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Senior Assurance and Compliance Manager

The Innovate UK Loans Assurance and Compliance Manager will report to the IUKL Deputy Director of Risk and Governance and lead in the creation and implementation of a comprehensive assurance programme for Innovate UK Loans.

*Please note this advert will close on the 4th of June 2026 at 23.59pm.

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Title:                  Senior Assurance and Compliance Manager

Band:                UKRI Band F (UKRI Ts & Cs)

Salary:              £58,589 gross per annum

Reports to:     Deputy Director – Risk Governance

Location:        Swindon (Hybrid Working)

Contract:        Permanent

Innovate UK recognises the importance of work-life balance and we will be happy to discuss any requests for flexible working arrangements.

Context:

The role holder will operate within the Innovate UK Loans Team which is part of the Innovation Finance Directorate.

Innovate UK Loans Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

and  is  managed  by  Innovate  UK  (IUK),  a  council  of  UKRI,  a  non-departmental  public  body

funded  by  Grant-in-Aid  from  the  UK  Government.  As such, Innovate  UK  Loans  Ltd  is  a  non-

regulated lender with its financial products outside the scope of the NCCP (National Consumer

Protection Act) however, it seeks to achieve quasi FCA regulated standards.

We particularly welcome female applicants as women are under-represented within Innovate UK in this type of role.

Job Purpose:

The Innovate UK Loans Assurance and Compliance Manager will report to the IUKL Deputy Director of Risk and Governance and lead in the creation and implementation of a comprehensive assurance programme for Innovate UK Loans.

The Compliance & Assurance Manager will work closely with colleagues across the Operational Governance, Risk, Funding Assurance and Information Governance teams and other corporate colleagues to support decision-making, ensuring that Innovate UK Loans operates best practice throughout its governance, accountability, risk management and integrated assurance arrangements.

You will liaise with internal audit on the planning of assurance activity and will

support the UKRI Head of Governance and Management Assurance in establishing a positive and proactive culture to engaging with internal audit and completing and evidencing subsequent audit recommendations.

This role may have line management responsibility, and a critical element of role is to support the organisation to succeed, leading by example, and increase knowledge and collaboration in how we manage risk across the organisation, with our senior forums, Committees and Board.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Work with the IUKL Deputy Director of Risk and Governance to support the development of robust assurance arrangements for IUKL.
• Ensure the mechanisms, frameworks and policies meet both Shareholder (UKRI) requirements and FCA regulatory requirements.
• Lead the review and implementation of policies, standards and procedures for the general operation of the organisation in line with regulatory and government standards and best practice
• Advise on compliance matters and manage the Compliance Monitoring Plan
• Lead on the design and operation of an assurance framework and provide regular appropriate assurance support for the organisation to enable optimisation of risk taking to take advantages of opportunities and organisational constraints within delegated limits and risk appetite. 
• Provide reporting to IUKL Board and