The Assurance Lead will oversee and manage quality assurance and compliance for our high-impact HR programme. This role will ensure Def HRS adheres to the organisational policies, regulatory standards and programme objectives, whilst fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Your sole focus, in this role will be focusing on maintaining high standards throughout the programme's lifecycle.
This is a critical role within the Defence HRS Programme, which will be pivotal to supporting the delivery of the Defence People Strategy through providing simplified, improved, and modernised HR Services for Military personnel and continuing to improve the civilian personnel services.
It will also support the Defence People Committee aims of:
Modernising the core military HR system through moving quickly to a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, akin to the move of HRMS to MyHR for civilians, and create a single Military and Civilian Enterprise Resource and Planning ecosystem for HR.
Deliver, through the adoption of this new technology, the catalyst for a fundamental simplification and rationalisation of our People policies and processes.
Using the opportunities presented by SaaS to fundamentally transform how we “do HR”.
You will be joining the programme from the early stages, where we are currently in our High Level Design Phase, prior to phased implementation in 2025/26. The project will be delivered using an Agile Approach, alongside a traditional waterfall environment and existing Government Routes for resilience and flexibility on delivery.
You will be responsible for supporting the Defence HRS programme to achieve success, contributing to the Joint Project Office with DBS, working with a multitude of stakeholders across defence and the military at all levels. You will be a strong role model, dealing with issues promptly and in a constructive manner – often across TLB and organisational boundaries. Most importantly, you will be passionate and driven to achieve the core vision of the project. We are looking for someone who is positive and has the confidence to take on high volumes of work, and solve complex problems, in their stride.
Responsibilities include:
Ensure all DefHRS Programme deliverables comply with MOD policies, standards and regulatory requirements.
Develop and maintain quality assurance frameworks and tools tailored to the programme.
Act as the point of contact for assurance-related queries across the teams, including HR, IT and Programme management.
Provide updates to senior and key stakeholders on the programmes assurance status.
Audit HR processes and ensure alignment with the programme and vice versa.
Support regular commitments; including team meetings and audit activities.
Support the development of financial, commercial and business cases to enable the continuation and further evolution of the programme, working across two core portfolios.
Any other tasks commensurate with the role and grade.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.