Head of Business Assurance

**Head of Business Assurance**

You will be responsible for the delivery of the strategic risk management and internal controls framework, reporting against Regulatory standards, the oversight of compliance with Data Protection legislation for the organisation and the oversight of tenant scrutiny arrangements for the Group.

**What you’ll be doing**

- Leading the Business Assurance function across the whole organisation, including attendance at all Audit & Assurance Committees and at Board as appropriate

- Overseeing the successful ongoing delivery of the business assurance model including the internal controls framework, internal audit programme, and effective assurance mapping

- Developing and comprehensively embedding a risk management framework throughout the organisation. To be the organisational expert and point of contact for all matters relating to risk from a corporate, departmental and project perspective

- Acting as the organisational strategic lead on compliance with all aspects of Data Protection legislation

- Ensuring the organisation meets all the requirements of the regulatory framework, that this is reviewed annually, and that Great Places is fully prepared for any regulatory contact including a regulatory inspection

- To respond to regulatory changes and ensure the business is made aware of the full range of implications

- To act as the process owner for business assurance function activities, ensuring there is accurate and up to date process documentation and guidance available

- To act as contract manager for any outsourced business assurance activities e.g. Internal Audit

- To lead on adhoc projects, task and finish groups etc as required

**What you’ll need**

- Educated to degree level or equivalent or work experience demonstrating graduate level ability

- Proven experience of working closely with internal audit and building relationships

- A track record of turning policy and strategy into operational results

- A track record of leading and inspiring teams to achieve high levels of performance

- Good understanding of risk management

- Experience of developing strategies, policies and systems which support service delivery, effectiveness and improvement

- Analytical skills that contribute effectively to the identification of developments, trends, prioritisation and problem solving

- An understanding of the effects of discrimination and exclusion against certain groups of customers and employees and ability to eradicate discrimination through the promotion of inclusion and equality of opportunities.

- A good working understanding of data protection requirements within the housing sector

**What we need from you**

- As a member of the Great Places Heads of Service team you will be participating in Leading Together (our Head of Service Group) who meet regularly to work collaboratively to support wider business corporate priorities; you may also be required to represent your business area on one of Great Places other forums

- Willingness to share learning with peers, guide, train and to coach others

- Great people skills and a track record in change management

- Self-reliant and resilient

- Professional and value led with integrity, inclusivity and respect for diversity

- Commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of Great Places

- Ability to travel between sites and to meet external commitments

- Ability to work flexibly and when needed outside normal working hours

**What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment**

- Pension ¦ DC scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleagues and Great Places)

- WPA ¦ Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available - option to increase & add family members

- Annual leave ¦Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days + Bank Holidays

- Greater Working ¦ We offer Hybrid and flexible working.

- Professional fees ¦ The business pays the cost of one professional membership fee for each colleague

- The Market Place ¦high street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more

- Health and wellbeing initiatives ¦ Our colleagues enjoy wellbeing campaigns throughout the year, with activities designed around our four pillars of wellbeing, these include career wellbeing, mental wellbeing, physical wellbeing and financial wellbeing

Great Places Housing Group exists to improve the lives of the people living in our 25,000 homes across the North West and Yorkshire. We are much more than just a landlord, providing a wide-range of services and promoting partnership work to create vibrant, sustainable communities.

You can find details of our story, our vision and our values **here**.