Roke have an excellent opportunity for a Deputy Governance Manager to join our organisation. Governance, risk and compliance are things that we take very seriously here are Roke, and the associated monitoring and improvement activities are just as important.

What will your role look like?

Day to day activities will include:

• Maintenance of formal management systems and frameworks (ISO 9001, ITAR  etc).
• Support to maintenance of ISO:27001 accreditation
• Support to Business Continuity planning and provision
• Internal auditing (scheduled and ad-hoc) including:
  • Business processes
  • ISO27001 (Information Security Management)
  • Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC)
• Compliance reviews, checks and investigations
• Anti-Bribery and Corruption monitoring and internal training activities
• Continuous improvement of internal policies, processes and guides
• Support Roke’s strategy for international growth through Governance compliance and policy development
• Sharing of best practice with the wider organisation

You will also have the opportunity to support the Business Governance Manager in shaping the organisation’s strategy for governance, risk and compliance so there is a real chance to make a difference to how we do things.

What would we like from you?

• Qualified to degree level.
• Intellectually agile and sharp, a completer who gets the job done.
• Process oriented, systems thinker.
• A genuine interest in people and how organisations work.
• Well organised, able to come up with pragmatic solutions to conflicting demands.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to deal with all functions within the organisation.
• Team player, able to start from a blank page and create order in brand new areas.
• Unfazed by technical / engineering talk.

An understanding of technology would be useful as this role is based in an engineering organisation, but you don’t need to be from a technical or engineering background. Experience of working with ISO accredited management systems would be advantageous, as would experience in compliance management, internal auditing, process development or practical application of standards or regulations in a complex and fast moving business environment. 

What can we offer you?

This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including bonus scheme, private medical insurance and pension, along with a whole host of flexible benefits to include childcare vouchers, travel insurance and dental care.

Security

Due to the nature of this position, candidates must be willing to undergo, and eligible to achieve HMG security clearance (prior to appointment). As a result, candidates should ideally be a British Citizen however you can hold another nationality and have resided in the UK for the last 5 years.

We are committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Our working environment is friendly, creative and inclusive. We can accommodate flexible working arrangements, and support a diverse work-force and those with additional needs.