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Head of Organisational Compliance

Working hours Full Time _- flexible working arrangements including part time will be considered

_ Permanent

Salary circa £97,000

Location Essex or Durham

About The Role

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for compliance and governance? Northumbrian Water Group is seeking a Head of Organisational Compliance to lead our compliance strategy and ensure we meet all legislative and regulatory obligations for our customers, communities, and the environment.

Reporting to the Regulation and Assurance Director, you will play a crucial role in establishing and maintaining robust compliance processes and procedures. Your responsibilities will include reporting on overall compliance and associated risks with precision. Substantial experience at a senior level including presenting at executive and board level is essential. Additionally, you will ensure that an evidence base is established and retained in-order-to demonstrate compliance and compliant operations both internally and externally.

About You

You will have a proven track record in leading compliance monitoring, governance and reporting within a large organisation. You will be able to provide compliance advice across business areas and ensure compliant operations. Exceptional leadership, strong communication and collaboration skills are required. Your ability to craft clear and compelling strategies, business cases, and reports will be key to success in this role.

Join us to drive compliance excellence and make a significant impact in our organisation. Apply now and be part of a team that values your expertise and leadership.

_Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity which means bringing your full self to work. We encourage and welcome all applications, as we believe and strive to be an equal opportunity employer committed in having a diverse community represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation. We have our colleague network groups, including Rainbow Support Network (LGBT+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks too.

_ About Us

Here are NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.

We’re aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, and that female candidates are less likely to apply if they don’t have the full range of skills, however if you have some of the skills listed, we 'd encourage you to apply.

NWG At a Glance:

Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come.

_We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.

_ _We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business.

_ Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.

Our Benefits

We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues.

Benefits to include, here’s just a few of them:

• Enhanced maternity pay
• Enhanced annual leave with additional special leave for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
• Company pension scheme
• Digital GP
• Award winning wellbeing website
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance
• Qualification loans
• Professional subscription
• Buy and sell annual leave
• Discounts and cashback offers

About Us

NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water.

We are proud to serve our customers and we're committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.