Governance and Assurance Lead - PMO, CI, Risk & Audit

Permanent, Full time: 35 hours per week

Salary: £45,000 to £50,000 + Benefits

Home based in England, Scotland or Wales with occasional national travel

About the role

The Governance and Assurance Lead is responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing corporate governance functions across the Programme Management Office (PMO), Continuous Improvement (CI), Risk Management, and Internal Audit. This role ensures that strategic and operational programmes are delivered with transparency, accountability, and capabilities aligned with regulatory requirements, risk appetite, and best practice. Working closely with the senior leadership team, you will ensure risks and potential liabilities are identified, mitigated, and managed effectively across the organisation’s four territories. You will promote a culture of performance, assurance, and continuous improvement, supporting robust compliance and sustainable business practices.

What you’ll be doing

• Governance, Assurance, Audit & Compliance Frameworks: Advise the CEO, ELT, and Heads of Department on governance, regulation, and compliance. Develop frameworks of policies, processes, and practices to ensure compliance and mitigate risk. Maintain a group-wide risk register and deliver internal audit planning, execution, and reporting. Produce dashboards, KPIs, and reports to support informed decision-making.
• Programme Management Office: Oversee governance and process frameworks for programme and project lifecycles. Lead change control processes and support project prioritisation, milestone tracking, and stage gate adherence. Ensure effective closure of projects, including benefit analysis and lessons learned. Maintain up-to-date programme documentation and benefit tracking frameworks.
• Continuous Improvement Governance & Risk Management: Develop and implement a Continuous Improvement strategy aligned with organisational goals. Establish CI tools and methodologies and support teams in tracking improvement plans. Implement and maintain an enterprise-wide risk management framework, integrating with PMO and CI processes. Facilitate risk identification, assessment, and mitigation planning, ensuring clear ownership and escalation.
• Stakeholder Management & Leadership: Build and maintain effective relationships across the organisation to align governance, assurance, and CI activities. Provide coaching and training on governance, risk, and improvement practices. Undertake governance or assurance projects as required by the ELT or Board.

What we’re looking for

• Demonstrable experience of delivering effective governance in both the charitable and commercial sectors
• Knowledge and experience of Data Protection legislation and good practice
• Previous implementation of risk management systems and frameworks based on good practice
• Demonstrable experience of delivering effective continuous improvement initiatives in both the charitable and commercial sectors
• Knowledge and experience of implementing lean principles, Deming methodologies, and other continuous improvement tools
• A track record in establishing and managing a PMO for a large and complex programme
• Demonstrated experience of working with business/project leads to develop a KPI framework that aligns to business plan and provide insight on the portfolio through reporting.
• Expert at programme management through appropriate technology – for example Microsoft Project, Excel, Dynamix, PPM Express

Other skills which would be desirable however not needed to apply for the role:

• Experience of working with Awarding Organisations and End Point Assessment Organisations
• Holds or willing to work towards a degree level (or equivalent) professional qualification
• Experience using internal audit and other assessments to improve control environments

Working for EAL/Enginuity Group

We offer a supportive work environment and a comprehensive benefits package. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive place to work for all our colleagues and we want everyone to feel valued and that they can be themselves at work. Many of our team work flexibly, and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you, please let us know if you are shortlisted for interview so we can discuss this with you. We welcome discussions regarding reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.

Remote/home based working at Enginuity

Your working hours will be 35 per week, working 9am until 5pm with a 1 hour lunch. As a home-based employee you will fulfil your job responsibilities from home. Interactions with work and colleagues will be from a virtual environment. Depending on your role you will be required to either have some occasional travel or UK national travel. This travel will be required to allow you to fulfil different parts of your role and to meet colleagues on a quarterly basis. Other meetings that might require you to travel are events such as all colleague away days, training, and project work. Please review the advert to gain this insight into how much travel is expected. Also, ask at interview stage to confirm the frequency of travel and distance. The company will provide you with the IT equipment required to carry out your role but it is a requirement that you provide all the necessary facilities for working from home; including broadband, home office, desk and chair.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive externally benchmarked salaries
• A defined contribution pension (4.5% employer/employee contribution).
• 25 days paid holiday (increasing after 1 years’ service to 26 days and 2 years to 27 days), plus bank holidays.
• 3 additional paid days for company shutdown over Christmas and New Year
• A holiday buy scheme - option to buy up to 5 extra days holiday per year
• Life assurance of 2x your salary
• A Healthcare Cash Plan so you can claim back the costs of everyday health care such as dental, optical and physiotherapy. Plus, a virtual 24 hour GP service.
• Paid membership of a Professional Body to support your continuous development.
• An Employee Assistance programme offering free confidential advice and support
• Wellbeing programmes, access to a free wellbeing website and wellbeing app
• Paid time off to volunteer in your local community or to support wider charitable causes
• A comprehensive discounts and benefits scheme, with discounts at many high street and online retailers
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependant leave
• Access to training and development opportunities

About Us

The Enginuity Group exists to find new ways to close skills gaps in UK engineering and manufacturing in order to create a more productive sector at the forefront of designing, making and maintaining solutions to society’s greatest challenges. Enginuity is a charity that has created a ‘common language’ for engineering and manufacturing occupation and skills data, to help employers have the right skills at the right time to adapt faster to change. We use this unique approach to sector data, alongside our deep understanding of the skills needs of UK engineering and manufacturing businesses to support engineering and manufacturing employers in discovering new sources of skills; provide insights and recommendations on the skills that are increasingly in demand so businesses, sectors and government can plan ahead; and alongside EAL, the Enginuity Group's specialist Awarding Organisation, End Point Assessment Organisation and skills partner for industry, connect organizations to ensure technical education is fit for purpose and keeps pace with changing industry needs, new technologies and the net-zero transition.

Further Information

If you have any questions, a request for further information, or would like to request this information in an alternative format, our Recruitment Team will be happy to help. Email us at recruitment@enginuity.org. We’re unable to support UK relocation or to sponsor a visa for this role. Depending on the volume of applications, the closing date for this position may be extended or brought forward.