Description
HM Land Registry sits at the heart of the property market in England and Wales.
For more than 160 years we have protected land ownership and provided the trusted data and services that enable people, businesses and government to make informed decisions.
Today, with over 7,000 colleagues and a clear ambition to create a world-leading property market that supports a thriving economy and sustainable future, we are driving significant transformation, improving customer experiences and making greater use of digital services and insight.
The successful candidate will provide senior strategic leadership for HMLR's second-line risk, assurance, security and business continuity functions, acting as the organisation's most senior risk adviser to the Chief Executive, Board and Audit and Risk Committee.
As a member of HMLR's senior leadership community, you will help shape organisational strategy, performance and decision-making by embedding a strong and proportionate risk culture.
You will ensure that risk and assurance arrangements support transformation, enable opportunity and help HMLR deliver its strategic priorities within the Board's risk appetite.
Responsibilities
As HMLR’s Deputy Director for Risk, Assurance, Security and Business Continuity, you will be a key member of the senior leadership team, shaping the organisation’s strategic direction and performance.
Acting as the principal risk adviser to the Chief Executive, Board and Audit & Risk Committee, you will provide expert leadership on risk, resilience and governance, enabling informed decision-making and supporting the delivery of HMLR’s transformation ambitions.
You will lead a diverse portfolio of second-line functions, driving a positive risk culture and ensuring robust risk, assurance and security frameworks are embedded across the organisation.
You will build and develop high-performing teams, provide oversight and challenge across HMLR, and work with senior stakeholders across government to share best practice and strengthen professional standards.
Person specification
We're looking for an accomplished leader with a strong track record of operating at a senior level.
You will be assessed on the following essential criteria:
- Significant experience of being a visible and credible senior leader with a strong track record of leading through change, able to set clear direction in complex and evolving environments, whilst maintaining focus on delivery, performance and the wellbeing of your people.
- Proven ability to positively influence and collaborate, at senior levels, acting as critical friend to challenge when necessary to drive the risk management agenda within a fast paced, complex environment.
- Broad risk management experience at a strategic level gained in a similarly complex and recognised risk-focussed environment e.g. data driven, financial, digital transformation, AI and automation.
- Knowledge and experience of delivering and embedding a three lines model including advisory services and the design, alignment and delivery of assurance activity.
- Experience of managing and leading large, dispersed teams, with limited face-to-face interaction, to deliver a coherent risk, assurance, security & business continuity function.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts tailored to audiences of varied risk awareness and engagement.
Qualifications
Achieved or working towards: IRM Certificate/ Diploma in Enterprise Risk Management (or equivalent) or Relevant professional qualification (such as qualified with CCAB, CIMA or equivalent).
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Demonstrable deep knowledge of second line responsibilities, in particular risk and assurance to build a strong, robust culture, including strategic/principal, operational and security risk, and quality assurance.
- Achieved or working towards:
- IRM Certificate/ Diploma in Enterprise Risk Management (or equivalent)
- Relevant professional qualification (such as qualified with CCAB, CIMA or equivalent).
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £86,000, HM Land Registry contributes £24,914 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Things you need to know
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
At Application stage, we require a copy of your CV and a personal statement on essential criteria.
The sift will take place shortly after the closing date.
For a full overview of the timeline please see the candidate pack.
HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confidence Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people.
Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview.
If any candidate requires the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else they would like the panel to take into consideration they are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.