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Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Manager

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Governance, Risk and Compliance Manager. (GRC Manager)

About the Role: The GRC Manager is a senior role within the Information Security team, responsible for maintaining and improving governance and risk frameworks for IT Services. You will define risk and governance processes, including how process owners are identified and the activities to ensure that the process is governed effectively, to ensure that IT systems and information assets are adequately protected. You will be responsible for identifying, evaluating and reporting on governance and compliance risks and issues in a manner that meets the clients regulatory and legal requirements.
The GRC Manager works proactively with the various departments, business units and suppliers to implement practices that meet the clients defined policies and standards for information risk management, governance and compliance.

About You: You will have a significant level of specialist expertise in IT Governance, Risk and Compliance, with proven responsibility for, and experience of, executing a robust risk and governance process and frameworks in a complex environment. You will be successful at delivering high quality, robust, resilient, responsive and secure enterprise-wide IT and Information Security governance, pursuing customer-focused approaches to achieve good governance within a risk-based approach.

You should ideally have a degree and/or professional qualification in an IT subject or in-depth experience in relevant technical area. It is essential that you either hold a risk management qualification (e.g. CRISC) or can otherwise demonstrate significant management and operational experience using appropriate best practice information risk frameworks such as ISO 27001. It is desirable that you have project management qualifications e.g. Prince 2, MSP, PMP qualified or demonstrable experience of managing projects.

The client is a world-renowned institution known for its research excellence and innovative work. Located in a vibrant area of London, it offers a diverse and inclusive environment, fostering collaboration across disciplines. With state-of-the-art facilities and a commitment to excellence, it supports staff in achieving their full potential.

Title: Governance, Risk and Compliance Manager.
Location: Hybrid with 2 days a week in the London office.
Duration: Full time permanent.
Start Date: c June depending on availability/notice period.
Salary: c£53,000 - £57,000 pa, plus generous pension scheme, 30 days leave per annum and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, they offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, facilities and flexible working arrangements.

Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality. The client has a commitment to diversity and inclusivity which is embedded in their appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Next steps if you wish to apply please send your CV to Ryan via rmitchell

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