Risk And Compliance Officer

An exciting new opportunity exists, supporting the CEO to develop our risk management and reporting systems throughout the Trust.

Risk and Compliance Officer

Salary - £28,000 - £35,000 (depending on experience and qualifications)

2 year FTC - option to extend to 3 years

Monday to Friday – 09:00 – 17:00 (37.5 hrs)

Minstead Trust is an established charity based in the New Forest and with services on the south coast from Portsmouth to Poole, we provide opportunities that encourage adults with a learning disability to develop greater independence.

We are in the midst of great transformational change, with ambitious plans to deliver our mission to support people with learning disabilities to fully develop their individual potential. We do this by providing opportunities, enhancing life skills, ensuring informed choice, and influencing society.

This is a newly created role, one in which you will be working collaboratively across the Trust, helping to inform business cases as well as identifying ways to measure and improve Risk and Compliance.  Your support and influence will enable our skilled teams to confidently deliver services and projects.

About the Role:

Supporting the CEO in leading on Risk and Compliance, you will be implementing the Trust's enterprise risk management policy, implementing a new risk management system and embedding risk management reporting at all levels of the Trust.

Responsible for facilitating and supporting a range of compliance areas including contract management, financial risk, Care Quality Commission (CQC) compliance and General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

Working predominantly with senior stakeholders and their leadership and managerial teams to identify key areas for improvement using the PDCA model of quality assurance.

Preparing Board, Committee and Senior Leadership Team reports and serving as the Trust’s Data Protection Officer.

 About you:

This role would suit someone looking to develop their career in Risk and Compliance, capable of strategic, ‘big picture’ thinking as well as having excellent attention to detail.

You will have knowledge of legislation, compliance, and regulatory regimes (CQC & GDPR). Ideally having worked within the social healthcare sector or public sector, NHS or local authority/local borough councils.

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with a range of different stakeholders at all levels is essential, as you will be facilitating the development of risk management skills in others in order to secure the delivery of business and organisational objectives.

You must either hold an Enterprise Risk Management qualification or be willing to train for the qualification.

Knowledge of quality management systems (e.g., ISO standards) desirable.

Full driving licence is required with access to a motorised vehicle to travel to Trust locations.

What benefits can we offer?

• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Refer-a-friend scheme worth £750!
• A Celebration Day’s Leave for your Birthday
• Death in Service Insurance
• Company Pension
• An easy access health and wellbeing scheme
• Cycle to Work
• Furzey Gardens Membership
• Hanger Farm Membership
• Eligible for a Blue Light Card

Our Vision at Minstead Trust is to live in a society where people with learning disabilities enjoy fulfilling lives of their own choosing.

• We appreciate each person. Everyone is different–we respect and celebrate this.
• We are always learning. We all have something to offer and more to learn.
• We are always improving. Striving to give our best and to have more impact.
• We push for change. We will challenge society to be fully inclusive.
• We find the joy in everyday life. We have the freedom to be ourselves and enjoy what we do

We are not licenced to sponsor employees for visas; therefore, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. You need to have, or be able to obtain, right to work in the UK in order to take up this position

All staff working for, or on behalf of Minstead Trust, understand their responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults at Risk and know who to escalate concerns to within Minstead Trust.

Due to the nature of this employment section your application is subject to a successful Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).

No terminology in the advert you have seen is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability of sexual orientation, and we will gladly accept applications from all sections of the community.

We are only able to accept direct applications at this time; no agencies please.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £28,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (preferred)

Work Location: In person