Senior Manager - Risk and Control

Job summary

As part of the wider Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) team, this role sits within the Business Planning and Strategic Management function and works closely with our Head of Governance and Reporting to support the effective identification, assessment and mitigation of risk across CSS. You will play a key role in ensuring robust governance, assurance and control frameworks are in place, helping to support the successful delivery of programme objectives.

Job description

Working closely with stakeholders across CSS and the wider agency, you will lead the effective management of risks, issues and control weaknesses, ensuring they are identified, assessed and addressed in a timely and proportionate manner. You will help embed a strong risk management culture across the programme, promoting accountability, continuous improvement and adherence to corporate governance requirements.

Joining an experienced and collaborative team, you will contribute to meaningful change and help improve how the sector works together to accelerate building remediation. You will work with colleagues across operational, programme and corporate functions to strengthen governance arrangements, support informed decision-making and ensure risks are effectively managed throughout the programme lifecycle.

As a Senior Manager within CSS, you will play an important role in shaping our collaborative culture, championing our values and fostering an inclusive environment that embraces diverse experiences and perspectives. You will use data, insight and assurance activity to identify trends, inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement, supporting CSS's commitment to delivering an excellent service to customers and stakeholders.

The role will lead and support the delivery of CSS's operational control testing and assurance activities, ensuring compliance with Homes England's risk management framework and control standards. You will oversee the monitoring and reporting of key risks, support the development of mitigation plans, and provide constructive challenge to strengthen the overall control environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an innovative and proactive individual to balance day-to-day risk and assurance activities with strategic improvement initiatives, helping to develop and mature governance, risk and control practices across CSS.

Person specification

You will be confident in leading discussions on complex and sensitive issues with a wide range of stakeholders. You will be highly organised, analytical and detail-oriented, with the ability to balance strategic oversight with operational delivery while working collaboratively across teams to achieve positive outcomes.

You will have a proven track record of identifying opportunities to strengthen governance, risk management and control frameworks, driving continuous improvement and implementing practical solutions that deliver measurable benefits. You will be comfortable providing constructive challenge, influencing decision-making and ensuring risks and issues are managed effectively and proportionately.

Delivering against the CSS mission requires resilience, sound judgement and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment. You will be confident engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels, including senior leaders, and will understand the commercial, operational and reputational impacts of decisions across the programme. You will be adept at building consensus, negotiating solutions and driving positive change through collaboration and effective stakeholder engagement.

As an experienced risk and assurance professional, you will possess a strong understanding of governance, risk management and internal control principles. You will be comfortable leading teams and developing capability in others, while fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture that encourages accountability, continuous improvement and high performance. You will be committed to building strong partnerships across the business and ensuring that robust risk and assurance practices support the successful delivery of CSS objectives.

Benefits

Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:

Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.

Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.

Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.

Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.

We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

How to apply?

To apply please follow the links to our careers page.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Selection process details

For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.

Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.

Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

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Nationality requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Further information

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk

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