Head of Group Assurance

2 months ago


London, United Kingdom Post Office Ltd Full time

**Summary**:
**Salary**: Competitive salary and package

**Grade: 4**

**Reporting Line: Group Assurance Director**

**Contract Type: FTC 24 months**

**Location: London**

**What to expect**:
Here at the Post Office, we’re steeped in tradition, but we’re going places.

As a Head of Group Assurance, you will be responsible for embedding the integrated assurance plan across key transformation programmes and BAU support functions. Working collaboratively with key programme stakeholders, the Head of Assurance will establish, embed and execute assurance standards and work programs to ensure the intended quality of output and robust assessment of risk management.

You will be working closely with the other Heads of Group Assurance, Assurance Heads within the business, Risk and compliance leads to establish early warning processes and indicators, to supplement the assurance dashboard and reporting.

This role offers you the opportunity to attend governance forums and committees, where applicable, to ensure assurance opinions and risk assessments are objectively provided.

**What we can do for you**:
Our people are the driving force behind our business, we are proud of the energy, commitment and customer focus we have in common. In addition to the competitive salary we offer, in return for your hard work, you will also receive:

- 27.5 days annual leave that increases with tenure
- Up to 18% on target bonus opportunity
- Car allowance
- Generous pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Income protection after 12 months service
- Full support from our employee assistance programme and access to our employee benefits platform
- Ever-evolving learning and development opportunities

**What you’ll need to succeed**:
You will be an experienced Assurance leader with a proven track record of leading, delivering and executing solutions to complex business problems. You will bring first rate credentials in Assurance, Risk and Compliance in addition to strong leadership, stakeholder influencing and change management experience. As a Head of Group Assurance, you will establish and promote the Network of Assurance across the Post Office. You will have:

- Degree educated, or equivalent, and holder of an ACA, CIMA, IIA, CII or qualified equivalent (not essential)
- Relevant functional experience: post-qualification experience in senior management roles, preferably across all disciplines of Compliance, Risk Management and Assurance.
- Industry experience: post-qualification experience working in large scale, highly regulated environments and or FTSE 100 organisations.
- Experience of navigating a complex stakeholder landscape with the ability to influence and challenge at all levels, and be able to deliver through first line / functional teams

**About us**:
Post Office is a community staple. We’re trusted. We’re relatable. We’re reliable. We’re steeped in tradition. But we’re on a journey of transformation. We’re focused on the future and working at pace to compete in a digital world to provide the same, personalised experience we’ve always been proud of - and we need fresh talent to help make it possible.

We’re looking for people to come to Post office to re-imagine. Authentic people who rise to big challenges and make big changes. We all have a genuine duty of care for the people we serve - a purpose that guides us forward, no matter what. We’re looking for people who share in that purpose and show that now, and moving forwards, Post Office truly is Everybody’s Business.


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