Deputy Director of Risk and Compliance

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Migrant Help have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Deputy Director of Risk and Compliance to join our team on a full time, permanent basis. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £62,548 per annum.

Location: Homebased

About us:

Migrant Help is a leading charity that was established in 1963 and delivers a range of support and advice services to people affected by displacement and exploitation across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable people, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential.

We foster a culture in which equality, diversity and inclusion are recognised, valued and encouraged. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, we match your skills with the needs of our organisation, as long as you share our values, vision and goals. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of their age, religion or belief, race, gender reassignment, disability, sexual orientation, sex, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

The Deputy Director of Risk and Compliance role:

Part of the Finance, Infrastructure and Quality team, the Deputy Director of Risk and Compliance is a new and exciting role, pivotal for driving excellence across the organisation. You will be responsible for shaping and delivering strategic plans with their team and working in partnership with stakeholders and colleagues in line with the values, needs and priorities of the organisation.

Key responsibilities of our Deputy Director of Risk and Compliance:

Development of strategic and operational plans within the Risk and Compliance teams in support of the organisational strategy and in the furtherance of the objects of the charity, providing strategic leadership and delivering on strategic objectives

Lead and manage the organisational risk register for quarterly review by the IMS, taking into account organisational strategy and objectives, key risks, external scrutiny, contractual and regulatory requirements

Hold ownership of the Risk Management Policy, reviewing and updating at least annually or as required and monitoring its application and effectiveness

Actively promote effective governance, implementing strategies to increase the knowledge of staff of governance and risk processes and regulatory requirements

Manage effective systems to support the organisation to monitor, audit and continuously improve, celebrating successes, mitigating risks and taking learnings from any shortcomings

Provide leadership and oversight to the information security function. Working closely with the Director of Technology and Transformation, act to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the organisation’s information assets

Take a proactive approach to minimising risk and, in conjunction with the operational leads, prepare the organisation for external accreditation and contractual audits, so that appropriate evidence is in place to meet the audit requirements

Respond to any external audit findings, co-ordinating the formulation of action plans and implementation of these through the appropriate functions

Oversee robust process for the review, development and archiving of policies and controlled documents within the organisation

Collect and report on client feedback, supporting operational leads in the development of quality improvement action plans

Support audits to drive improvements in the quality of processes and services

Working closely with the Deputy Director of Commercial and Sustainability, support the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) development within the organisation

The experience and skills you need to become our Deputy Director of Risk and Compliance:

Evidence of support to Board of Trustees or Non-Executive Directors with strategic planning

A thorough understanding of governance in a charity or care environment is essential, along with experience in advising Boards of Trustees and leadership on governance matters

Expertise in risk management and assurance, including the development and oversight of risk management frameworks, supporting processes and procedures, and handling internal audit reviews

Ability to commission specialist legal and financial review work for contracts

These are some of the benefits we offer:

Our working week is 35 hours per week offering flexibility and work life balance

Enhanced family friendly provisions

Employees will gain an extra day annual leave per year to a maximum of 39 days, including bank holidays (pro-rata).

Option to buy or sell up to 5 days of annual leave

Access to Perkbox, an employee rewards and benefits platform with over 9,000 deals and discounts, a range of free perks, employee wellbeing support and other additional employee benefits and recognitions.

Wellbeing support.

Migrant Help offers employees a non-contributory pension scheme Migrant Help pays 8% worth of employee salary into the pension scheme.

Closing Date:12/06/2025

If you are interested in becoming our new Deputy Director of Risk and Compliance, please click 'APPLY' today. We look forward to hearing from you

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