Nuclear Waste Services has a vacancy for an Enterprise Assurance Lead to join our busy team, flexible working across the NWS estate.
Enterprise Assurance is the assurance environment of our business, inclusive of all formal assurance. It establishes a broad framework within which our business can be flexible in its approach to meeting assurance requirements, and provides a simple, systematic, and integrated approach across all activities using the 3 Lines Model of Assurance.
Lead development, implementation and effective delivery of the Enterprise Assurance Framework, across the whole of Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), which seeks to maximise the coverage of assurance in a coherent and coordinated manner by avoiding duplication or gaps, aligning assurance activities to governance and authorities and supporting the provision of a common view across the business.
This role will support the Head of Enterprise Assurance and Risk with development of NWS’s Enterprise Assurance Strategy and Vision and support the drive to improve our assurance culture through maturity assessment, implementation of the Enterprise Assurance Improvement Plan and leading on elements of the Enterprise Assurance Target Operating Model.
Lead co-ordination of Enterprise Assurance reports, providing the Executive and Board with timely, accurate and value adding information whilst also managing the day-to-day deliverables of the NWS Enterprise Assurance team.
Lead and develop the Assurance Community of Practice, comprising representatives from each Assurance team across NWS, meeting on a regular basis to share learning, ideas and discuss the root cause of common findings.
Lead on the design, development and implementation of the NWS Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Framework, including representing NWS at the Group Fraud Forum.
The role is expected to have strong communication and interpersonal skills to enable them to successfully influence and respectfully challenge colleagues in relation to upholding risk management standards.
The role has line management responsibility for the Assurance Manager and provides overall leadership of the Enterprise Assurance team.
This is a great role for a candidate who likes to make the process happen where internal audit is concerned. You will be involved in continuous improvement and responsible for making processes & the outcome better, while liaising with numerous stakeholders and pulling the assurance process together.
If you are within internal audit at a big 4 or top 10 firm perhaps this appeals to you. You might currently be a Senior Auditor or an Assistant to the Head of Audit. This will also suit an Assistant Manager who wants to take a step out of the corporate world, who understands the benefits of being within a public sector business that can offer longevity & interesting projects.
- Lead and manage the day-to-day activities of the Enterprise Assurance team to deliver its remit and responsibilities.
- Develop and maintain the NWS Enterprise Assurance Framework and support continuous improvement of the framework.
- Oversight and co-ordination of all NWS assurance activities at a strategic, enterprise level.
- Understand and interpret assurance data and intelligence and share good practice across the business.
- Develop and maintain the NWS Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Framework and support continuous improvement of the framework.
Essential
- Experienced professional with a demonstrable expertise in a senior role relating to Assurance or Internal Audit.
- Professional qualification in audit and assurance (e.g IIA, IPA Reviewer, CAB) direct experience in assurance management.
- Experience of developing and delivering assurance plans within complex organisations. Signiant experience of delivering assurance or audit advisory services on complex and mission critical areas of a business.
- Comprehensive knowledge of assurance tools and techniques, and approaches used in a range of industries, including practical implementation expertise.
- Experience of managing external support contracts providing audit or assurance services.
- Knowledge of the Risk, Control, Assure and Three Lines of Assurance models and Public Sector Internal Audit Standards.
- Ability to clearly articulate and present the status of assurance activities and their outputs, in a strategic context to stakeholders.
- Ability to simplify complexity, standardise approach, insert discipline and drive focus.
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, both face to face and in writing, including the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and succinctly.
- Excellent leadership and influencing skills, along with the ability to flex personal style to engage and motivate others, and with the ability to communicate at all levels.
- Excellent relationship building, senior stakeholder management and the ability to work as a collective to deliver the required outcomes of the role.
Desirable
- Experience in the design, delivery and implementation of different assurance approaches and processes, including the Risk, Control, Assure and Three Lines of Assurance models.
- Experience of working with multiple stakeholders in a regulated or complex industry.
- Demonstrable, significant experience of engaging with senior stakeholders up to and including Board Non-Executives, and regular engagement at Executive and Heads of Function level. on a regular basis.
- Experienced in applying risk, audit and assurance controls and process regimes within a multi-faceted organisation.
- Nuclear Sector experience.
- A can-do attitude, delivery focus and ability to manage own workload, including time and deadline management.
- High resilience and the diplomacy to deal with ambiguity and change.
