Compliance and Assurance Lead

Babcock International Group; Blunsdon St Andrew; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

A prominent defense contractor in the UK is seeking a Compliance and Assurance Lead to ensure the highest standards of governance and compliance. The role involves leading audit programs, managing policy control documents, and supporting the EMTC contract compliance. Candidates should have proven experience in external audits and governance frameworks. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and various benefits, including a matched pension scheme and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

Special leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefit

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivering external audits and managing audit programmes.
• Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams for business support.
• Ability to apply business management principles in a complex environment.
• Experience in implementing governance frameworks
• Proficient in managing operational risks.

Responsibilities

• Manage the internal and external audit programmes while promoting best practices.
• Lead quality assurance development and delivery across the EMTC and governance systems.
• Oversee policy control documents and quality compliance activities.
• Drive governance processes to identify operational improvements.
• Ensure contract compliance and manage contractual obligations effectively.

Skills

External audit management

Cross-functional collaboration

Governance implementation

Operational risk management

Education

Experience managing quality management systems (e.g., ISO)

Job description

Job Title: Compliance and Assurance Lead

Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £40, + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

Lead the Way in Compliance and Assurance Excellence

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Compliance and Assurance Lead at Lyneham, near Chippenham, Wiltshire.

The role

As a Compliance and Assurance Lead, you’ll be at the heart of ensuring our Electro-Mechanical Training Contract (EMTC) meets the highest standards of governance, compliance, and assurance. This is a pivotal role where your expertise will directly support national defence training, helping shape a safer future. You’ll work closely with leadership teams and stakeholders to uphold quality, drive continuous improvement, and influence strategic decision-making.

Day-to-day you’ll be required to :

• Manage the internal and external audit programmes and promote best practices in compliance and assurance.
• Lead the development and delivery of quality assurance across EMTC and Babcock’s Global Business Management System.
• Oversee policy control documents, SOPs, and coordinate quality compliance activities.
• Drive governance processes and identify operational improvements with the Contract Performance Manager.
• Ensure contract compliance and effective management of EMTC contractual obligations.

This is a full-time role, totalling 37 hours per week, based at Lyneham. It offers hybrid working arrangements, with a mix of onsite and home working days.

Essential experience of the Compliance and Assurance Lead :

• Delivering external audits and managing audit programmes.
• Collaborating across cross-functional teams to support business and contract operations.
• Applying business management principles in a complex organisation.
• Implementing governance, assurance, and compliance frameworks.
• Managing operational risk effectively.

Qualifications for the Compliance and Assurance Lead :

• Proven experience in managing and leading quality management systems, such as ISO :

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at .

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.