opportunities and foster stronger communities. A member of the National Housing Federation the G15 ? which represents London?s largest housing associations ? we influence policy for the benefits of our residents and the wider sector. In October 2018 like minded housing associations Metropolitan and Thames Valley Housing formally completed a partnership to form Metropolitan Thames Valley. We came together because we want to improve the services we provide and do more in our communities. We?ll do this by listening to our customers and working alongside them. Phone: (phone number removed) Email: (url removed)
Head of Trade Compliance Location: Hurn, Dorset Salary: Up to £100,000 + Excellent Benefits Job Type: Permanent Full Time (37 hours per week) An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Head of Trade Compliance to join a leading organisation operating within a highly regulated international environment. This is a senior leadership position responsible for developing and leading a global trade compliance function, ensuring the business operates compliantly while supporting commercial growth across international markets. This role would suit a strategic trade compliance professional with extensive experience in export controls, customs and international trade regulations, who enjoys influencing senior stakeholders and embedding best practice across a complex organisation. The Role Reporting into senior leadership, you will take ownership of the organisation's global trade compliance strategy, ensuring compliance with UK, EU, US and international trade regulations while supporting business operations across multiple jurisdictions. You will act as the subject matter expert for all trade compliance matters, providing practical, risk-based guidance to senior management and ensuring compliance is integrated into business processes without impacting operational performance. Key Responsibilities Develop, implement and continually improve the global trade compliance strategy. Establish and maintain trade compliance policies, procedures and governance frameworks. Ensure compliance with UK, EU and US export control regulations, customs legislation, sanctions and embargo requirements. Monitor changes in international trade legislation and implement business-wide compliance measures. Lead export licensing strategies and oversee licence management. Identify, assess and mitigate trade compliance risks across the organisation. Manage internal audits, compliance reviews and gap analysis activities. Lead investigations into potential compliance breaches and implement corrective actions. Act as the primary point of contact with regulatory authorities during audits and disclosures. Embed trade compliance into key business functions including sales, supply chain, engineering, product classification, business development and new market entry. Provide commercially focused advice to enable business growth while managing regulatory risk. Lead, mentor and develop the Trade Compliance team. Deliver trade compliance training and promote a strong culture of compliance across the business. Provide reporting, assurance and strategic guidance to senior leadership and governance committees. About You We're looking for an experienced Trade Compliance leader who combines strong technical knowledge with excellent commercial awareness. You will have: Significant experience (typically 10+ years) within Trade Compliance, Export Controls, Customs or International Trade. Previous leadership experience within a multinational or highly regulated organisation. Strong working knowledge of UK, EU and US export control legislation including: UK Export Control Order EAR (Export Administration Regulations) ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) EU Dual-Use Regulations OFSI and OFAC sanctions requirements Experience designing and implementing enterprise-wide compliance frameworks. Experience managing regulatory audits, investigations and authority engagement. Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders. Excellent analytical and risk assessment capabilities. The ability to interpret complex legislation and translate it into practical business guidance. Desirable Qualifications Degree in Law, International Trade, Supply Chain, Business or a related discipline. Professional Trade Compliance or Customs certifications (ACSS, CIPS, ICC or equivalent). Ongoing professional development within international trade regulations. What's On Offer Salary up to £100,000 Annual bonus scheme Up to 12% matched pension contribution Private Medical Insurance Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme Technology voucher scheme Employee wellbeing programmes Excellent career development opportunities The opportunity to shape and lead a global trade compliance function within a complex international organisation If you're an experienced Trade Compliance leader looking for a role where you can influence strategy, develop a high-performing compliance function and support a globally recognised organisation operating within a highly regulated environment, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or contact our engineering recruitment team for a confidential discussion. INDENG DCS Recruitment and all associated companies are committed to creating a working environment where diversity is celebrated and everyone is treated fairly, regardless of gender, gender identity, disability, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, age, or nationality
Aug 07, 2026
Full time
Head of Trade Compliance Location: Hurn, Dorset Salary: Up to £100,000 + Excellent Benefits Job Type: Permanent Full Time (37 hours per week) An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Head of Trade Compliance to join a leading organisation operating within a highly regulated international environment. This is a senior leadership position responsible for developing and leading a global trade compliance function, ensuring the business operates compliantly while supporting commercial growth across international markets. This role would suit a strategic trade compliance professional with extensive experience in export controls, customs and international trade regulations, who enjoys influencing senior stakeholders and embedding best practice across a complex organisation. The Role Reporting into senior leadership, you will take ownership of the organisation's global trade compliance strategy, ensuring compliance with UK, EU, US and international trade regulations while supporting business operations across multiple jurisdictions. You will act as the subject matter expert for all trade compliance matters, providing practical, risk-based guidance to senior management and ensuring compliance is integrated into business processes without impacting operational performance. Key Responsibilities Develop, implement and continually improve the global trade compliance strategy. Establish and maintain trade compliance policies, procedures and governance frameworks. Ensure compliance with UK, EU and US export control regulations, customs legislation, sanctions and embargo requirements. Monitor changes in international trade legislation and implement business-wide compliance measures. Lead export licensing strategies and oversee licence management. Identify, assess and mitigate trade compliance risks across the organisation. Manage internal audits, compliance reviews and gap analysis activities. Lead investigations into potential compliance breaches and implement corrective actions. Act as the primary point of contact with regulatory authorities during audits and disclosures. Embed trade compliance into key business functions including sales, supply chain, engineering, product classification, business development and new market entry. Provide commercially focused advice to enable business growth while managing regulatory risk. Lead, mentor and develop the Trade Compliance team. Deliver trade compliance training and promote a strong culture of compliance across the business. Provide reporting, assurance and strategic guidance to senior leadership and governance committees. About You We're looking for an experienced Trade Compliance leader who combines strong technical knowledge with excellent commercial awareness. You will have: Significant experience (typically 10+ years) within Trade Compliance, Export Controls, Customs or International Trade. Previous leadership experience within a multinational or highly regulated organisation. Strong working knowledge of UK, EU and US export control legislation including: UK Export Control Order EAR (Export Administration Regulations) ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) EU Dual-Use Regulations OFSI and OFAC sanctions requirements Experience designing and implementing enterprise-wide compliance frameworks. Experience managing regulatory audits, investigations and authority engagement. Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders. Excellent analytical and risk assessment capabilities. The ability to interpret complex legislation and translate it into practical business guidance. Desirable Qualifications Degree in Law, International Trade, Supply Chain, Business or a related discipline. Professional Trade Compliance or Customs certifications (ACSS, CIPS, ICC or equivalent). Ongoing professional development within international trade regulations. What's On Offer Salary up to £100,000 Annual bonus scheme Up to 12% matched pension contribution Private Medical Insurance Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme Technology voucher scheme Employee wellbeing programmes Excellent career development opportunities The opportunity to shape and lead a global trade compliance function within a complex international organisation If you're an experienced Trade Compliance leader looking for a role where you can influence strategy, develop a high-performing compliance function and support a globally recognised organisation operating within a highly regulated environment, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or contact our engineering recruitment team for a confidential discussion. INDENG DCS Recruitment and all associated companies are committed to creating a working environment where diversity is celebrated and everyone is treated fairly, regardless of gender, gender identity, disability, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, age, or nationality
At Acis, we believe great decisions start with great insight. We re looking for a Data Performance Lead to play a pivotal role in shaping how we use data, performance information and customer feedback to drive continuous improvement across the organisation. From overseeing key performance dashboards and regulatory returns to analysing trends, benchmarking our performance and challenging us to improve, you ll be at the heart of strategic decision-making. Working closely with senior leaders, Board members and colleagues across the business, you ll help ensure our data is accurate, meaningful and impactful. If you re passionate about turning complex information into clear insights, influencing positive change and helping an organisation deliver more for its customers, this is an opportunity to make a real difference. To see the full scope of the role, please see the attached Job description: As a Data Performance Manager, a typical day might include: Lead the development, validation and delivery of Acis Group s KPI dashboards, ensuring data accuracy, audit readiness and meaningful performance insights. Provide data and analysis to support Board reports, strategic decision-making, annual reporting and policy development. Manage and coordinate key regulatory and statutory returns, including TSM, ESG, SDR, NROSH and EDI submissions. Use performance, customer and benchmarking data to identify trends, challenge performance and drive continuous improvement. Lead on tenant satisfaction reporting, benchmarking and insight generation to help shape services and strategy. Maintain and develop relationships with external benchmarking, assurance and regulatory partners. Line manage and support the Data Analyst, fostering a collaborative and high-performing approach to data reporting. Champion data quality, integrity and governance across the organisation. Oversee the Group Risk Register system, providing assurance and challenge to risk owners. Produce high-quality management information, dashboards and reports to inform business decisions. Coordinate new reporting requirements arising from legislation and regulatory change. Use tools such as Power BI, SQL and other reporting solutions to deliver impactful analysis and insights. Some of the experience and skills we're looking for: A relevant degree, professional qualification, or equivalent experience in data, reporting or business intelligence. Experience managing multiple priorities, delivering results and driving improvements to tight deadlines. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail. Experience working with large databases, reporting tools and business intelligence platforms. Good knowledge of SQL and database structures, with experience creating reports and dashboards. Experience using Power BI and advanced Excel to produce meaningful performance insights. Familiarity with reporting tools and technologies such as SSRS, SQL Developer, Oracle, Crystal Reports, GIS or similar. Ability to combine data from multiple sources to tell a clear and compelling performance story. Confident presenting analysis and recommendations to senior leaders, Boards and committees. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights. A customer-focused approach and genuine interest in improving organisational performance. What will make you stand out from the crowd: Qualifications in audit, risk or performance or business management are an added bonus. Experience of the housing sector is not essential but a willingness to learn about it is. Working in social housing is a challenging but rewarding career. Experience or knowledge of business social housing sector business systems would be advantageous. Experience of managing relationships with suppliers and vendors. Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, creative at problem solving. Comprehensive understanding of GDPR and cyber security. An organised individual who is comfortable with working flexibly in a busy environment Being part of the Acis team, you ll get: 25 days annual leave (rising by 1 day per year to max of 30) plus bank holidays Pension contributions up to 10% The opportunity to undertake professional training, funded by us. One days paid leave a year for volunteering work (in addition to your Annual leave entitlement) Staff benefits with Paycare A health and benefits scheme giving you support and contributions towards various health benefits such as counselling, eye tests, vaccinations and much more Benefits with Acis Perkz a discount scheme giving you savings off hundreds of schemes including discounts on your coffee, weekly shop, days out and much more! Employee recognition scheme Long service awards Cycle to work scheme Employee Assistance Programme Professional membership subscription to support your continuous professional development Death in service benefit as part of our pension scheme As soon as a suitable candidate is found for this role we reserve the right to close the job advert ahead of the closing date, so please do not delay in submitting your application. Acis are committed to equality and diversity, are a proud member of disability confident and welcome applications from any applicant who feel they hold the essential skills to fulfil the role. We recognise that people need flexibility in their role and we re happy to discuss flexible working options with the successful candidate in addition to any aid with interviewing that you might need.
