Assurance Specialist - Culham, United Kingdom - Culham Centre for Fusion Energy

Culham Centre for Fusion Energy

Verified Company

Culham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview of Responsibilities:

Who we are looking for:

We have a vacancy for an Assurance Specialist to join us on a permanent basis. This role is in the Risk and Assurance Department which provides independent and objective advice on all assurance matters. The role is an opportunity to implement the assurance strategy across the business driving continuous improvement

You will support the implementation of the Assurance Strategy and associated assurance framework, driving the business in the development and promotion of a proactive culture for assurance.

Collaborating with stakeholders across the organisation, working alongside them to integrate planned assurance activities you will act as the key assurance interface for divisions and projects or programmes in embedding assurance across the organisation in line with the 3 lines of defence model and develop the assurance process and procedures to integrate across the business for ensuring robust assurance

Your Responsibilities include:

Monitoring and evaluating management controls and review processes. Enabling the business and its management to continually improve performance in relation to Assurance matters
Support projects, programmes and divisions in ensuring appropriate levels of assurance for the complexity of the work is in place.
Champion delivery of the assurance strategy strengthening the three lines of defence model across the company and in ensuring that assurance is appropriate for each line of defence
Champion cultural change, providing guidance/support on interventions and tools and act as a role model, utilising best practice and implement new ways of working to drive efficiency where appropriate
Develop guidance and associated procedures to enable fully integrated assurance planning. Conducting evaluation of existing assurance guidance for each Line of defence and integrating assurance processes with the corporate assurance framework
Leads the timely and accurate reporting of integrated assurance plans and milestones to support project, programme or divisional level assurance activities.
Act as assurance representative on various Programme and Project Boards providing a balance of challenge and support
Act as the key assurance interface for divisions and projects or programmes in embedding assurance across the Authority in line with the 3 lines of defence model

Please note that:

Role may be undertaken from Yorkshire or Culham.

Salary

£43,396 to £46,293 excellent benefits including outstanding pension- Programme
CENTRALISED- Department
Risk and Assurance- Discipline
Administrative- Site Location
UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire or Rotherham, Yorkshire- Type of Employment

Full-time
Qualifications:

Skills and Experience:

Essential

Qualified to degree level, or the equivalent/demonstrable equivalent experience
Experience of managing audits in a research or engineering environment
Knowledge of ISO standards and the requirements necessary to maintain certification
Excellent interpersonal skills to enable effective working relationships to be developed with people in a wide range of roles and levels of responsibility
Excellent IT skills, including good knowledge of Office 365 and the office suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Have strong writing skills and be able to communicate key messages clearly and succinctly to senior leaders, utilising a range of communication methods
Working knowledge of assurance processes, frameworks and embedding the three lines of defence model
Ability to create effective working relationships and winwin outcomes with a wide range of stakeholders, who might have different priorities or agendas

Desirable

Management systems certification
Lead auditor trained

Additional Information:

Our comprehensive benefits package includes a vibrant
culture committed to being fully
inclusive, an
Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders,
Flexible working options including family friendly policies,
Emergency paid
leave, Generous
annual leave allowance (30.5 days) increased with length of service, wide range of
career development opportunities, outstanding
defined benefit pension scheme; Corporate
bonus scheme and a
Relocation allowance (if eligible).