Associate Director of Risk and Assurance
About The Role
Interview date: TBC
Application Process:
This is a fantastic new opportunity for the right person to make a huge difference to the team and Alzheimer's Society, so we want to know why you would be the best person for this role! Please ensure you apply with a supporting statement on why you believe you would be the most suitable individual and how your skills/experience are best for this position.
About the opportunity
The Associate Director of Risk Assurance will play a crucial role in ensuring the effective oversight, management, and mitigation of organisational risk. This role will work closely with our Executive and Senior Leadership teams and the Board of Trustees to lead and elevate the prominence, understanding, and organisational capability in relation to risk management, assurance of our internal control environment, and compliance with legal regulations to which we are subject to adhere.
This is a homeworking role, but you will be required to travel to attend meetings, events, and team days, so you must reside in the UK, have the correct right to work documents to work in the UK, and be comfortable/willing to travel to our offices if/when required.
About you
We are looking for a strong leader who can deliver impactful results through sound decision making and using data and insights effectively. The Associate Director of Risk Assurance will bring experience managing senior roles, fostering a high-performance culture, and strategic thinking, inspiring others and championing Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging.
Key Skills
1. Strategic Leadership: Guide teams to deliver results efficiently and collaboratively, ensuring the Society achieves its strategic goals while maintaining control, resilience, and compliance. Champion a culture of risk assurance and compliance.
2. Line Management: Oversee Assurance, Risk, Legal, and Governance teams, managing their leaders directly.
3. Strategic Impact & Risk Management: Ensure the Society meets legal and regulatory obligations while managing risks effectively. Oversee the assurance framework and reporting systems, ensuring compliance and best practices, with input from those living with dementia shaping decisions.
4. Service Delivery: Collaborate with the Executive and Senior Leadership Teams to provide risk oversight and management, reporting regularly on risk status and compliance with Charity Commission regulations.
5. People & Leadership: Lead on risk and assurance, fostering accountability and empowering teams to manage their risks. Promote inclusion and high performance through clear goals, coaching, and feedback, embodying the Society's values and leadership competencies.
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
Our Values
We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focused, and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia. Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning, and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don't shy away from challenges.
Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities
We're a national charity providing dementia support to a community that's ethnically diverse, but we don't reflect this in our senior leadership. This needs to change. We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from ethnically diverse communities who are traditionally underrepresented in the charity sector leadership roles. We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process, we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best. #J-18808-Ljbffr