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Technical Assurance Manager

Employer
LA International
Location
Birmingham
Salary
£340 - £450 per annum
Closing date
14 Feb 2019

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Clearance Level
None / Undisclosed
Sector
Information Technology
Job Type
Contract
Type of Candidate Required

Significant (10 years +) demonstrable track record in delivering and\or managing Enterprise Governance and Assurance activities, using their own experience and recognised external management methodologies, such as including but not limited to PRINCE2 and ITILv3.

Experience of ISO certifications and the annual surveillance or recertification process, for and not limited to ISO9001 and ISO27001.

Demonstrable track record of developing and implementing external best practises within an organisation in a way that sustainably improves the quality and execution ability of the organisation, including the education and alignment of colleagues to work in the new approach.

Proven experience of IT assurance within in a Shared Services environment. To support this, experience of working within a functional area (Solutions, Operations, Security, Customer Services) would be beneficial, as would strong understanding and education in associated best practice e.g. TOGAF, Prince 2, APMP, PMBOK, Agile SDLC, Defensive coding standards, common coding standards etc.

Strong experience of implementing governance supporting best practice frameworks in a manner that enables the frameworks to be effective, efficient and deliver as expected.

Successful experience of working with Quality Managers in the assessment, auditing and implementation of corrective and preventative actions.

Strong stakeholder management capabilities and able to build trusting relationships with the business and peers.

Organisationally astute - able to operate effectively within a complex corporate environment undergoing significant change.

Possessing strong commercial and risk acuity, able to easily identify with the business issues and able to proactively manage risks and commercial exposure across multiple projects and involving dependencies outside of their sphere of control.

Experience in working in a flexibly resourced people environment, able to deal with multiple teams and complex mix of internal and external resource dependencies.

Proven track record at an advanced level in the following areas:
*Strong manager of people and a team player
*Strong negotiation, influencing and persuasion skills
*Strong planning and control experience
*Strong financial and commercial acumen
*Strong risk management
*Able to deal with confrontation and able to influence individuals
*Experience in managing a team and or a team of managers
*Lead by best practice People Management by displaying and promoting our clients

Values - A role model and agent of cultural change.
*Ensure that all client processes and policies are applied and adhered to in a timely manner for your team and that any people managers reporting to you are also compliant in all people management activities e.g. Absence Manager compliance, Performance Development Review process and Performance Management, 121's and promoting and assisting in the Viewpoint processes to increase employee engagement within your team, to name a few.
*Promotes continuous learning
*Strong moral compass, seen as an advocate for the client values, and high professional standards


LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award that any business can receive The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015.

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