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Interim Head of Corporate Governance

Contract - Daily rate

Full-time

Job ID:

54621

Published date:

07-07-2026

Summary

Job Description Questionnaire

All parts must be completed before a role can be evaluated. The completed JDQ must be attached to the submission sheet.

Surrey Police and Sussex Police work closely together however they remain two separate legal entities with different terms and conditions of employment for police staff. Please refer to your contract of employment which identifies which employer you work for and the relevant terms and conditions that apply to you.

Part 1: Job Description:

JOB TITLE

Head of Governance, Risk and Assurance

LOCATION

Surrey Police HQ

DEPARTMENT

Strategy, Governance and Performance Directorate

GRADE

VETTING LEVEL

WORKING HOURS

36 hours per week

REPORTS TO

Director of Strategy, Governance and Performance

JOB PURPOSE

(Why does the job exist?)

The Head of Governance, Risk and Assurance is responsible for providing independent, robust and credible oversight of the force’s governance, risk management and assurance arrangements.

The role ensures that the organisation:

• Clearly understands its strategic and operational risks

• Has effective governance and control frameworks in place

• Can demonstrate compliance, legitimacy and accountability

• Learns systematically from inspections, audits and incidents

The postholder acts as the lead professional authority for Governance, Risk and Assurance, enabling senior leaders to take informed decisions and supporting the organisation in maintaining public trust, confidence and inspection readiness.

Key Accountabilities:

1	Risk Management Own and maintain the force‑wide risk management framework, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, escalated and managed consistently. Maintain strategic risk registers and ensure alignment between operational, departmental and strategic risk. Support senior leaders in understanding risk appetite and tolerance and their implications for decision‑making.
2	Governance and Assurance Design and maintain effective governance and assurance arrangements, including boards, reporting mechanisms and decision records. Oversee assurance mapping, ensuring a clear line of sight between risk, control and mitigation. Coordinate internal and external assurance activity to avoid duplication and assurance gaps.
3	Inspection, Audit and Compliance Act as the force lead for HMICFRS inspection coordination, evidence management and action tracking. Oversee responses to inspection findings, recommendations and causes of concern. Maintain a single, authoritative repository for audit and inspection actions, ensuring accountability and follow through.
4	Organisational Learning Ensure learning from inspections, audits, serious incidents and reviews is captured, analysed and embedded. Promote a culture of openness, learning and improvement rather than blame or compliance only behaviours.
5	Advisory and Professional Leadership Provide authoritative advice to the Director, Chief Officer Group and senior leaders on risk exposure, assurance gaps and governance maturity. Challenge constructively where governance or risk management is ineffective or inconsistent.
6	Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and character of work as may be reasonably required, including specific duties of a similar or lesser graded post.

Key Results Areas

Force‑wide Risk Management Effectiveness
Robust Governance and Assurance Frameworks
Inspection, Audit and Regulatory Readiness
Organisational Learning and Continuous Improvement
Independent Professional Advice and Assurance to Senior Leaders
Assurance Culture and Capability
Confidence, Legitimacy and Public Trust

Budgetary Accountabilities: (if applicable)

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Organisational Structure Chart:

(Chart should include the structure that this role sits within. If the role manages staff, please specify on the chart who and how many people they manage)

Part 2: Person Specification:

