People Governance & Assurance Manager (Sizewell C)

EDF; Sizewell; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension: Up to 7.5% employee / 15%?en

28 days holiday + bank holidays

5% annual incentive

Flexible and hybrid working

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

EDF is seeking a People Governance & Assurance Manager at Sizewell C to strengthen governance and assurance across the People function. You will lead structured self-assessments, test controls and translate findings into action plans, working with internal teams to improve processes and readiness for audits.

Experience in regulated environments, strong judgement and the ability to communicate complex issues clearly are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong practical experience within assurance, controls, governance and/or compliance in a regulated or highly controlled environment.
• Clear examples of where you have personally established, assessed or improved governance and control arrangements.
• The ability to assess whether controls are appropriately designed and operating effectively, using credible evidence rather than assumption.
• Experience identifying weaknesses and translating findings into proportionate remediation and improvement.
• Strong attention to detail and a disciplined approach to evidence, documentation and follow-through.
• The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and ensure actions are delivered.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and the judgement to know when an issue requires recommendation, remediation or escalation.
• The ability to turn complex findings into concise, accessible papers, briefings and presentations for different audiences.
• A collaborative approach. You'll apply scrutiny and rigour, but do so in a way that helps busy colleagues improve rather than simply adding another layer of process.

Responsibilities

• Designing and delivering a structured programme of self-assessment and assurance activity across key People processes.
• Assessing processes against established governance, compliance and control frameworks.
• Determining appropriate evidence requirements and testing whether controls are operating effectively in practice.
• Sampling evidence, identifying control gaps and documenting clear, defensible conclusions.
• Translating assurance findings into practical recommendations and remediation actions.
• Tracking agreed actions through to completion and escalating material or unresolved issues appropriately.
• Working closely with Governance, Compliance, Risk, Audit and Assurance colleagues to ensure that People processes stand up to internal and external scrutiny.
• Supporting assurance and audit readiness across areas that may include employment compliance, right-to-work controls, risk management and wider People governance.
• Owning specific governance and control-related projects, including the implementation and ongoing review of business continuity arrangements.
• Producing concise, high-quality papers, briefings and presentations for senior stakeholders and wider audiences.
• Helping colleagues understand their responsibilities through clear guidance, communication and, where appropriate, training.
• Building assurance into the way we work, so that controls are sustainable and subject to continuous review and improvement.

Skills

Governance & assurance

Regulated environment

Evidence-based testing

Remediation planning

Stakeholder engagement

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People Governance & Assurance Manager
Sizewell C

What’s in It for You

Salary: Circa £75,000 depending on experience
Bonus: 5% annual incentive
Pension: Up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer contribution
Leave: 28 days holiday plus bank holidays

The opportunity

Working closely with colleagues across Governance, Compliance and the wider People function, you'll provide evidence-based assurance that our key controls and processes are robust and working as intended.

You'll conduct structured self-assessments ahead of more formal audit activity, examining processes against established frameworks, identifying what evidence should exist, testing that evidence and assessing whether controls are appropriately designed and operating effectively.

Where gaps exist, you won't simply report them. You'll help translate findings into practical improvements, establish remediation plans, monitor progress and work constructively with colleagues to ensure actions are delivered.

Alongside our ongoing assurance programme, you'll also take ownership of selected governance and control-related projects across the People function, such as business continuity and crisis management arrangements, and support the implementation of new processes where regulatory or compliance requirements demand them.

What you'll be doing

You'll have a broad remit, including:

• Designing and delivering a structured programme of self-assessment and assurance activity across key People processes.
• Assessing processes against established governance, compliance and control frameworks.
• Determining appropriate evidence requirements and testing whether controls are operating effectively in practice.
• Sampling evidence, identifying control gaps and documenting clear, defensible conclusions.
• Translating assurance findings into practical recommendations and remediation actions.
• Tracking agreed actions through to completion and escalating material or unresolved issues appropriately.
• Working closely with Governance, Compliance, Risk, Audit and Assurance colleagues to ensure that People processes stand up to internal and external scrutiny.
• Supporting assurance and audit readiness across areas that may include employment compliance, right-to-work controls, risk management and wider People governance.
• Owning specific governance and control-related projects, including the implementation and ongoing review of business continuity arrangements.
• Producing concise, high-quality papers, briefings and presentations for senior stakeholders and wider audiences.
• Helping colleagues understand their responsibilities through clear guidance, communication and, where appropriate, training.
• Building assurance into the way we work, so that controls are sustainable and subject to continuous review and improvement.

What we're looking for

This is not a traditional HR position.

Your experience might have been gained in financial services, pharmaceuticals, energy, nuclear, defence, major infrastructure or another highly regulated environment where control, evidence and regulatory scrutiny are part of everyday business.

What matters is that you can demonstrate where you have personally operated within governance, compliance, controls or assurance.

You will need to demonstrate:

• Strong practical experience within assurance, controls, governance and/or compliance in a regulated or highly controlled environment.
• Clear examples of where you have personally established, assessed or improved governance and control arrangements.
• The ability to assess whether controls are appropriately designed and operating effectively, using credible evidence rather than assumption.
• Experience identifying weaknesses and translating findings into proportionate remediation and improvement.
• Strong attention to detail and a disciplined approach to evidence, documentation and follow-through.
• The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and ensure actions are delivered.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and the judgement to know when an issue requires recommendation, remediation or escalation.
• The ability to turn complex findings into concise, accessible papers, briefings and presentations for different audiences.
• A collaborative approach. You'll apply scrutiny and rigour, but do so in a way that helps busy colleagues improve rather than simply adding another layer of process.

You do not need to be an HR specialist. What is more important is strong assurance capability, professional judgement and the ability to apply that expertise within the People environment.

It would be particularly useful if you have

• Experience of formal control testing, self-assessment or audit-readiness programmes.
• Experience working alongside Internal Audit, Risk or independent Assurance teams.
• Exposure to shareholder, regulatory or industry requirements and the evidence needed to demonstrate effective compliance.
• Experience in nuclear, infrastructure, energy or another heavily regulated industry.
• Experience delivering governance or control improvement projects.
• Experience producing material for Executive, Committee or other senior governance forums.

What success will look like

Within your first year, you'll have helped us create a structured and sustainable People assurance approach.

Key People controls will have been assessed against clear evidence requirements. Gaps will be understood, remediation will be underway or complete, and we will have greater confidence that our governance and compliance arrangements operate effectively in practice.

Most importantly, you'll help create an environment where assurance isn't something we prepare for just before an audit. It becomes part of how we work, evidence, review and continuously improve our controls.

Why Join Us?

Be part of one of the most important low-carbon energy projects in the UK.
Work in a mission-driven environment that values innovation, integrity, and long-term sustainability.
Comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career development.
Flexible and hybrid working options.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation - but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We're not just building new nuclear power stations. We're developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there's always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it's also an industry which is changing.

We're a responsible business and proud to be Britain's biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.