Head of Information Governance, Compliance and Assurance (Maternity Cover)

The role is full-time, available on a 7-month fixed-term basis, from February 2025 to the end of August 2025. An internal secondment will be considered. If you wish to apply as secondment, please seek prior confirmation from your host department of their approval and note this in your supporting statement. The principal responsibilities of the post are to ensure the department has adequate and effective processes in place to ensure it can comply with its legislative and regulatory obligations to contribute to the development and implementation of the assurance framework for the department, including financial and non-financial assurance, and to contribute to the department's risk management. This role will provide an excellent opportunity for a proactive and organised individual with great interpersonal skills looking to take their next role in professional administrative services. What We Offer You Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• Flexible working arrangements (remote working opportunities, working hours, etc.)
• Health and well-being benefits (including access to a support network that offers expert advice and guidance)
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
About the Role You will play a significant role in relation to the compliance, assurance and risk management capability of a large University department. The portfolio is wide-ranging, and will provide an opportunity to gain an insight into compliance, assurance and risk management activities throughout the department, to contribute to the University's ability to meet its statutory obligations in respect of compliance, assurance and risk management, and to take responsibility for important areas of work. This would include audit responses and action plans, and strategic creation and implementation of policies and practice. You will represent the department with external stakeholders including funders and external auditors. Reporting to the COO, you will work closely with the department's academic leadership. You will engage positively with all staff groups and work in close collaboration with the Heads of the Operations of the department's two research institutes, Heads of Function, the University's Head of Assurance and Risk Management, and other University officers responsible for particular areas of compliance and assurance. The Head of Compliance and Assurance is a member of the COO's senior management team and will be expected to provide strategic insights and recommendations for improvements to operations and services generally, as well as to contribute to the development of the department. The role is also responsible for the oversight and delivery of all information governance matters, including governance, risk management and compliance elements of the department's Information Security Strategy through creating information security policies, managing information security risk and reviewing information security arrangements. The role involves liaising with all levels of staff to establish and explain Information Governance policies and review current processes for compliance against these policies. There is a particular focus on the coordination of work towards the continued certification under the NHS Information Governance Toolkit. This role will represent NDORMS in discussions with external organisations and engage with information security co-operation across the University. The Head of Information Governance, Compliance and Assurance line manages the Information Governance Officer and regularly reports progress and proposes relevant policy changes to the Department's IT and Informatics committee. NDORMS operates a flexible working policy under the University's New Ways of Working framework and you will be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working with your line manager, should you request it. The expectation is that the Head of Information Governance, Compliance and Assurance will be required on-site for at least 3 days per week, but potentially more for the first month of induction and during times of operational need. Why Should You Join NDORMS?
• Inspiring Purpose
We discover the causes of musculoskeletal and inflammatory conditions to deliver excellent and innovative care that improves people's quality of life. - Botnar Institute for Musculoskeletal Sciences: Our mission is to conduct high quality research to discover the causes, the disease pathways, and the new treatments that will transform the lives of patients suffering with musculoskeletal conditions. - Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology: a biomedical research centre uniquely bringing together discovery science and early-stage clinical research, to develop transformative new therapies for chronic inflammatory and musculoskeletal conditions. - The Kadoorie Centre: aims to develop knowledge that will improve the care of patients who have suffered a critical illness or a traumatic injury, by targeted research and development.
• Ambitious Objectives
- Research: To undertake the highest quality research in musculoskeletal and inflammatory conditions to deliver new treatments, which improve people's lives. - Collaboration: To collaborate with other departments, Universities and external research agencies to pool knowledge in an open way. - Teaching: To organise and deliver high quality teaching and supervision to undergraduate medical students and post graduate research students offering a comprehensive training programme for NDORMS' students. - Professional Services: To support the NDORMS' teaching and research programmes, and their environment to the highest possible standard. - People: To attract, recruit and support talented individuals and provide a diverse, inclusive, fair and open environment that allows staff to grow and flourish.
• Positive Culture
Our community is inclusive, diverse and supportive, and provides opportunities for all staff to grow personally and professionally. Stimulating and dynamic, our working environment gives everyone the opportunity to play a part in research that improves people's quality of life. We promote honesty, equality and fairness and we pride ourselves on our Athena Swan Silver Award status which we received in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality and creating a positive and inclusive workplace. A vibrant mix of nationalities within our Institutes brings a lively range of perspectives and ideas. We believe in a positive work-life balance where everyone appreciates and values a flexible workplace. There are lots of opportunities to be involved in clubs, societies and events, and a range of wellbeing and social activities make NDORMS a great place to work.

An accounting, audit or governance, risk and compliance background is essential, as is excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience of preparing written documents and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders. You will have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, be able to work without close supervision, exercising independent judgement, responsibility and discretion, while working effectively within a wider team. You will be able to handle a demanding and varied workload, managing your time and prioritising your work effectively and efficiently. You will be an enthusiastic and committed individual who welcomes the opportunity to engage in a range of activities and contribute effectively to a wider team, and is able to respond positively to new challenges. Are You Interested?