Policy & Standards Lead

FryerMiles; Corsham; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

FryerMiles is seeking an experienced Policy & Standards Lead to provide strategic governance, policy and standards direction for a secure cloud and platform infrastructure capability in Corsham.

You will engage senior stakeholders across MOD and government, ensure policies align with programme governance and assurance, and lead the Policies & Standards Working Group on a 6‑month hybrid contract requiring SC clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience in governance, assurance, policy, standards or regulatory environments.
• Experience working across complex, multi-supplier programmes with autonomous working capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead policy and standards activity on behalf of the Managing Authority.
• Provide direction and oversight to the specialist policy and standards team.
• Manage senior stakeholders across MOD, government departments, suppliers and delivery teams.
• Ensure policies and standards align with programme strategy, MOD governance and assurance requirements.
• Lead the Policies & Standards Working Group and support agreement across complex stakeholder groups.
• Support development of the future platform governance and Target Operating Model.
• Contribute to onboarding rehearsals, operational readiness and wider programme governance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Governance & policy

Multi-supplier programs

Autonomous working

Facilitation & negotiation

Cloud infra & platforms

Job description

Policy & Standards Lead – SC Clearance Required – 6 month contract – £550 to £580 per day – Corsham, Hybrid

FryerMiles are delighted to be working with a leading Consultancy to support a major Defence programme and are looking for an experienced Policy & Standards Lead to provide strategic leadership across the governance, policy and standards activity for a new secure cloud and platform infrastructure capability.

Valid SC clearance and sole UK nationality are required. Candidates with PUID/MODNet are preferred, although this can be arranged.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead policy and standards activity on behalf of the Managing Authority.
• Provide direction and oversight to the specialist policy and standards team.
• Manage senior stakeholders across MOD, government departments, suppliers and delivery teams.
• Ensure policies and standards align with programme strategy, MOD governance and assurance requirements.
• Lead the Policies & Standards Working Group and support agreement across complex stakeholder groups.
• Support development of the future platform governance and Target Operating Model.
• Contribute to onboarding rehearsals, operational readiness and wider programme governance.

Essential Experience

• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and consensus-building skills.
• Experience within governance, assurance, policy, standards or regulatory environments.
• Experience working across complex, multi-supplier programmes.
• Ability to operate autonomously within an evolving programme environment.
• Strong facilitation, negotiation and communication skills.
• Good understanding of cloud infrastructure and platform services.

Desirable Experience

• MOD governance and assurance processes.
• Secure by Design principles.
• Data and AI governance.
• Governance controls and security guardrails.
• Operating model or governance framework development.

Policy & Standards Lead – SC Clearance Required – 6 month contract – £550 to £580 per day – Corsham, Hybrid