Health & Safety Assurance Manager

Anchor Hanover Group; Bradford; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Job summary

Anchor Hanover Group seeks an experienced Health & Safety Oversight & Assurance Manager to strengthen how we manage, monitor and evaluate health and safety risks across Anchor. You will lead our oversight and assurance framework, delivering evidence-based insights to senior leaders and the Board.

Working closely with our Corporate Head of Health and Safety, you’ll guide a specialist team of three to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in health and safety governance, risk or assurance within a complex organisation.
• NEBOSH National General Certificate or equivalent qualification is essential; Diploma preferred.
• ISO 45001 Lead Auditor or equivalent auditing qualification, or progression toward one.

Responsibilities

• Lead Anchor's corporate health and safety oversight and assurance framework.
• Oversee risk-based H&S audit and assurance programme, including core compliance areas.
• Analyze health and safety performance data to identify trends and improvements.
• Produce evidence-based assurance reports for Executive and Board decisions.
• Collaborate with operational, Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit to strengthen governance.
• Oversee audit findings and ensure timely corrective actions.

Skills

Leadership

Governance

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Data analysis

Board reporting

People management

Education

NEBOSH National General Certificate

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

Job description

Location: Home-based with some national travel to sites and offices
Contract: Permanent | Full-time
Salary: £60,000 plus car allowance

Help strengthen health and safety governance and assurance across Anchor.

We're looking for an experienced Health & Safety Oversight & Assurance Manager to strengthen how we manage, monitor and evaluate health and safety risks across Anchor.

Working closely with our Corporate Head of Health and Safety, you'll lead our oversight and assurance framework, ensuring our arrangements are effective, transparent and supported by clear evidence.

Leading a specialist team of three, you'll provide senior leaders and the Board with meaningful insight into health and safety performance, identifying risks, challenging existing practices and driving continuous improvement.

What you'll be doing

• Leading and developing Anchor's corporate health and safety oversight and assurance framework.
• Overseeing our risk-based H&S audit and assurance programme, including the Big 6 compliance areas.
• Analysing health and safety performance, incidents, audit findings and compliance data to identify trends, emerging risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Producing clear, evidence-based assurance reports to support Executive and Board-level decision-making.
• Working closely with operational teams, Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit to strengthen assurance arrangements and ensure effective governance.
• Overseeing audit findings and corrective actions to ensure improvements are implemented and sustained.

What you'll bring

• Significant experience in health and safety management, governance, risk or assurance within a complex organisation.
• A NEBOSH National General Certificate or equivalent recognised qualification, ideally with a NEBOSH Diploma or willingness to work towards one.
• An ISO 45001 Lead Auditor qualification or equivalent recognised auditing qualification, or currently working towards one.
• Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation, ISO 45001, HSG65 and the Three Lines Model.
• Experience developing or managing health and safety assurance frameworks, audit programmes or compliance activities.
• Proven leadership and people-management experience.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, with experience presenting findings and influencing senior stakeholders.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally.

Experience within housing, care or another complex regulated environment would be beneficial, alongside experience of ISO 45001 implementation or certification.

Why join Anchor?

You’ll have the opportunity to shape and strengthen how health and safety is managed across one of England’s largest not-for-profit providers of housing and care for older people.

Leading a specialist team, you’ll influence how we identify and manage risks, improve transparency and provide assurance that our health and safety arrangements are working effectively.

Proof of the right to work in the UK will be required from the successful candidate in accordance with UK Home Office requirements before any offer of employment can be confirmed.

Where permission to work in the UK is required, applicants will need to hold and maintain the appropriate immigration status or visa for the duration of their employment.