Head of Data Governance, Risk and Assurance

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom Westminster School Full time

Job Introduction
The Head of Data Governance, Risk and Assurance is a senior role responsible for developing and maintaining systems and operating frameworks to monitor and manage our regulatory risk, compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies, taking a data-led approach. This is a new role within the charity which runs Westminster School and Westminster Under School, supporting their expansion and setting the foundations for a new Data Governance, Risk and Assurance Department.

They will develop and prepare regular assurance and compliance reporting to the Senior Management and Board Committees to provide assurance on the management of risks and compliance with policies and procedures, as well as developing the incident management and business continuity frameworks and reporting. Additionally, they will lead the management of insurance, licensing arrangements and UK Visas and Immigration for staff and pupils.

The role holder line manages the new role of Health and Safety Manager and, as the charity’s Data Protection lead, they are the primary source of advice and training for staff to ensure compliance with data management legislation.

Main Responsibilities
Responsible to the Bursar and Chief Operating Officer the key duties and responsibilities of the role holder are detailed below. This list is not intended to be exhaustive and will be reviewed periodically in line with school and business requirements. The role holder will also work closely with the Under Master at Westminster School and the Deputy Master at Westminster Under School who maintain the policy suite and have oversight of compliance with the requirements of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI).

They will also liaise directly with other key stakeholders within the charity, including the Clerk to the Governors, wider leadership teams and Admissions across both schools as well as the Chair of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee.

**Risk Management**
- Further develop the charity’s risk management framework and policy for the schools and activities across the charity, including the risk appetite.
- Create a proactive and preventative approach to risk management, effectively communicating and championing risk management across the charity and supporting colleagues to embed the agreed approach in their ways of working and decision making.
- Constructively challenge assessment of risk on the risk registers and monitor the effectiveness of the risk mitigations and identification of emerging risks.
- Liaise with Senior Management and Governors to manage and maintain the central Risk Register and associated assurance framework for the charity, updating, monitoring and reporting on organisational risks to the leadership teams and Governors.
- Develop a rolling schedule of auditing school, fundraising, commercial and operational procedures, practices, and documents to identify possible weaknesses or risks and work with managers and departments to manage those risks.
- Manage the Health and Safety Manager in their day-to-day activities and support them to embed a culture of excellent Health and Safety practice and compliance throughout the organisation.

**Compliance and Assurance**
- Evaluate business activities to assess regulatory or policy compliance risk and ensure the appropriate escalation, recording, reporting and remediation of issues.
- Create and maintain a charity wide process for monitoring compliance with policies, procedures and guidance and providing assurance on this.
- Work with Senior Management to ensure that appropriate and effective policies, procedures and associated training is in place and undertaken to manage the risks on the risk register. Monitor completion of regulatory training and implement effective communication and reporting to ensure mandatory training is undertaken.
- Create, maintain, and update compliance related policies and procedures and training for the areas under the remit of the role.
- Conduct or direct the internal investigation of compliance issues and related incidents as appropriate.
- Oversight as appropriate of external “internal audits” conducted, reviewing findings with the leaders of the areas being reviewed and monitoring completion of action plans to address the findings.

**Business Continuity, Incident Management**
- Lead the charity’s Business Continuity framework, collaborating with other teams to ensure effective plans are in place to manage a crisis or compliance violation and to ensure appropriate improvement activity is identified.
- Develop and oversee the Incident Management and reporting framework.
- Develop an organisation wide Incident Management Policy and Procedures, including incident reporting and monitoring processes and reviews to capture lessons learned and enable any required changes in process to be identified. Ensure this is embedded across the organisation and operating effectively.

**Data Governance and Protection**
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