Governance, Risk & Assurance Lead (Security)

Job Description

Job Title: Governance, Risk & Assurance Lead (Security)

Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £55,000

What you’ll be doing:

• Designing, implementing and maintaining a governance, risk, compliance and assurance capability Identify risk and suggest appropriate mitigations
• Performing assurance and/or audit activities within agreed timescales, assessing compliance with end-to-end documented requirements, collating and assessing objective evidence and communicating findings to relevant leadership.
• Fostering relationships with other GRA provisions within the company to enable best practice/commonality
• Developing and monitoring key security performance and/or risk indicators (KPIs/KRIs)
• Conducting and reviewing security assessments and define operational requirements
• Fostering a culture of risk awareness and regulatory compliance

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Governance and compliance – knowledge of regulations and standards e.g. (any of the following) GDPR, HMG, ISO27001, NIST
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly to a range of stakeholders

Desirable:

• Leadership – experience in building compliance frameworks/programme, implementing and monitoring
• Risk management – previous experience identifying, assessing and mitigating security risks, including suggesting controls
• Assurance/Audit – ensure continuous compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• Policy Development – develop/implement security policies/procedures which support the risk mitigation and compliance framework

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Shared Services Security team:

You will be part of a small team in Shared Services providing key security outcomes for the business across a large number of sites with multiple stakeholders and a diverse portfolio. This is a rare opportunity to be in a diverse, challenging role and one where you will be helping to set how Security is delivered going forward across the business in the UK whilst ensuring we meet the needs of the business and Government security regulations.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 23^rd January 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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