	Essential Criteria are those that are critical for the satisfactory performance of the role. It is expected that all applicants meet the essential criteria to be eligible for appointment
QUALIFICATIONS: (A minimum qualification must be included in the essential section-this must not be left blank)	Graduate qualification (or demonstrable equivalent professional experience) in a relevant discipline. Relevant professional qualification or accreditation in risk management, governance, audit or assurance. Experience of working with or alongside HMICFRS, OPCCs or public audit bodies.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:	Experience Significant experience in a senior governance, risk, assurance, inspection or compliance role, within policing or a similarly complex, regulated public sector organisation. Proven experience of working directly with senior leaders, providing professional advice and challenge on risk exposure, assurance confidence and organisational readiness. Demonstrable experience of inspection, audit or regulatory environments, including coordinating responses, managing recommendations and embedding sustainable organisational learning. Experience of operating with a high degree of autonomy and discretion, exercising independent judgement while working within broad strategic direction. Experience of partnership working with external oversight bodies, regulators or auditors, building trusted professional relationships based on credibility and transparency.
	Skills Advanced analytical and critical thinking skills, enabling the identification of systemic risk, assurance gaps and root causes across complex organisational boundaries. Highly developed influencing and communication skills, with the ability to: Challenge senior leaders constructively Communicate complex Governance, Risk and Assurance issues clearly Persuade others to act without relying on line management authority Strong professional judgement and independence, enabling proportionate escalation of Governance, Risk and Assurance concerns, even where issues are sensitive or contested. Ability to design, implement and maintain force wide frameworks, including risk registers, assurance models, inspection coordination and action tracking. Credible leadership skills, enabling the role holder to promote a learning focused, improvement led assurance culture rather than one focused solely on compliance.
	Knowledge Comprehensive knowledge of governance, risk management and assurance frameworks within policing or a comparable public sector environment, including statutory obligations, inspection regimes and accountability arrangements. Strong understanding of the UK policing landscape, including the roles of Chief Constables, PCCs/OPCCs, HMICFRS, internal and external audit, and their respective assurance and scrutiny functions. Working knowledge of inspection and regulatory methodologies, including HMICFRS PEEL assessments, audit standards and assurance mapping, and how these translate into organisational improvement. Understanding of public sector decision making, risk appetite and legitimacy, including the balance between operational delivery, governance control and public confidence.
	Competencies – CVF Mapping 1. We Are Emotionally Aware Maintains composure and resilience under pressure. Demonstrates empathy and awareness of operational and workforce impacts. Leads with emotional intelligence during periods of change and scrutiny. 2. We Take Ownership Takes responsibility for identifying and escalating risk and governance concerns promptly. Holds others to account for addressing assurance actions and recommendations. Maintains professional independence, even under pressure. 3. We Collaborate Works effectively across Commands, functions and with external partners. Builds trusted relationships with auditors, inspectors and oversight bodies. Enables shared ownership of risk management while retaining clarity of accountability. 4. We Support and Inspire Provides clarity and confidence to leaders on Governance, Risk and Assurance expectations. Supports a culture of learning, openness and continuous improvement. Communicates complex assurance issues clearly and proportionately. 5. We Analyse Critically Applies analytical and professional judgement to identify assurance gaps, risk trends and systemic weaknesses. Distinguishes between symptoms and root causes, challenging unsupported narrative or optimism bias. Uses evidence to inform and influence senior decision making. 6. We are innovative and open minded Continuously reviews and improves assurance approaches, drawing on good practice from across policing and the wider public sector. Encourages reflective practice and learning‑focused assurance rather than procedural compliance.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Part 3: Additional Information

1. Who is the job holder likely to communicate with on a regular basis and to what extent are they expected to influence, persuade and motivate others?

The role holder communicates regularly with senior leaders across Operational Commands, enabling services and the Strategy, Governance and Performance Directorate. They engage directly with the Director and Chief Officer Group, influencing understanding of risk exposure, governance maturity and assurance confidence.

The role also involves frequent engagement with external stakeholders, including HMICFRS and audit partners. Influence is exercised without command authority, relying on professional credibility, evidence and judgement to persuade and challenge senior leaders and drive improvements in governance and risk management practice.

2. Please give examples of the main problems and challenges the job holder will typically come across in their day-to-day role and describe how they would be expected to resolve them.

The role routinely deals with ill‑defined, cross‑cutting and sensitive issues, such as:

Conflicting views on risk severity or acceptability
Gaps between perceived and actual assurance
Resistance to challenge or scrutiny
Competing priorities following inspection findings

These challenges are resolved through structured analysis, professional challenge, clear escalation and facilitation of proportionate, sustainable responses that balance operational realities with governance expectations.

3. To what extent does the job holder have discretion to take action/make decisions? Please give examples. Do they have to refer decisions to others for ratification or are they required to take the lead?

The role holder has significant discretion to:

Design and operate the force’s Governance, Risk and Assurance framework
Escalate risks and assurance concerns independently
Determine inspection coordination and assurance approaches
Initiate reviews, audits or assurance activity

Formal ratification is required for:

Changes to risk appetite
Strategic governance model changes
Acceptance of significant residual risks

However, the role holder is expected to lead definition, analysis and recommendation, not seek permission for routine assurance actions.

