Corporate Risk, Audit & Assurance Lead
| Posting date: | 19 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £40,415 to £44,480 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 June 2025 |
| Location: | EH8 8FT |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 406563/2 |
Summary
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) and provides technical advice on the government’s space strategy, supporting the UK space sector to deliver the government’s vision.
Space is a part of everyday life. Satellites underpin our national economy, from agriculture and banking to aviation and shipping, and support our national security. Space science provides critical data to understand and address global challenges such as climate change, while missions to explore our solar system unite nations and advance humanity’s horizons.
We support a thriving space sector in the UK, which generates an annual income of £18.9 billion and employs 52,028 people across the country.
Through our portfolio of programmes and projects, we encourage the development of national space capabilities and are an early-stage investor in space research and development. We also promote the UK space sector’s interests and achievements; make connections to join up industry and academia; and represent the UK in international space programmes.
We have a powerful global voice, partnering with institutions across the world, including the European Space Agency.
More information about the Agency is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-space-agency
To discover more please watch this film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbZZ-o0IkVU
Our Inclusive Environment
We have an inclusive culture to make UK Space Agency a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.
We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.
We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion.
Primary/general responsibilities
- Ensuring that the Agency has appropriate plans, standards and practices for managing corporate risk and conducting corporate assurance and internal audit activities.
- Deputising for the Corporate Risk, Audit & Assurance Manager.
Corporate Risk Management
- Support maintenance of and champion the Policy, Framework and Appetite Statement in accordance with best practice and Departmental policy.
- Provision of advice to risk practitioners in using standards and processes through Risk Champion Working Groups.
- Support risk management maturity using the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) risk maturity model
- Support the maintenance of the risk system/log, with the support of a technical development team
- Develop and coordinate a programme of regular risk and issue reviews with key stakeholders
- Supports the G7 Manager with the management of corporate risks by facilitating their identification, analysis and monitoring
- Analysing trends and performance to provide insightful recommendations to senior leaders to improve risk management
Corporate Assurance & Compliance
- Supporting the maintenance of, and championing, the Agency’s Assurance Strategy and Assurance Framework
- Maintaining the Integrated Assurance Map
- Provision of advice to those involved in assurance on using standards and processes
- Coordinate a programme of regular assurance reviews with key Corporate and Portfolio stakeholders in accordance with the Integrated Assurance Map
- Preparing reports highlighting insight from assurance interventions for senior leaders, including the Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee
- Contributing the Governance Statement in the Agency’s Annual Report and Accounts, summarising the processes, plans and findings of assurance activities
- Collating, assessing and challenging information from the relevant leads within the Agency including oversight of the DAASIC process (Director's Annual Assurance Statements of Internal Control) and assurance of achievement of Functional Standards
- Coordinating compliance activities across each delivery support function, who are to set internal controls and monitor their effectiveness.
- Engage upwards and outwards with stakeholders in DSIT and across government to ensure alignment to assurance and compliance requirements.
Internal Audit
- Oversee internal and external audit exercises, including liaison with GIAA, the National Audit Office.
- Coordinate the provision of information to Audit Risk and Assurance Committee, and to any internal or external audits teams and commissions.
- Create a central repository for all audit actions, coordinating their enactment with relevant teams.
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