Governance and Assurance Manager

Job Title:       Governance and Assurance Manager
Location:       Farnborough

Package:       Excellent Salary + Benefits Package
Role Type:     Full Time / Permanent
Role ID:          SF16838

Role Purpose

The role will provide Assurance across the QinetiQ Group utilising the Internal Institutes three Lines Model – focusing on confirming the effectiveness of process/frameworks/control systems that are in place to support that management of risk certification, regulatory and process requirements. Through conducting assurance audits, the role will identify areas of weakness and support correction and improvement. The role will require travel to QinetiQ and other sites.

Accountabilities of the Governance and Assurance Manager

• Act as SME for assurance matters for ISO and/or other standards relevant to the business and for other business management change initiatives.
• Promote a positive and innovative assurance culture, seeking and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, and engaging with business management to ensure lessons learned are understood and embedded.
• Plan and Lead Assurance evaluations/audits/facility reviews/investigations – participate and when required, lead, in these types of internal assessment so as to assist management with promoting and developing continuous improvement of the local control systems in the business, the QinetiQs Project Lifecycle Framework and the wider QinetiQ Business Management System.
• Provide support to all areas of the business in attaining new certifications as required by business need in consultation with the Head of the Operating Framework.
• Raise competency of individuals through training, mentoring or coaching.

This role is full-time, 37.5 hours per week, hybrid working at our Farnborough site.

Essential experience of the Governance and Assurance Manager

• Strong understanding of the IIAs 3 Lines Model and assurance models in different Sectors and Industries.
• The ability to promote and deliver a culture of continuous improvement.
• The ability to identify problem areas in the business and take remedial action in a flexible, supportive and pro-active manner.
• Good interpersonal communication, influencing, coaching techniques, backed up with excellent leadership and written skills; building and maintaining relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• The ability to think creatively and exercise sound judgement in advising on audit/evaluation findings.
• Proven track record in evaluation and assurance.
• A strong ‘people person’, with the ability to work with and influence many different people.
• Ability to challenge and question people, process and systems in a direct but non-offensive and tactful manner.

Qualifications for the Governance and Assurance Manager

• Extensive experience in a similar role  or a good first (or higher level degree) 
• Training relating to Quality assurance, Audit or Evaluation

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum. UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Our Benefits

• Flexible, adaptive working
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave. 
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community

Why join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture here.  

Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits.  You’ll receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what’s happening in the market. The range of benefits that we offer include, adaptive and flexible working, generous holiday entitlements, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance and much more. 

About QinetiQ

As a company of over 6,000 dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.

Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants that already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information that mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may have an effect on the roles that you can be employed in.