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Job Title: Assistant Director of Data & Assurance - Newcastle College

Hours: Full Time, Hybrid (Tues and Thurs in office)

Summary of main purpose of Role

The Assistant Director of Data & Assurance will deliver a portfolio of activities designed to enhance and protect NCG through the delivery of an assurance offer, that exceeds the delivery of traditional Internal Audit. Working to the Director of Assurance & Risk, the role will deliver discrete assurance and risk activity (beyond the internal audit plan), adding real value to the business and aiding NCG in the delivery of its strategy and achievement of its objectives.

The Assistant Director Data & Assurance will also contribute to maintaining high standards of data protection across NCG. This is a varied and hands-on role where the Assistant Director Data & Assurance will pay a key part in supporting our risk, assurance, and data protection activities.

Key Responsibilities:

To support the Director of Business Assurance & Risk in:

Carrying out high quality advisory reviews to support management in discrete areas that may be less established or where the subject matter does not lend itself to a formal audit as part of the internal audit plan; ensuring reviews are undertaken in accordance with professional standards and with minimum supervision.

Confidently leading planning, scoping and feedback meetings with senior stakeholders when undertaking risk, assurance and advisory activities.

Documenting advisory and assurance work to a high standard and in adherence with professional standards.

Working collaboratively and effectively with our assurance partners. This includes overseeing the timely and successful delivery of the internal audit plan which is outsourced to our audit partner.

Consistently seeking ways to modernise the assurance offer and challenge existing methods to drive continuous improvement (including the use of IT / Data analytical tools as available).

Proactively delivering the follow up of recommendations process.

Coaching and mentoring more junior staff and providing support as required.

Establishing positive relationships with NCG staff, championing the assurance offer and supporting key stakeholders to recognise the value of assurance.

Preparing high-quality Audit and Risk Committee papers which require little / no rework.

Investigating and responding to data security incidents and overseeing the implementation of actions.

Supervising and supporting the Data Protection Compliance Officer to ensure requests ie information requests/ data right requests/ requests from law enforcement authorities are actioned in line with relevant legislation.

Overseeing and supporting progress against the ICO’s Accountability Framework. This includes working with the Data Protection Compliance Officer, the Records Management Officer and with wider stakeholders to implement actions and strengthen compliance