Resilience and Assurance Manager

Queen Mary University of London; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational institution seeks a Resilience and Assurance Manager to ensure robust business continuity across its operations. This pivotal role involves developing compliance frameworks, supporting faculties in crisis management, and fostering best practices within the University community. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in governance and risk management, along with a commitment to enhancing institutional resilience. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and innovation, where your contributions will help shape the future of education and community engagement.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

30 days' leave per annum

Flexible working arrangements

Personal and professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Expertise in compliance frameworks within complex organizations.
• In-depth understanding of governance processes in educational settings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver assurance for business continuity across the University.
• Develop and maintain a business continuity framework.

Skills

Compliance Framework Development

Risk Management

Crisis Management

Governance Processes

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Business Continuity Tools

Job description

About the Role

The Resilience and Assurance Manager will deliver assurance for business continuity across the University to ensure that critical business functions are appropriately defined, and that recovery strategies are in place to manage potential threats. The postholder will develop and maintain a business continuity framework, including appropriate policies to support the framework, and will report on compliance with institutional expectations that align with external regulations and industry standards.

The postholder will provide assurance that the University's business continuity arrangements are robust and fit for purpose, building a community of best practice to support the faculties and professional services directorates with business continuity planning and effective crisis management.

About You

You will be an expert in the development and implementation of compliance frameworks within complex organisations, including the application of relevant methods, tools and approaches to model, test and continually improve compliance and assurance. You will also have an in-depth understanding of governance processes, risk and compliance within an educational setting.

About the Governance and Legal Services Directorate

The Governance and Legal Services Directorate comprises expert teams in governance, compliance, policy, casework and legal, working with a common purpose to protect the University's interests whilst enabling innovation and the achievement of the University's objectives. The Directorate works collaboratively across the University community to develop awareness of university policy and regulations, legal issues and external compliance.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we've fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it's simply 'the right thing to do' but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

Our reformer heritage informs our conviction that great ideas can and should come from anywhere. It's an approach that has brought results across the globe, from the communities of east London to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days' leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary's commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.