4. Please explain the different parts of the organisation this role impacts upon and why. Please also highlight if it involves any partnership working with external stakeholders.

The role impacts all parts of the force, influencing how risks are identified, managed and assured across Operational Commands and enabling services. Its impact is organisation‑wide, shaping leadership confidence, inspection outcomes and public accountability.

Externally, the role has sustained engagement with:

HMICFRS
Internal and external audit
Oversight and assurance partners
OPCC (where assurance and governance interfaces exist)

The role is critical in maintaining legitimacy, transparency and trust across organisational and partnership boundaries.

5. If the role requires Designated powers, the relevant information will need to be inserted below to highlight that the Postholder has additional responsibilities.

The specified wording can be found on SharePoint: Designated Powers - Home (shdc.police.uk) under “Job Profiles and Designated Powers’’.

No designated powers

The post holder should note that some or all of the duties and responsibilities detailed in this Job Profile require compliance with nationally agreed operating rules for accessing PNC and other information systems.

PNC Code of Connections Volume 1 (Version 2.1)
GDPR 2016 (General Data Protection Regulation)
Computer Misuse Act 1990
Official Secrets Act 1989

Everyone working in a police environment will be vetted to the requisite level in keeping with the National Vetting Codes of Practice. The level of vetting required for a person, for both force vetting and national security vetting (NSV) will be proportionate to the role the individual carries out. Changes in an individual’s circumstances must be reported to the appropriate vetting authority as soon as possible.

This role may involve travel to meetings and locations within and beyond the counties of Surrey and/or Sussex for which public transport may not be suitable. Therefore, the post-holder must have access to transport and be insured for business use. Where the transport involves the driving of police vehicles, you must have a full driving licence and the ability to attain a Force Police Driving Permit.

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Head of Client Delivery

Perm

Full-time

Job ID:

54390

Published date:

07-07-2026

Senior Data Governance-Birmingham

Perm

Full-time

Job ID:

54588

Published date:

07-07-2026

Senior Data Governance

Perm

Full-time

Job ID:

54555

Published date:

07-07-2026

Senior Data Governance

FTC (Fixed Term Contract)

Full-time

Job ID:

54522

Published date:

07-07-2026

Lead Data Governance

FTC (Fixed Term Contract)

Full-time

Job ID:

54489

Published date:

07-07-2026

Finance Design & Implementation Lead – Oracle Fusion

Contract - Daily rate

Full-time

Job ID:

54456

Published date:

07-07-2026

Summary

Finance Design & Implementation Lead – Oracle Fusion

Contract | Hybrid Working | Competitive Day Rate

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Finance Design & Implementation Lead to join a large-scale enterprise transformation programme.

Working as the functional lead for Finance, Procurement and Purchasing, you will play a key role in the design, configuration and successful implementation of a new cloud-based ERP solution. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll bridge the gap between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, ensuring the solution meets business needs while adopting best practice processes.

The Role

You'll take ownership of the finance workstream throughout the implementation lifecycle, from solution design through to go-live and post-implementation support.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading the functional design of Finance, Purchasing and Procurement processes.
Acting as the subject matter expert between business stakeholders and the implementation partner.
Driving solution design workshops and challenging existing processes to maximise standard ERP functionality.
Supporting configuration activities across core finance modules.
Designing financial controls, approval workflows and governance processes.
Working with technical teams on integrations, reporting and chart of accounts design.
Leading data migration activities, including data cleansing and validation.
Defining reporting requirements and supporting business intelligence needs.
Leading finance testing activities including System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Supporting cutover planning and ensuring operational readiness for go-live.
Working closely with change and training teams to support successful user adoption.
Identifying risks, resolving issues and ensuring successful delivery of the finance workstream.
Providing post-go-live support and driving continuous improvement.

About You

We're looking for an experienced ERP finance professional who has successfully delivered complex transformation programmes within large, complex organisations.

