Hofcs: Head of Business Assurance

**General Information**:

- Salary
- £55,457 - £61,003
- Working Pattern
- Full Time
- Vacancy Approach
- External
- Location
- Sheerness
- Region
- Kent, Surrey & Sussex
- Closing Date
- 23-Sep-2025
- Business Unit
- Swaleside
- Post Type
- Permanent
- Civil Service Grade
- SEO
- Number of jobs available
- 1
- Reserve List
- 12 Months
- Job ID
- 9681

**Descriptions & requirements**:

- Job description

Please note that this position is open to both Operational and Non-Operational staff, who are eligible to apply.
**Overview of the job**
- This is a functional management job in an establishment.
**Summary**

The job holder has full accountability for leading the delivery of an efficient and effective Corporate Service Function. The scope of this role is to provide Business Assurance to the Governing Governor.

This includes Business Planning, identifying, implementing and supporting the achievement of business objectives. As a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), the job holder will contribute and implement their Function’s objectives as defined in the establishment’s Business Plan.

This is either an operational or non-operational, rotational job with line management responsibilities. If operational, please see technical requirements.
**Responsibilities, Activities and Duties**

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
Accountable for the management of the Corporate Services Function and all staff within this area, including the Business and People Hubs. This function will include activities within the following areas:

- Establishment Business Delivery & Planning
- Resource Management & Change Management
- Audit & Assurance

This role will work strategically and effectively with HMPPS professional partners who will provide specialist support for the post holder to achieve establishment deadlines w required. T is no expectation for the post holder to hold specialist knowledge or qualification in relation to key areas which will include (but not be limited to) HR, Finance, National Contracts, Health, Safety & Fire, Litigation, Legal matters and this work will receive the necessary professional support.

**Establishment Business Delivery & Planning**
- Accountable for the development and completion of the establishment’s Service Delivery Requirements and the co-ordination and update of establishment development objectives in accordance with HMPPS Commissioning intentions.
- Responsible for ensuring information and outcomes on Service Delivery Requirements are collected and accountable for ensuring Business and Performance information is available to inform the Governor within agreed deadlines.
- Accountable for the accurate reporting of all establishment Performance data including Hub sign off and data validation.
- Accountable for the completion of the Compliance return which incorporates the Statement of Internal Financial Control with specialist support from the Finance Business Partner.
- Accountable for the annual production of the Establishment Delivery Strategy.
- Accountable for ensuring that logístical and practical arrangements are in place to support partnership activity within the establishment and support the work of individuals/teams linked to national contract management. Responsible for the management of budgets devolved by the Governing Governor to the Corporate Services function and be the Chief Approver for procurement within the establishment w
- exceptional expenditure is required.
- Responsible for supporting the Governing Governor by acting as the single point of contact (SPOC) for information on all partnership working with external service providers and stakeholders including performance management information and contract management oversight of local projects.
- Responsible for supporting the Governing Governor by developing and delivering a performance framework which allows the Governor oversight of a range of partnership commissioning including local contract arrangements.
- Responsible for supporting the Governing Governor to develop strategy and policy compatible with national strategy and policy to effectively support a strategic understanding of national and local contracts and to sustain and increase partnership activity.
- To act as the Health Safety and Fire Sponsor.
- To act as the Litigation Sponsor.

**Resource Management & Change Management**
- Accountable for the strategic oversight and management of the establishment’s staffing resource, including all Workforce Planning activities. Responsible for ensuring the establishment’s effective and efficient use of staffing resources including planning and co-ordination and stakeholder engagement activities to ensure ad
- nce to national standard operating procedures. Accountable for ensuring that the establishment ad
- s to National Attendance Monitoring Processes.
- Accountable for developing and delivering effective Staff Engagement and Communication strat