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Job Description

Job Title: Governance and Risk Advisor

Location: Warton. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £41,361+ dependant on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

  • You will monitor and track progress of Security Governance documents, issue for review and comment and update Proquis
  • This role will require you to support completion of and chase outstanding Monthly Management Review actions
  • A task will be to update Security Intranet pages, Monitor and keep topical Governance pages in confluence
  • Ensure you check reporting requirements for the week
  • You will coordinate Security access to the Vetting Record System (VRS)
  • Monitor 1st Line Assurance progress and provide statistical information to support the Monthly Management Review
  • Maintain low level Risk Register for Function

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

  • Experience within a Governance, Risk and Assurance role
  • Use of Microsoft applications and Atlassian would be advantageous

Desirable:

  • Exposure to a security function
  • Experience with working with sensitive information

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Governance risk and assurance team:

A new Security function that has grown to help protect the Business and deliver world class security. Working in the Headquarters of the function to help support Governance and operations to run effectively. Focus mainly on governance, risk and assurance but opportunity to develop and get involved with support to the rest of the Headquarters’ team.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 16th January 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Open to part time work for some roles
Gym membership
Buy or sell annual leave
Bank holiday swaps
Company shutdown periods
Share options
Salary sacrifice
Employee discounts
Lunch and learns
Enhanced pension match/contribution

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