British Transport Police · 1 month ago
Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance
Headquarters, KY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
£72K/yr - £72K/yrBritish Transport Police (BTP) is the national police force for the rail network throughout Great Britain. They are seeking a Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance to lead and manage a Governance, Risk and Compliance capability, ensuring compliance with corporate standards and legal requirements while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Law Enforcement
Responsibilities
Developing, implementing and maintaining a Strategic Assurance Framework, in accordance with industry, policing and business standards, best practice and legislation, to enable British Transport Police (BTP) to meet all its legal requirements and obligations to demonstrate a robust assurance approach to internal and external stakeholders
Ensuring that audits, inspections and assurance activity are led and managed effectively by the Audit and Inspection team. This includes ensuring full and appropriate pre- and post-briefings and professional advice for the CC, DCC and other Senior Officers and managers, including conducting and presenting of gap analyses of potential risks, carrying out quality assurance on audit and inspection reports and project management reporting for the implementation of recommendations, actions and areas for improvement identified
Demonstrating that crime & incident audits are led and managed effectively by the Force Crime & Incident Registrar and team. This includes ensuring independent strategic guidance is provided to the DCC on National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS), Home Office Counting Rules for Recorded Crime (HOCR), Scottish Crime Recording Standard (SCRS) and the National Standard for Incident Recording (NSIR) and providing professional advice and direction on crime and incident recording matters to internal stakeholders and BTPA
Overseeing the Risk Management Strategy and Guidance is maintained effectively by the Risk Management Lead, including embedding the joint BTP/A Risk Appetite Statements and Risk Tolerance Approach and providing strategic risk management advice to senior leaders
Qualification
Required
Extensive senior leadership and management experience, ideally within a Blue Light service/ Category 1 responder or equivalent
Experience of undertaking audits / assurance activity and utilising these to highlight areas of concern or make recommendations for change
In-depth understanding of current audit, risk and inspection methodologies that are utilised within a policing environment
Experience in successfully challenging business or operational priorities in a fast-moving environment
Wide-ranging professional familiarity in business systems and processes
Proven track record of providing advice and support to management and staff in a geographically dispersed organisation with a shift-based, operational workforce
Proficiency of managing teams of people
Benefits
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
Family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
Bespoke benefits platform and Blue Light Card access.
Salary sacrifice options for cycles, home technology, gym membership, and electric vehicles.
Interest-free annual rail season ticket loan after 6 months.
Access to the Transport Benevolent Fund for health, welfare, and financial support.
Development opportunities, including fully funded apprenticeships.
Excellent Pension scheme: We offer the BTP GPP Police Staff Pension Scheme, administered by Royal London. This group personal pension plan is available to all police staff and is a defined contribution scheme. It provides the flexibility to vary your pension contributions from 4.4% to 12% of your salary.
Company
British Transport Police
The British Transport Police ensures that users who use the trains in England, Wales, and Scotland arrive home safely and on schedule.
Founded in 1948
5001-10000 employees
Funding
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