You'll have:

A professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
Proven experience delivering multiple end-to-end Oracle Cloud ERP Finance implementations.
Strong functional knowledge across Finance, Purchasing and Procurement modules.
Hands-on experience with configuration, solution design and business process improvement.
Experience designing Chart of Accounts, financial controls, approval workflows and integrations.
Strong understanding of UK finance, VAT and audit requirements.
Experience working alongside implementation partners and third-party suppliers.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders.
Experience leading workshops, process mapping and business change activities.
A collaborative, delivery-focused approach with excellent communication skills.

Experience working within highly regulated or complex organisations would be advantageous.

What's on Offer

Opportunity to work on a major enterprise transformation programme.
High-profile role with significant business impact.
Collaborative project environment.
Hybrid working arrangement.
Competitive day rate.
Initial contract with strong potential for extension.

If you're an experienced Finance ERP specialist looking to lead a major implementation programme, we'd love to hear from you.

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Azure Cloud Engineer

London - SE1, UK

Perm

Full-time

Job ID:

54423

Published date:

06-07-2026

Summary

SFIA level 3 – SC Cleared essential
Strong on Azure
Need to know Terraform
Need the on prem

Base salary: £45k - £55k (ideally £50k)
Permanent hire
Start Date: ASAP
Clearance: SC Cleared - granted within 3 years is preferable but not confirmed
RTW: Sole UK National
Travel: Remote role - but as a consultancy, maybe some travel once a month to London max

Most of England & Wales

Candidate screening questions:

1. How do you check the health of a domain controller from the command line?

Answer: run dcdiag

2. What command would you use to connect to your Azure tenant via powershell?

Answer: Connect-AzureAD, Connect-MsolService or Connect-AzAccount. There are other options, I more want to see their thought process and exposure to CLI commands in Azure

3. What is a NSG and why is it used in Azure?

Answer: It is used as a Access Control List (ACL) to define network rules

4. Why is SPF used in email?

Answer: It is used as a record to confirm authority of a domain sending email

5. Name a framework/process used to harden server operating systems

Answer: CIS Benchmarks

2 weeks on, 2 weeks off rota - will join after 3 month probation

get paid for being available, if get a call get overtime rate.

there is a 24/7 service desk who handle most things

As discussed after successful completion of your probation period you will join the on call rota that is 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off.

You are expected to be available for calls from 5:30pm – 8am.

The on call is limited and on average the team take 3 calls a year. You just need to be available in case of an issue.

The on call payment is worked out as follows:

Weekday: £45 per day

Weekend: £75 per day

Bank Holiday: £100 per day

Christmas Day: £200

This works out to an additional £9,750 (approx.)

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Product Manager

Contract - Daily rate

Full-time

Job ID:

54357

Published date:

30-06-2026

Summary

Managing end of life product - legacy products

Strong skills working with engineering teams and stakeholder management skills

Department & Position Overview: 

As a Product Manager, you are responsible for defining the strategic vision for your team driven by the overall vision and creating product roadmaps that align to the clients strategic goals.

Responsible for leading other product managers, collaborating with product design, user research, engineering and commercial teams. Overseeing lifecycle management of your product, ensuring alignment with the company’s mission and vision of becoming a global GovTech champion, whilst delivering critical products and services to citizens around the world.

You are an expert in creating clear and precise customer and outcome focused requirements, you will lead by example and have hands on execution of the product strategy for your product delivery, ensuring that product development practices and roadmaps are aligned to our global vision, to maximise productivity and growth.

This is a product management role that requires strong delivery discipline. You will be expected to manage complexity, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder alignment effectively, while remaining focused on product outcomes, customer value, and long-term product direction.

Key responsibilities: 

· Develop and maintain a deep understanding of customer needs, market trends, and business goals to define and refine the product roadmap

· Work closely with various stakeholders, including engineering, commercial, and customer success teams to ensure successful product development and customer adoption

· Operate effectively in a matrix environment, aligning stakeholders across functions and managing competing priorities with clarity and professionalism.