Aug 07, 2026
Full time
At Acis, we believe great decisions start with great insight. We re looking for a Data Performance Lead to play a pivotal role in shaping how we use data, performance information and customer feedback to drive continuous improvement across the organisation. From overseeing key performance dashboards and regulatory returns to analysing trends, benchmarking our performance and challenging us to improve, you ll be at the heart of strategic decision-making. Working closely with senior leaders, Board members and colleagues across the business, you ll help ensure our data is accurate, meaningful and impactful. If you re passionate about turning complex information into clear insights, influencing positive change and helping an organisation deliver more for its customers, this is an opportunity to make a real difference. To see the full scope of the role, please see the attached Job description: As a Data Performance Manager, a typical day might include: Lead the development, validation and delivery of Acis Group s KPI dashboards, ensuring data accuracy, audit readiness and meaningful performance insights. Provide data and analysis to support Board reports, strategic decision-making, annual reporting and policy development. Manage and coordinate key regulatory and statutory returns, including TSM, ESG, SDR, NROSH and EDI submissions. Use performance, customer and benchmarking data to identify trends, challenge performance and drive continuous improvement. Lead on tenant satisfaction reporting, benchmarking and insight generation to help shape services and strategy. Maintain and develop relationships with external benchmarking, assurance and regulatory partners. Line manage and support the Data Analyst, fostering a collaborative and high-performing approach to data reporting. Champion data quality, integrity and governance across the organisation. Oversee the Group Risk Register system, providing assurance and challenge to risk owners. Produce high-quality management information, dashboards and reports to inform business decisions. Coordinate new reporting requirements arising from legislation and regulatory change. Use tools such as Power BI, SQL and other reporting solutions to deliver impactful analysis and insights. Some of the experience and skills we're looking for: A relevant degree, professional qualification, or equivalent experience in data, reporting or business intelligence. Experience managing multiple priorities, delivering results and driving improvements to tight deadlines. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail. Experience working with large databases, reporting tools and business intelligence platforms. Good knowledge of SQL and database structures, with experience creating reports and dashboards. Experience using Power BI and advanced Excel to produce meaningful performance insights. Familiarity with reporting tools and technologies such as SSRS, SQL Developer, Oracle, Crystal Reports, GIS or similar. Ability to combine data from multiple sources to tell a clear and compelling performance story. Confident presenting analysis and recommendations to senior leaders, Boards and committees. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights. A customer-focused approach and genuine interest in improving organisational performance. What will make you stand out from the crowd: Qualifications in audit, risk or performance or business management are an added bonus. Experience of the housing sector is not essential but a willingness to learn about it is. Working in social housing is a challenging but rewarding career. Experience or knowledge of business social housing sector business systems would be advantageous. Experience of managing relationships with suppliers and vendors. Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, creative at problem solving. Comprehensive understanding of GDPR and cyber security. An organised individual who is comfortable with working flexibly in a busy environment Being part of the Acis team, you ll get: 25 days annual leave (rising by 1 day per year to max of 30) plus bank holidays Pension contributions up to 10% The opportunity to undertake professional training, funded by us. One days paid leave a year for volunteering work (in addition to your Annual leave entitlement) Staff benefits with Paycare A health and benefits scheme giving you support and contributions towards various health benefits such as counselling, eye tests, vaccinations and much more Benefits with Acis Perkz a discount scheme giving you savings off hundreds of schemes including discounts on your coffee, weekly shop, days out and much more! Employee recognition scheme Long service awards Cycle to work scheme Employee Assistance Programme Professional membership subscription to support your continuous professional development Death in service benefit as part of our pension scheme As soon as a suitable candidate is found for this role we reserve the right to close the job advert ahead of the closing date, so please do not delay in submitting your application. Acis are committed to equality and diversity, are a proud member of disability confident and welcome applications from any applicant who feel they hold the essential skills to fulfil the role. We recognise that people need flexibility in their role and we re happy to discuss flexible working options with the successful candidate in addition to any aid with interviewing that you might need.
