Senior Assurance & Partnerships Lead - Strategy & Risk

Tameside Council; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tameside Council in Ashton-under-Lyme, Greater Manchester, invites applications for a Senior Assurance Lead and Chief Audit Executive. You will provide strategic leadership across internal audit, risk, counter fraud, insurance, business continuity, and corporate assurance, while guiding partnerships such as SWAP to enhance assurance capabilities.

You will work with the Chief Executive and senior leaders to transform assurance into a trusted adviser role, strengthening governance and enabling

Qualifications

• Experience across multiple assurance disciplines.
• Ability to operate strategically and influence senior stakeholders.
• Leadership and relationship-building to enable change.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal audit, risk, counter fraud, insurance, business continuity and corporate assurance.
• Oversee key partnerships including SWAP for Internal Audit.
• Influence corporate decision-making and strengthen the assurance framework.
• Drive transformation and organisational resilience.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Influencing skills

Job description

Tameside Council in Ashton-under-Lyme, Greater Manchester, invites applications for a Senior Assurance Lead and Chief Audit Executive. You will provide strategic leadership across internal audit, risk, counter fraud, insurance, business continuity, and corporate assurance, while guiding partnerships such as SWAP to enhance assurance capabilities.

You will work with the Chief Executive and senior leaders to transform assurance into a trusted adviser role, strengthening governance and enabling