Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance

Morgan Hunt are currently working with a Professional Regulatory Body in their search for an Interim Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance to provide leadership across governance, risk, and compliance functions, ensuring continuity of "business as usual" and planned growth while the department drives forward a significant programme of change.



This is a key interim opportunity to oversee risk, audit, information security, business resilience and environmental management, while leading and developing a team of subject matter experts. You will provide clear strategic direction, operational oversight and coaching to specialist managers, ensuring the function is aligned, high-performing and able to deliver against both current and future priorities. You will play a pivotal role in embedding a strong culture of accountability, assurance and continuous improvement.



You will be confident engaging with senior leadership, able to provide clear, evidence-based reports on risk, and experienced in managing external providers and assurance programmes. You will bring a breadth of knowledge across governance, risk and compliance, with particular expertise in at least one of risk & audit, information security, business resilience or environmental management. Strong knowledge and practical experience of working with ISO:27001 (and ideally ISO:14001 and/or ISO:22301) will be key to success in this role.





Job Title: Interim Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance

Location: Birmingham (Hybrid Working - 2 days per week in office)

Contract: 12 months (Interim/Secondment)

Salary: £57,786 per annum + excellent benefits

Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)





Key Responsibilities

· Lead the governance, risk and compliance function, providing strategic oversight while ensuring delivery of operational priorities.

· Line manage and develop a team of subject matter experts covering risk, resilience, information security and environmental management.

· Oversee the maintenance of ISO:27001-certified Information Security and ISO:14001-certified Environmental Management systems.

· Support the development and application of audit, assurance and the "three lines of defence" model.

· Provide high-quality, concise reporting to senior stakeholders and executive leadership.

· Develop and monitor risk management frameworks, ensuring enterprise-level risk is identified, assessed and mitigated.

· Manage relationships with third parties, developing assurance and audit programmes as needed.



Candidate Profile

· Strong leadership skills with the ability to provide both strategic direction and operational management.

· Generalist knowledge across governance, risk and compliance functions, with particular expertise in one of: risk & audit, information security, business resilience or environmental management.

· Experience managing certification and assessment against ISO standards, with strong knowledge of ISO:27001.

· Demonstrable experience working with external service providers and developing third-party assurance programmes.

· Strong understanding of enterprise risk management frameworks and the "three lines of defence" model.

· Ability to communicate risk and compliance issues clearly at executive level, with excellent reporting and stakeholder management skills.

· Experience of ISO:14001 and ISO:22301 (desirable).



Why Apply?

· Lead a critical governance and compliance function at a respected regulatory body.

· Opportunity to shape and develop the team while supporting a large-scale programme of organisational change.

· Competitive salary, excellent benefits, and hybrid working arrangements.

· Strategic interim position with real impact on organisational resilience and assurance.





If you are an experienced governance, risk and compliance leader seeking an interim role with strategic oversight and team leadership, we would love to hear from you. For more information about this excellent opportunity, please contact

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