Assurance Manager Role

As an Assurance Manager, you will:

• Undertake expert, robust, evidenced, risk-based assurance activity of suppliers across DWP health assessment and employment support services.
• Gather and analyse information across a range of scope areas, including governance, service delivery, claims and payment controls, Provide opinions and detailed reports on the strengths and weaknesses of suppliers' controls.
• Lead and contribute to allocated reviews, managing own and colleagues' time, making the best use of resource, ensuring reviews allocated are completed within agreed timescales.
• Ensure that review activity complies with PAT policy, quality standards, procedures and methodology, including meetings with providers at key stages and maintaining accurate records.
• Draft written reports for the Director of Contract Management and Partnerships Directorate, suppliers and internal stakeholders which are accurate, timely and well written.
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers and stakeholders to share information and provide advice and guidance to improve their controls and assurance activity.
• Commit to obtaining or maintaining relevant qualifications to enable you to best perform your role.
• Contribute to making Controls and Assurance Division and DWP a great place to work.
• Have experience and/or a desire to build your expertise in governance, risk management, audit or assurance.
  
  Working towards sustainable futures. Championing diversity in the workplace. At the Department for Work and Pensions, it's all in a day's work. From HR to Finance, Policy to Communications, this is work that sustains and supports, where everyone's voice is heard, and our customers are at the heart of everything we do. For a career packed with possibility, a comprehensive benefits package, where we live by our values and have the opportunity to improve the lives of people across the UK, look no further.
Supporting people who need it most. That's our purpose. Start your own career today. Find out more and apply here. Do you believe that good governance is crucial to driving good outcomes? Do you enjoy gathering, evaluating and communicating information with a diverse range of stakeholders? Are you able to be objective, open-minded, fair and independent? Do you want to be part of a team committed to your continuous professional development? If so, you should consider becoming an Assurance Manager in the Department for Work and Pensions' Controls and Assurance Division. DWP is looking to fill 2 roles in Contract Management Partner Delivery (CMPD) directorate. As one of the largest government departments, almost every individual in the UK is a direct customer of DWP at some point in their lives. DWP's mission is to improve people's quality of life, both now and in the future. We do that by focusing on delivering excellent services that make a difference to millions of people. We trust and empower our people to deliver these services to customers every day, including the most vulnerable in society. When we are at our best, we care, we deliver, we adapt, we work together and we value everyone. The Controls and Assurance Division is responsible for delivering effective and efficient controls and assurance for DWP's outsourced health assessment and employment support services. This work drives DWP's suppliers to deliver high-quality service delivery to millions of people in need of financial or employment support, whilst protecting the taxpayer. Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. You will join Controls and Assurance Division's Provider Assurance Team (PAT). The team tests suppliers' systems of internal control to establish how effective they are in managing risks to DWP and the taxpayer.