· Engage confidently and professionally with customers and senior stakeholders, both internally and externally, to gather insight, validate needs, manage expectations, and inform product decisions

· Hands-on approach to defining and prioritising product requirements to guide the engineering process

· Support delivery of complex product initiatives by bringing structure, clarity, and momentum across teams, while maintaining ownership of product outcomes rather than simply managing tasks

· Identify and manage product risks, dependencies, trade-offs, and delivery challenges, escalating clearly where decisions or support are required

· Oversee the entire product development lifecycle, from concept to launch, ensuring timely and successful delivery of product features and releases

· Analyse data and metrics to measure product performance, identify areas for improvement, and make informed data-driven product decisions

· Champion a strong culture of knowledge sharing and product decision and design documentation

Essential competencies:

· 6+ years of relevant product management experience, working in a modern software or product-led organisation

· Strong analytical skills to identify market opportunities and solve complex product-related issues, with a curious mindset that challenges assumptions and explores problems deeply before reaching solutions

· Ability to navigate and address the complexities of product lifecycle management.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with stakeholders, including executives, customers, and team members

· Continuously seeking to understand customer needs, pain points, and motivations to develop products that meet customer requirements and deliver value

· Strong analytical skills to collect, analyse, and interpret data to inform product decisions

· Capable of prioritising features, requirements, and tasks based on customer needs, business goals, and technical feasibility

· Driving force behind building and execute a product roadmap and strategy that aligns with customer needs and company goals

· Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer success

· Flexible to adapt to changing market conditions, customer needs, and business priorities

· Strong problem-solving skills to overcome technical, business, and customer challenges

· Operates with Agile development methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban, to manage product development and collaborate with engineering teams

· Ability to craft compelling stories to communicate product vision, value, and benefits to various stakeholders at different levels

Preferred skills 

· Experience working in complex, regulated, enterprise, public-sector, healthcare, or mission-critical software environments

· Familiarity with UX design principles and human-centred design methodologies

· Experience with cloud-based technologies, such as SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS

· Experience leading geographically distributed teams

Qualifications: 

· Extensive experience in a Product Management Role, in a product led / SaaS organisation

· Experience leading cross-functional teams and mentoring product managers

· A track record of successfully launching products

· Demonstrated experience of using research, iteration and analytics to guide product decision making

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Project Manager – SAP S/4HANA RISE Migration (PCE)

Feltham, UK

Contract - Daily rate

Full-time

Job ID:

54324

Published date:

30-06-2026

Summary

Project Manager – SAP S/4HANA RISE Migration (PCE)

Contract: Inside IR35

Duration: 4-6 Months
Location: Fully Remote (UK)
Rate: £650–£750 per day (Inside IR35)

We're looking for an experienced SAP Project Manager to lead a major SAP migration programme, supporting the transition of an existing SAP Simple Finance (SFin 1503) landscape from on-premise infrastructure to SAP RISE Private Cloud Edition (PCE).

This is a true lift-and-shift migration, focused on moving the existing SAP estate with minimal disruption while preserving current configurations, functionality and operational processes. There are no upgrades or system conversions as part of this programme, making strong delivery, governance and stakeholder management essential.

The Role

You'll take ownership of the end-to-end project delivery, working alongside SAP's own consulting and project management teams to ensure the successful migration through each phase of the programme.

The migration will be delivered across four key iterations:

Proof of Concept
Development
Quality Assurance
Production

You'll coordinate internal stakeholders, third-party suppliers and SAP delivery teams, ensuring milestones, risks, dependencies and governance are managed throughout.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the delivery of an SAP S/4HANA migration to SAP RISE (Private Cloud Edition)
Manage project plans, timelines, budgets, risks and dependencies
Coordinate SAP, internal business teams and third-party delivery partners
Drive governance, reporting and stakeholder communications
Ensure successful execution across all migration phases
Support programme planning, change management and issue resolution
Oversee delivery of SAP Platform Execution (PEX) Migration work packages

Essential Experience

Proven experience delivering SAP migration or transformation programmes
Strong background managing SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC or SAP Finance projects
Experience working with SAP RISE or cloud migration programmes is highly desirable
Excellent stakeholder management across business and technical teams
Strong governance, RAID management and programme reporting experience
Experience working alongside SAP consulting and delivery teams

Technical Environment

SAP Simple Finance (SFin 1503)
SAP HANA 2.0
SAP RISE Private Cloud Edition (PCE)
SAP Platform Execution (PEX) Migration

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile SAP programme delivering a business-critical cloud migration within a well-established enterprise environment.

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